The Island War
This documentary follows the Pacific island war against Japan, focusing on the American strategy of island-hopping that slowly ground down the enemy's air force and navy. It shows how seizing one island at a time opened a path toward the Japanese homeland. Through the campaigns it conveys the ferocity and cost of fighting across the ocean. It is a clear, absorbing account of a decisive phase of the Second World War. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
Courtesy of Documentary on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗
More War Documentaries
United States of Secrets2021•1h 53m•HD•★8.8
20 Days in Mariupol2023•1h 34m•HD•★8.8
Hitler's Reich: Diaries of Nazis and Victims2025•52m•HD•★8.6
WWII in Colour: Overlord – D-Day2025•51m•HD•★8.6
The Forgotten War: Korea 1950-19532026•48m•HD•★8
Why Germany Lost the Battle for North Africa (WW2 Documentary)2023•30m•HD•★7.7
History of the Great Heathen Army (Full Episode) | Vikings: Rise & Fall | National Geographic2025•44m•4K•★7.7
Massacre in El Salvador (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + ProPublica + RetroReport (Aired 2021)2026•27m•HD•★7.7
White Asylum: America's South African Refugees - BBC Africa Eye Documentary2025•52m•HD•★7.7
For Sama2019•1h 24m•HD•★8.2
American and Chinese Tensions: From Trade War to Military Strikes?2019•1h 49m•HD•★8.0
1805: The Battle That Shattered Napoleon's Invasion Plans2023•1h 16m•HD•★8.0