War in the Pacific: Return to Tarawa The Leon Cooper Story
USA World War II Veteran Leon Cooper learns many disturbing things on returning to Tarawa where he fought. The remains of several hundred Americans still lie neglected and forgotten on that island. Also, there is live ammunition scattered everywhere on the densely populated island. Finally, huge piles of garbage lie on Red Beach, hallowed ground, where hundreds of Americans were killed and wounded by Japanese gunfire. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1358249/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl www.returntotarawa.net
Documentary
Primary Title
- War in the Pacific: Return to Tarawa
Secondary Title
- The Leon Cooper Story
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 20 September 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Documentary
Episode Description
- USA World War II Veteran Leon Cooper learns many disturbing things on returning to Tarawa where he fought. The remains of several hundred Americans still lie neglected and forgotten on that island. Also, there is live ammunition scattered everywhere on the densely populated island. Finally, huge piles of garbage lie on Red Beach, hallowed ground, where hundreds of Americans were killed and wounded by Japanese gunfire. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1358249/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl www.returntotarawa.net
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Leon Cooper (Host)
Contributors
- Vanilla Fire (Production Unit)
- Steven C Barber (Director)
- Leon Cooper (Executive Producer)
- Ed Harris (Narrator)