Crusade in the Pacific S01 E01 The Rise of the Japanese Empire

"A War that Shook the World"

Japan's armies surge into Manchuria. There, the Chinese must labor to exploit their own nation's resources and infrastructure to the invaders' benefit. Meanwhile, the Japanese militarists eagerly plan their next conquests. America goes to war after a surprise bombing raid spectacularly pulverizes the U.S fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.