US troops in Pacific War revealed in re-colorized photos

Fascinating re-colorized images have been released bringing the devastating battles of the Second World War in the Pacific back to life in incredible detail.

The harrowing photos show US soldiers attempting to navigate their tanks and 4x4s through difficult jungle terrain in Papua New Guinea and a marine using a flamethrower on a Japanese position in the Philippines.

And electrician Royston Leonard, 55, from Cardiff, Wales, who spent time restoring the pictures, believes the pictures give an accurate portrayal of the struggle faced by American troops in the Pacific theatre.

The unexpected Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 signalled the start of the Pacific War and the USA's involvement in WWII.

There were around 36 million casualties during the Pacific War.

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