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Victory at Sea

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Year: 1952

Seasons: 1

Type: TV Series

Genre: Documentary, War & Politics

Overview

Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in the USA in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film in 1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded and sold as record albums. The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—Sunday afternoons at 3pm in most markets—starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program", played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre. Over 13,000 hours of footage gathered from US, British, German and Japanese navies during World War II were perused in the making of these compelling episodes.

Episodes

DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941

EP 1 DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941

THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

EP 2 THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943

EP 3 SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943

MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle

EP 4 MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle

MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta

EP 5 MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta

GUADALCANAL

EP 6 GUADALCANAL

RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands

EP 7 RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands

MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942

EP 8 MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942

SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943

EP 9 SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943

BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic

EP 10 BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic

THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska

EP 11 THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska

THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls

EP 12 THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls

MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign

EP 13 MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign

ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign

EP 14 ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign

D-DAY: Normandy

EP 15 D-DAY: Normandy

KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945

EP 16 KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945

THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas

EP 17 THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas

TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur

EP 18 TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur

BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf

EP 19 BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf

RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines

EP 20 RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines

FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines

EP 21 FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines

THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender

EP 22 THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender

TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima

EP 23 TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima

THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean

EP 24 THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean

SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa

EP 25 SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa

DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war

EP 26 DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war

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