1952
30m

Summary Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War Two. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage. View more details

1952
30m

Victory at Sea

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Leonard Graves Winston Churchill Dwight D. Eisenhower George C. Marshall

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Genres : Action War Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 1952

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : National Broadcasting Company (NBC) United States Navy

Summary Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War Two. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage. View more details

Details

Genres : Action War Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 1952

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : National Broadcasting Company (NBC) United States Navy

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Episode 1 • Oct 25, 1952

Design for War

Design for War: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941. World War II begins and the Germans succeed in invading Poland and France. But it is restrained by the British thanks to the vital convoys, Canadian and American naval forces' initial involvement and the Lend-Lease program. Still, the German submarine war increases its crescendo thanks to new French bases.

Episode 2 • Nov 01, 1952

The Pacific Boils Over

Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Using Japanese footage, viewers see the planning, execution and, ultimately, the celebration of the country's attack on Pearl Harbor. There is also an explanation provided for the attack and some peaceful moments depicted among the U.S. sailors before the fateful events begin. Though badly damaged, the U.S. Navy survives to fight again.

Episode 3 • Nov 08, 1952

Sealing the Breach

Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943. With war now declared by the U.S., naval forces throughout the states have joined to bring convoys of supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to the Allies in England. German U-Boat wolf packs prey on the convoys but they steam valiantly onward despite terrible losses.

Episode 4 • Nov 22, 1952

Midway Is East

Japanese victories and the Battle of Midway. The Japanese are ascendant as they successfully invade the East Indies, Singapore and the Philippines. But the Americans are victorious, first on the Coral Sea and ultimately on Midway as they manage to bomb and sink four of Japan's aircraft carriers-the same ones that were used for the attack on Pearl Harbor-making the imperial fleet retreat and giving the U.S. an incredible early victory in the Pacific.

Episode 5 • Nov 29, 1952

Mediterranean Mosaic

Malta, the central access point to various locations in the Mediterranean Sea is a key island possessed by the U.K. but also desired by the Germans and Italians. Malta was therefore subjected to 'round the clock bombing so as to garner it;s capitulation.Malta survives 1774 bombardments. With Gibraltar also being the property of the U.K., every means must be taken to control entry into the Mediterranean Sea.

Episode 6 • Dec 06, 1952

Guadalcanal

The Imperial Japanese had every intention of expanding its Greater Asia Co-Prosperity sphere of influence and Guadalcanal was necessary for the Japanese's continuing expansion of it. The United States had every intention of obtaining Guadalcanal by wresting it away from them.

Episode 7 • Dec 13, 1952

Rings Around Rabaul

After the victory at Guadalcanal, Australia and the U.S. next planned to remove the Japanese from Rabaul, New Britain. This involved creating airfields on the surrounding Solomon islands and causing the ultimate defeat of Rabaul by air, sea, and ground.

Episode 8 • Dec 20, 1952

Mare Nostrum

Benito Mussolini uses 'mare nostrum' which means 'our sea.' Italy's enters into the war with Germany. Britain provides military aid to Greece to help them against the fascists. The German's then storm into Greece. Erwin Rommel and the German's and Italians face Montgomery's British 8th Army repel Rommel in Egypt.

Episode 9 • Dec 27, 1952

Sea and Sand

The Russians asked the Allies to open a second front to divert some German forces. Operation Torch was then born with Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Commander-in-Chief.

Episode 10 • Jan 03, 1953

Beneath the Southern Cross

The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning vessels in Martinique belonging to the surrendered French government from falling into German hands.

Episode 11 • Jan 10, 1953

The Magnetic North

The Murmansk Run required the shipping of lend-lease material by convoys to allied Russia. This meant skirting the German occupied territory of Norway replete with air, land, and sea forces and even the weather. On another side, the Japanese and the Aleutian Islands had to be dealt with.

Episode 12 • Jan 17, 1953

The Conquest of Micronesia

Beginning in August 1943 with more ships of all types available, Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Spruance continue the drive north towards Japan with Japanese resistance along the way beginning with the Gilbert and Marshall Islands.

Episode 13 • Jan 24, 1953

Melanesian Nightmare

The Japanese crafted Operation Mo to take control of New Guinea and thus ensure the isolation of Australia and New Zealand from the United States in April 1942. The plan was developed by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto but would ultimately fail.

Episode 14 • Jan 31, 1953

Roman Renaissance

In Jul 1943, Operation Husky occurred - the amphibious landings at Sicily.which became the start of removing Mussolini's control in Italy.

Episode 15 • Feb 07, 1953

D-Day

What was involved in the planning, who was to be involved, and when would the planned Operation Overlord (D-Day) invasion actually occur? There were so many contingencies to be considered with weather being one of them.

Episode 16 • Feb 14, 1953

Killers and the Kill

Highlighting the June 4,1944 capture of the German submarine U-505 and her crew. Captured was 40 crew and her captain. U-505 was towed to Bermuda.

Episode 17 • Feb 21, 1953

The Turkey Shoot

In June 1944, the U.S. decided to continue releasing islands from Japanese occupation beginning with Guam and the rest of the Mariana islands getting closer to Japan itself.

Episode 18 • Feb 28, 1953

Two If by Sea

American troops were to free some Japanese held islands before MacArthur could keep his promise to return to the Philippines. One of those islands was Peleliu.

Episode 19 • Mar 07, 1953

The Battle for Leyte Gulf

The Japanese assembled its entire fleet for a desperation gamble to stop the American advance in the Leyte Gulf while intentionally drawing Halsey's 3rd Fleet off on a feint to the Aleutians.

Episode 20 • Mar 14, 1953

Return of the Allies

The Battle for the Leyte Gulf was only the first step that had been accomplished so that General MacArthur could indeed say he had returned. There was a struggle taking a long a five months before all of the Philippines was returned.

Episode 21 • Mar 21, 1953

Full Fathom Five

See the submariners training, relaxation styles, and preparation for warfare. Admiral Lockwood the Commander, Submarines, Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) announced that unrestricted warfare against Japanese merchant and war shipping was authorized.

Episode 22 • Mar 28, 1953

The Fate of Europe

Visually see European and Russian city warfare sights in 1944 as the Allies free city after city from Nazi Germany's occupation as the war with Nazi Germany comes closer to an end.

Episode 23 • Apr 04, 1953

Target Suribachi

Before B-29 Flying Fortress' could bomb Japan from airfields on Iwo Jima, it first had to be taken by Marine amphibious landings. After some time, the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi..

Episode 24 • Apr 11, 1953

The Road to Mandalay

The oil and minerals contained in Burma were the cause of Imperial Japan's occupation beginning with China. Now Lord Louis Mountbatten was chosen to be the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command.

Episode 25 • Apr 18, 1953

Suicide for Glory

Suicide missions were desirous of all Japanese who were believers in the 'Divine Wind' philosophy. Suicide was more preferred than was surrendering. These actions on Okinawa had a decisive action on future decisions.

Episode 26 • Apr 25, 1953

Design for Peace

Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their population experience the atomic bombs ever exploded. Emperor Hirohito tells his people that to prevent further loss of property and life, the war must end.

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