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Platform:DVD MOVIEPublisher:MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENTPackaging:DVD STYLE BOXVictory at Sea - 3 DVD disc set. The Greatest War Documentary Ever Made. Considered the most influential documentary in television history, Victory At Sea, in the words of Harper s Weekly, created a new art form. The 26 half-hour episodes were culled from over 13,000 hours of footage shot by the U.S., British, German and Japanese navies during World War II.See The War From All AnglesNarrated by Leonard Graves and set to a score by Richard Rodgers, this program offered a remarkable look at the realities of naval warfare and the extraordinary challenges faced by the Allies.A 2 Front WarFrom U-boat Wolfpacks to the epic battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, every major naval engagement of World War II is captured in some of the most riveting combat footage ever shot. Now, the complete landmark series is available on DVD for the first time.Complete Episode List:Design For WarThe Pacific Boils OverSealing the BreachMidway is EastMediterranean MosaicGuadalcanalRings Around RabaulMarenstrumSea SandBeneath the Southern CrossThe Magnetic NorthConquest of MicronesiaMelanesian NightmareRoman RenaissanceD-DayKillers and the KillThe Turkey ShootTwo if by SeaThe Battle for Leyte GulfReturn of the AlliesFull Fathom FiveThe Fate of EuropeTarget SuribachiThe Road to MandalaySuicide for GloryDesign for PeachSpecifications:Region 1, NTSC
Editor's Note
One of the earliest documentaries produced exclusively for television, the 26 episode VICTORY AT SEA won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award for its accomplishments. Featuring narration by Broadway actor Leonard Graves and a musical score by the legendary Richard Rodgers, VICTORY AT SEA took hours and hours of footage shot by the navy during the Second World War and trimmed it down to create a narrative of the war from the perspective of the major sea battles and maneuvers. Airing in the 1952-53 television season, VICTORY AT SEA went a step further than the newsreel format of the day while anticipating the coming era when footage from all over the world would be seen by television audiences as soon as events happened.
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