A documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally aired by NBC in the USA in 26 half-hour segments on Sunday afternoons, starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy in 1954 as best public affairs program, played a major role in establishing historic documentaries as a viable television genre. When it first aired, NBC thought it so important that it had no commercial breaks. The series was also aired on The History Channel in…
A documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally aired by NBC in the USA in 26 half-hour segments on Sunday afternoons, starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy in 1954 as best public affairs program, played a major role in establishing historic documentaries as a viable television genre. When it first aired, NBC thought it so important that it had no commercial breaks. The series was also aired on The History Channel in…
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Season 1
26 Oct 1952 – 3 May 1953 · 26 episodes
1Design for War: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-194126 Oct 1952
2The Pacific Boils Over: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 19412 Nov 1952
3Sealing the Breach: Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1941-19439 Nov 1952
4Midway is East: Japanese Victories & The Midway Battle23 Nov 1952
5Mediterranean Mosaic: Gibraltar, Allied & Enemy Fleets, Malta30 Nov 1952
6Guadalcanal14 Dec 1952
7Rings Around Rabaul: Struggle for the Solomon Islands21 Dec 1952
8Mare Nostrum: Mediterranean Command, 1940-194228 Dec 1952
9Sea and Sand: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-19434 Jan 1953
10Beneath the Southern Cross: War in the South Atlantic11 Jan 1953
11The Magnetic North: War from Murmansk to Alaska18 Jan 1953
12The Conquest of Micronesia: Carrier Warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls25 Jan 1953
13Melanesian Nightmare: New Guinea Campaign1 Feb 1953
14Roman Renaissance: Sicily and the Italian Campaign8 Feb 1953
15D-Day: Normandy15 Feb 1953
16Killers and the Kill: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-194522 Feb 1953
17The Turkey Shoot: Conquest of the Marianas1 Mar 1953
18Two If by Sea: Peleliu and Angaur8 Mar 1953
19Battle for Leyte Gulf: Sea Battle for Leyte Gulf15 Mar 1953
20Return of the Allies: Liberation of the Philippines22 Mar 1953
21Full Fathom Five: U.S. Submarines29 Mar 1953
22The Fate of Europe: Black Sea, South of France, Surrender5 Apr 1953
23Target Suribachi: Iwo Jima12 Apr 1953
24The Road to Mandalay: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean19 Apr 1953
25Suicide for Glory: Okinawa26 Apr 1953
26Design for Peace: Surrender of Japan & Aftermath of War3 May 1953
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