Title from container. Originally produced as 26-episode NBC television series in 1952. Narrator, Leonard Graves.
Contents:
v. 1 (103 min.). Design for war: the battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941 ; The Pacific boils over: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ; Sealing the breach: anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943 ; Midway is east: Japanese victories and the battle of Midway -- v. 2 (103 min.). Mediterranean mosaic: Gibraltar, Allied and enemy fleets, Malta ; Guadalcanal ; Rings around Rabaul: struggle for the Solomon Islands ; Mare nostrum: command of the Mediterranean, 1940-1942 -- v. 3 (103 min.). Sea and sand: invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943 ; Beneath the southern cross: war in the South Atlantic ; Magnetic north: war from Murmansk to Alaska ; The conquest of Micronesia: carrier warfare in Gilberts and Marshalls -- v. 4 (103 min.). Melanesian nightmare: New Guinea campaign ; Roman renaissance: Sicily and the Italian campaign ; D-day: Normandy ; Killers and the killed: victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945 -- v. 5 (128 min.). The turkey shoot: conquest of the Marianas ; Two if by sea: Peleliu and Angaur ; The battle for Leyte Gulf ; Return of the Allies: liberation of the Philippines ; Full fathom five: U.S. submarines, 1941-1945 -- v. 6 (128 min.). The fate of Europe: Black Sea, South of France, Surrender ; Target Suribachi: Iwo Jima ; The road to Mandalay: China, Burma, India and Indian Ocean ; Suicide for glory: Okinawa ; Design for peace: surrender of Japan and aftermath of war.
Summary:
The drama of World War II unfolds in this award-winning historical epic. Each volume contains complete episodes highlighting unique phases of the American and Allied naval operations.
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