Biography (Television program) Empires of industry (Television program) Container of (work): War chronicles (Television program)
Notes:
War chronicles episodes, which appear under the titles World War II: the war in Europe and World War II: the war in the Pacific on the videodisc containers, originally broadcast on television in 1985. Biography. Admiral William "Bull" Halsey: naval warrior originally broadcast by Arts & Entertainment Network in 1994. Biography. General Douglas MacArthur: return of a legend originally broadcast by Arts & Entertainment Network in 1995. Okinawa: the last battle, which appears as Okinawa: the final battle on the videodisc container and videodisc label, originally broadcast by The History Channel in 1995. Empires of industry. War planes of World War II originally broadcast by The History Channel in 1998. Nuremberg: tyranny on trial originally broadcast by The History Channel in 1995. Title from container. Cataloged from containers. Partially viewed. Sources used: videodisc container; Morning call, Allentown, PA, September 8, 1985, p. T.01, viewed September 2, 2022 via ProQuest US Newsstream; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed September 1, 2022; TV guide WWW site, viewed September 1, 2022.
Contents:
Discs 1 & 2. World War II : the war in Europe. The greatest conflict ; North Africa, the desert war ; The beachhead at Anzio ; D-day, the Normandy invasion ; Pursuit to the Rhine ; The bomber offensive : air war in Europe ; The battle of the bulge ; The battle of Germany / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; writer/director, Don Horan ; producer, Mort Zimmerman -- disc 3 & 4. World War II : the war in the Pacific. Island hopping : the road back ; Jungle warfare : New Guinea to Burma ; Air war in the Pacific ; The bloody ridges of Peleliu ; The return to the Philippines ; Okinawa, the last battle / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; writer/director, Don Horan ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; Admiral William "Bull" Halsey : naval warrior / director, Don Horan ; producer, Sammy Jackson ; writer, Norman Stahl ; narrated by Jack Perkins -- discs 5 & 6. General Douglas MacArthur/Okinawa. General Douglas MacArthur : return of a legend / producers, Sammy Jackson, Mort Zimmerman ; writer, Norman Stahl ; director, Don Horan ; Okinawa : the final battle / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; writers, Norman Stahl with Joseph H. Alexander ; director, Don Horan ; producers, Sammy Jackson, Mort Zimmerman -- discs 7 & 8. War planes/Nuremberg. Empires of industry : War planes of World War II / writer/producer, Jon Jefferson ; producer, Geoffrey Proud ; Nuremberg : tyranny on trial / producers, Sammy Jackson, Mort Zimmerman ; writer, Norman Stahl ; director, Don Horan.
Summary:
Collection of documentaries examining aspects and heroes of World War II.
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