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Victory at Sea (1952)
Overview
Victory at Sea, a groundbreaking documentary series aired by NBC from 1952 to 1953, explores naval warfare during World War II. Spanning 26 half-hour episodes, it premiered on October 26, 1952, and concluded on May 3, 1953. The series, which later inspired a 1954 film adaptation, is enhanced by a memorable soundtrack composed by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, with select tracks released as albums. Renowned for its role in shaping the documentary genre, it won an Emmy for "best public affairs program" in 1954, showcasing over 13,000 hours of archival footage from various nations.
Cast
1. DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
2. THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
3. SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
4. MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle
5. MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta
6. GUADALCANAL
7. RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands
8. MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
9. SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
10. BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
11. THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska
12. THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls
13. MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign
14. ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign
15. D-DAY: Normandy
16. KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
17. THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas
18. TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur
19. BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf
20. RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines
21. FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines
22. THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender
23. TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima
24. THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
25. SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa
26. DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war
