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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
Episodes
E1
DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
E2
THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
E3
SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
E4
MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle
E5
MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta
E6
GUADALCANAL
E7
RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands
E8
MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
E9
SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
E10
BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
E11
THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska
E12
THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls
E13
MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign
E14
ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign
E15
D-DAY: Normandy
E16
KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
E17
THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas
E18
TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur
E19
BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf
E20
RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines
E21
FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines
E22
THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender
E23
TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima
E24
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
E25
SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa
E26
DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war