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Series
Victory
at Sea
Episode Guide -
February 2005
(Ep. #1.13)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
Source: Millcreek Entertainment (all 26 episodes on DVD box set)
[RBH]
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VICTORY AT SEA
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NBC Project 20 production
in association with
Republic pictures
for
NBC (Sundays)
Executive Producer Robert Sarnoff
Produced by and Conceived by Henry Salomon
in co-operation with the United States Navy
Co-ordinator Robert W. Sarnoff
Technical advisor Captain Walter Karig U.S.N.
Edited by Isaac Kleinerman
Directed by M.Clay Adams
Written by Henry Salomon with Richard Hansen based on the multivolume
"History of United States Naval Operations in World War II"
by Samuel Eliot Morison
US World War II Documentary series 1952-53 26 episodes x 30 min bw
The story of the battle for sea power during World War II (1939-45)
26Oct52-26Apr53
Narrated by Leonard Graves
Premise:
Award winning series and most famous historical anthology of World War II
Original Musical Score by Richard Rodgers
played by the NBC symphony orchestra
Arranged and Conducted by Robert Russell Bennett
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NBC Sundays
[01] Victory at Sea (documentary): DESIGN FOR WAR
26Oct52 NBC
Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
1.02 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER
02Nov52 NBC
Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Synopsis:
The attack on Pearl Harbor and actual bombardment scenes
including those filmed by the Japanese are shown. [RF]
[03] Victory at Sea (documentary): SEALING THE BREACH
09Nov52 NBC
Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
[04] Victory at Sea (documentary): MIDWAY IS EAST
23Nov53 NBC
Japanese victories & the Midway Battle.
1.05 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC
30Nov52 NBC
Synopsis 1:
Britain holds out against the Italian Navy and the German Air Force
in the Mediterranean. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta.
[06] Victory at Sea (documentary): GUADALCANAL
07Dec52 NBC
Episode at Guadalcanal
[07] Victory at Sea (documentary): RINGS AROUND RABAUL
14Dec52 NBC
Struggle for the Solomon Islands.
[08] Victory at Sea (documentary): MARE NOSTRUM
21Dec52 NBC
Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
[09] Victory at Sea (documentary): SEA AND SAND
28Dec52 NBC
Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
[10] Victory at Sea (documentary): BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS
04Jan53 NBC
War in the south Atlantic.
[11] Victory at Sea (documentary): MAGNETIC NORTH
11Jan53 NBC
War from Murmansk to Alaska
1.12 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA
18Jan53 NBC (rerun 10Jul60)
Narrated by Leonard Graves
Synopsis 1:
Fast-carrier warfare in the Pacific--Gilberts and Marshalls
Synopsis 2:
Strategic Islands in the Central Pacific are captured from the
Japanese. [RF]
1.13 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): MELANESIAN
NIGHTMARE
25Jan53 NBC Sun
Produced by Henry Salomon
Written by Henry Salomon & Richard Hanser
Directed by M. Clay Adams
Synopsis:
The New Guinea campaign by British Commonwealth and U.S troops under General
MacArthur, picturing the 1300-mile advance along the northern coast of New
Guinea toward the Philippines. [RF]
[14] Victory at Sea (documentary): ROMAN RENAISSANCE
01Feb53 NBC
Sicily and the Italian campaign.
A look at the Italian campaign for the liberation
of Rome during World War II.
1.15 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): D-DAY
08Feb53 NBC
Produced by Henry Salomon
Written by Henry Salomon & Richard Hanser
Directed by M. Clay Adams
Summary:
Normandy, June 6, 1944
Synopsis:
An overall picture of operation D-Day from the Allied leaders'
decision to invade Normandy and the subsequent buildup of men
and material, to the final beach landings which signaled the
beginning of Hitler's downfall. [RF]
1.16 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): KILLERS AND THE KILLED
15Feb53 NBC
Narrated by Leonard Graves
Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
Synopsis:
For the first time since the War of 1812, an American ship captures
an enemy man-of-war on the high seas. [RF]
1.17 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE TURKEY SHOOT
22Feb53 NBC Sun
Produced by Henry Salomon
Written by Henry Salomon & Richard Hanser
Directed by M. Clay Adams
Synopsis 1:
The WWII US conquest of the Marianas and the battles of Guam.
Synopsis 2:
Conquest of the Marianas - the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Guam
- all Japanese strongholds. Recapture of Guam.
Synopsis 3:
After bitter fighting, the Japanese held island of Guam is recaptured
by the United States and turned into one of the biggest supply bases
in the Pacific. Incidental music by Richard Rodgers. [RF]
1.18 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): TWO IF BY SEA
01Mar53 NBC Sun
Produced by Henry Salomon
Written by Henry Salomon & Richard Hanser
Directed by M. Clay Adams
Synopsis 1:
Ground fighting in the pacific to capture Peleliu and
Angaur in the Palau islands
Synopsis 2:
The Allies engage in savage ground fighting at the Peleliu and Angaur in
the Palau Islands, which were considered vital to the Allied reconquest
of the Philippines. [RF]
*Note: On the current Survivor in Palau tv series many of the planes and
ships are shown from that war. [RF]
[19] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF
08Mar53 NBC
1.20 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): RETURN OF THE
ALLIES
15Mar53 NBC
Produced by Henry Salomon
Written by Henry Salomon & Richard Hanser
Directed by M. Clay Adams
Summary:
Liberation of the Philippines
Synopsis:
Attempting to reconquer the Philippines, the Allies engage in rugged ground
fighting at Luzon. [RF]
[21] Victory at Sea (documentary): FULL FATHOM FIVE
22Mar53 NBC
U.S. submarines, 1941-1945
1.22 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE FATE OF EUROPE
29Mar53 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 11Jun61)
Summary:
Black Sea, south of France, surrender
The advance of the Allied Forces following the invasion of Southern
France is shown. [RF]
1.23
[--] Victory at Sea (documentary): TARGET SURIBACHI
05Apr53 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 18Jun61)
Summary:
The Allied Forces preparing to attack the strategic island of Iwo Jima
find themselves caught in the middle of a typhoon. [RF]
1.24 [--] Victory at Sea (documentary): THE ROAD TO MANDALAY
12Apr53 NBC
Place:
China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
Summary:
The victorious Japanese Army chops up China, absorbs Siam and cuts the
Burma Road. [RF]
[25] Victory at Sea (documentary): SUICIDE FOR GLORY
19Apr53 NBC
Okinawa
[26] Victory at Sea (documentary): DESIGN FOR PEACE
(final episode)
26Apr53 NBC
Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war
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