Seasons & Episodes
DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
World War II comes, and Germany succeeds in invading Poland and France. But is held back by England thanks to the vital
THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Using Japanese footage, we see the planning, execution, and ultimately the celebration of the Asian country's attack on
SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
With war now declared on the U.S. front, naval forces throughout the states have banded together to bring convoys of sup
MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle
Japan is ascendant as it successfully invades Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. But the Americans draw first blo
MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta
World War II comes to the Mediterranean Sea as Italian, French and British naval forces flex their muscle. British force
GUADALCANAL
After training in Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal. The U.S. Navy suffers defeat after de
RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands
The Japanese Navy is ascendant in its conquests, of which its linchpin is the main base at Rabaul in the New Britain Isl
MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
Mussolini calls the Mediterranean "mare nostrum"--our sea. And seeks to exploit it to the full. British and Greek milita
SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
The Soviet Union demand a "second front" as their country struggles under the might of the Nazis. The wish is granted as
BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
The South Atlantic becomes a front in the overall Battle of the Atlantic, from the pursuit of the Graf Spee to the battl
THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska
This episode of Victory at Sea explores the battles between the Allies and Germans over the Arctic Circle, and the convo
THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls
The ubiquitous aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy goes into the attack in the Central Pacific at the Gilberts and Marshal
MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign
The Allies are victorious in New Guinea as they repel the Japanese. They thus bring the fight through a series of island
ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign
While Hitler's Germany starts its decline, Mussolini's Italy falls. Eventually, as destruction is heaped upon Naples and
D-DAY: Normandy
The Allied invasion of Normandy--from preparation to execution--is detailed to very compelling effect courtesy of vintag
KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
The U-Boats are ascendant, and their triumphs trumpeted over Germany. But the Allies hit back with new bases in lands bo
THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas
Guam, a U.S. territory, gets invaded by Japan a few days after Pearl Harbor and remains under occupation for two and a h
TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur
Before the Philippines, the United States first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. Through communiques, we follow the bloody ba
BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf
The Japanese fleet is fast disappearing, and the Imperial Navy conducts its last major operation in the Philippines. It
RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines
Just after the U.S. entered World War II, the Japanese conquered the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protec
FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines
In this episode of Victory at Sea, we see how the U.S. Navy's submarines contributed to the Japanese empire's downfall,
THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender
Sevastopol was liberated, and the Allies finally crush Germany. We also witness the meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and
TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima
The United States fought two battles here--the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima against the Japanese, and the U.S. Navy against
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
Japan invades China in 1936, but the Japanese are not satisfied, and they began to invade Indochina and Thailand, paving
SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa
In one last ditch effort at glory, having lost most of their best men in military actions, Japan employs suicide pilots-
DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war
The atomic bomb is detonated, and its effects demonstrated at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With that, Japan surrenders, and t
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