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Series · War & Politics, Documentary

Victory at Sea (1952)

★ 6.8 · 9 votes1 season · 26 episodesWar & Politics, Documentary1952

Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in the USA in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film in 1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded and sold as record albums. The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—Sunday afternoons at 3pm in most markets—starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program", played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre. Over 13,000 hours of footage gathered from US, British, German and Japanese navies during World War II were perused in the making of these compelling episodes.

Network
NBC
Country
United States
Language
English
First aired
October 26, 1952
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Leonard GravesNarrator

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Design for War: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-194130 min · Oct 26, 1952
  2. Episode 2: The Pacific Boils Over: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 194130 min · Nov 2, 1952
  3. Episode 3: Sealing the Breach: Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1941-194330 min · Nov 9, 1952
  4. Episode 4: Midway is East: Japanese Victories & the Midway Battle30 min · Nov 23, 1952
  5. Episode 5: Mediterranean Mosaic: Gibraltar, Allied & Enemy Fleets, Malta30 min · Nov 30, 1952
  6. Episode 6: Guadalcanal30 min · Dec 14, 1952
  7. Episode 7: Rings around Rabaul: Struggle for the Solomon Islands30 min · Dec 21, 1952
  8. Episode 8: Mare Nostrum: Mediterranean Command, 1940-194230 min · Dec 28, 1952
  9. Episode 9: Sea and Sand: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-194330 min · Jan 4, 1953
  10. Episode 10: Beneath the Southern Cross: War in the South Atlantic30 min · Jan 11, 1953
  11. Episode 11: The Magnetic North: War from Murmansk to Alaska30 min · Jan 18, 1953
  12. Episode 12: The Conquest of Micronesia: Carrier Warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls30 min · Jan 25, 1953
  13. Episode 13: Melanesian Nightmare: New Guinea Campaign30 min · Feb 1, 1953
  14. Episode 14: Roman Renaissance: Sicily and the Italian Campaign30 min · Feb 8, 1953
  15. Episode 15: D-Day: Normandy30 min · Feb 15, 1953
  16. Episode 16: Killers and the Killed: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-194530 min · Feb 22, 1953
  17. Episode 17: The Turkey Shoot: Conquest of the Marianas30 min · Mar 1, 1953
  18. Episode 18: Two if by Sea: Peleliu and Angaur30 min · Mar 8, 1953
  19. Episode 19: Battle for Leyte Gulf: Sea Battle for Leyte Gulf30 min · Mar 15, 1953
  20. Episode 20: Return of the Allies: Liberation of the Philippines30 min · Mar 22, 1953
  21. Episode 21: Full Fathom Five: U.S. Submarines30 min · Mar 29, 1953
  22. Episode 22: The Fate of Europe: Black Sea, South of France, Surrender30 min · Apr 5, 1953
  23. Episode 23: Target Suribachi: Iwo Jima30 min · Apr 12, 1953
  24. Episode 24: The Road to Mandalay: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean30 min · Apr 19, 1953
  25. Episode 25: Suicide for Glory: Okinawa30 min · Apr 26, 1953
  26. Episode 26: Design for Peace: Surrender of Japan & Aftermath of War30 min · May 3, 1953

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