Vessels of War Collection DVD Set

• Additional Details
• Format: DVD
• Rating: Not Rated
• Number of Discs: 8
• Run Time: 1310 Minutes
• Region: Region 1
• Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
• Language: English
• Studio: A&E Video
• DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Genre: Documentary
• Color: Black & White / Color

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They are real stories of valiant missions, brave crews and intense combat. Experience the high-seas drama of navies from around the world as they take part in the heat of battle in the VESSELS OF WAR collection from HISTORY™.

From Nazi “wolf packs” to the battle of Okinawa, every major naval engagement of World War II is captured in Victory at Sea, a powerful documentary series culled from over 13,000 hours of footage shot by the U.S., British, German and Japanese navies.

Originally broadcast in 1952, this landmark series showcases some of the most riveting combat footage ever shot, now digitally restored and remastered.

Hero Ships profiles the battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and specialized ships that belong in the warship hall of fame.

Archival footage and interviews are punctuated by all-access inspections of the ship’s “battle stations,” providing the complete combat history and evolving technology of these American ships, often through multiple conflicts, and the indispensable role they played in the defense of the United States.

VESSELS OF WAR includes the following programs:

VICTORY AT SEA - (26 half-hour episodes on 4 discs)

• DISC 1: Design for War / The Pacific Boils Over / Sealing the Breach / Midway is East / Mediterranean Mosaic / Guadalcanal / Rings Around Rabaul


• DISC 2: Mare Nostrum / Sea and Sand / Beneath the Southern Cross / Magnetic North / The Conquest of Micronesia / Melanesian Nightmare


• DISC 3: Roman Renaissance / D-Day / Killers and the Killed / The Turkey Shoot / Two if by Sea / Battle for Leyte Gulf / Return of the Allies


• DISC 4: Full Fathom Five / The Fate of Europe / Target Suribachi / The Road to Mandalay / Suicide for Glory / Design for Peace

HERO SHIPS - (13 episodes

• DISC 5: LST-325 / USS Jeremiah O'Brien / USS Samuel B. Roberts


• DISC 6: USS Arizona / USS Constitution / USS Enterprise / USS Hornet


• DISC 7: USS Laffey / USS Nautilus / USS New Jersey / USS New York


• DISC 8: USS Texas / USS Yorktown

BONUS FEATURES: Victory at Sea Episode Introductions by Peter Graves