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This edition of Biography, the long running documentary series from A&E, explores the life of General Douglas MacArthur.
The son of a Union army hero during the Civil War (they are the only father and son to win the Congressional Medal of Honor) he graduated from West Point in 1903. In World War I he commanded a brigade in combat in France where he earned a reputation for bravery. In July 1941 he was named commander of U.S. forces in the Far East; overwhelmed by the Japanese after Pearl Harbor, he was ordered to leave his forces on Bataan peninsula and go to Australia. From 1942 to 1945, as commander of the Southwest Pacific area, MacArthur organized an island-hopping offensive that resulted in the return of U.S. forces to the Philippines in October 1944.
As supreme commander of the Allied powers, he presided over the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. As military governor of Japan. On the outbreak of the Korean War in July 1950, he became commander of United Nations forces in Korea. When Chinese forces began fighting alongside the North Koreans in November 1950, he forcefully advocated an extension of the war into China. This led to conflict with President Harry Truman, who relieved MacArthur from command on April 11, 1951.
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This video chronicles the campaigns of Admiral "Bull" Halsey, perhaps America's best-known naval combat leader and a man whose flamboyant personality made him the seaborne equivalent of General George S. Patton. Halsey immediately understood the implications of the aircraft carrier as the weapon of decision in a new sort of naval war, and the tactics he developed are widely credited as leading to the eventual defeat of Imperial Japan. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
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War in the Pacific revolved around the application of air power. The carrier quickly replaced the battleship as the arm of naval decision. Islands were fought over because of their suitability for airfields. The opening shot of war was fired by a carrier-based plane at Pearl Harbor, and it was American bombers that finally forced Japanese acquiescence with the fire bombings of Japanese cities and the eventual dropping of the atomic bomb. This video offers a broad overview of the air war over the waters of the Pacific, relying heavily on contemporary footage. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
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Commentary from war experts and graphic, often brutal, footage from real naval disputes, air battles, and hand-to-hand combat round out this extensive series originally broadcast by the History Channel. The series travels the globe to present a historical account and strategic interpretation of the Great War that shaped history and changed the world forever. In this volume, moving black-and-white footage and rare color imagery document the strategy that led the Allies to victory. The program shows the chain of events of battles fought in the Pacific, including the understated Battle of Peteliu, an attempt to liberate the Gilbert Islands. ~ Karen Solomon, All Movie Guide
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Commentary from war experts and graphic, often brutal, footage from real naval disputes, air battles, and hand-to-hand combat round out this extensive series originally broadcast by the History Channel. The series travels the globe to present a historical account and strategic interpretation of the Great War that shaped history and changed the world forever. This volume looks at the jungle that American and Japanese soldiers faced when fighting overseas. As if battling at the front lines weren't difficult enough, jungle operations also meant dealing with dangerous animals and insects, as well as battling extreme heat and tropical diseases. This series segment details the often forgotten difficulties that soldiers dealt with on a daily basis while fighting for their country. ~ Karen Solomon, All Movie Guide
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Commentary from war experts and graphic, often brutal, footage from real naval disputes, air battles, and hand-to-hand combat round out this extensive series originally broadcast by the History Channel. The series travels the globe to present a historical account and strategic interpretation of the Great War that shaped history and changed the world forever. This volume presents footage and historic archives that depict the conflict of German forces, the British First Army, and the United States that took place at the Kasserine Pass in the desert of North Africa. ~ Karen Solomon, All Movie Guide
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Commentary from war experts and graphic, often brutal, footage from real naval disputes, air battles, and hand-to-hand combat round out this extensive series originally broadcast by the History Channel. The series travels the globe to present a historical account and strategic interpretation of the Great War that shaped history and changed the world forever. This volume explores the action in one of the bloodiest battles of the war, fought in the Ryukya Island chain. About 125,000 men from both sides and nearly 8,000 Japanese aircraft were lost in this struggle for the Okinowan outpost. ~ Karen Solomon, All Movie Guide
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Commentary from war experts and graphic, often brutal, footage from real naval disputes, air battles, and hand-to-hand combat round out this extensive series originally broadcast by the History Channel. The series travels the globe to present a historical account and strategic interpretation of the Great War that shaped history and changed the world forever. This volume tracks General Douglas MacArthur's promise to return to the Philippines after his evacuation to Australia. Almost two years later he made good on his word, and landed on Leyte. The program details the attacks and assaults under MacArthur's renewed direction that freed the Southeast Asian country from the grip of the Japanese. ~ Karen Solomon, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series hosted by Patrick O'Neal that examines some of the key events of WWII. Archival film clips, photographs, newspaper accounts, journals, personal recollections of soldiers, and commentary by historians are used to tell these stories of courage and perseverance in the face of adversity. This episode follows the advance of Allied Forces, which overran the Germans and drove the Nazi forces back to the Rhine River. It was the death knell for the German war machine. The days of Hitler's war of aggression were coming to an end. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series hosted by Patrick O'Neal that examines some of the key events of WWII. Archival film clips, photographs, newspaper accounts, journals, personal recollections of soldiers, and commentary by historians are used to tell these stories of courage and perseverance in the face of adversity. This episode follows the events in Germany, as the Allied Forces began their final dismantling of the German war machine. A terrible surprise awaited the arrival of American soldiers: the discovery of the Nazi concentration camps. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series hosted by Patrick O'Neal that examines some of the key events of WWII. Archival film clips, photographs, newspaper accounts, journals, personal recollections of soldiers, and commentary by historians are used to tell these stories of courage and perseverance in the face of adversity. This episode follows the events of D-Day, when the landing on the beaches of Normandy by the Allied Powers turned the tide of the war and spelled the beginning of the end for Hitler's Germany. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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If humans are involved, there are going to be mistakes. That truism proves itself once again in this account of blunders made by military commanders and personnel during World War II. This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of the war. The topic of this episode is a mistake in bombing coordinates that ignited the fiery determination of a country. When one of Hitler's pilots strayed off course and dropped his payload on London in 1940, the will of the English people was galvanized. The resulting Blitz hardened the resolve of the British, who then fought back with a ferocity unanticipated by the German war machine. Archival film clips, photographs, personal accounts, and commentary by historians tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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If humans are involved, there are going to be mistakes. That truism proves itself once again in this account of blunders made by military commanders and personnel during World War II. This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of the war. This episode concerns Hitler's military air strategy, and how his decision to build his war machine around the Luftwaffe proved to be shortsighted and fatal to his plan for world hegemony. Under Hitler's orders, Hermann Goering built the German airforce around the lightning-fast, short-range attacks of the Blitzkrieg, in support of ground troops. With no plan or planes that could sustain air attacks at longer range, the Germans eventually found themselves outmanned and overrun. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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If humans are involved, there are going to be mistakes. That truism proves itself once again in this account of blunders made by military commanders and personnel during World War II. This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of the war. This episode relates one such strategic error that spelled disaster for Germany. Breaking the Soviet-German Pact, Hitler turned on his nation's former ally. His decision to start an offensive against the Soviet Union during that country's brutal winter proved disastrous. German soldiers who did not die at the front lines died in POW camps from starvation and cold. Only 5,000 Nazis ever returned from that campaign. In failing to retreat when necessary, Hitler lost the war on the Eastern front. Archival film clips, photographs, personal accounts, and commentary by historians tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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If humans are involved, there are going to be mistakes. That truism proves itself once again in this account of blunders made by military commanders and personnel during the World War II. This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of the war. This episode details the German blunder at Dunkirk. The British received a brutal trouncing at the hands of Germany at the Battle of Dunkirk. Overconfident of victory, German forces allowed the decimated British forces go without totally destroying them. The British army retreated, then regrouped, and was ready to fight another day. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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If humans are involved, there are going to be mistakes. That truism proves itself once again in this account of blunders made by military commanders and personnel during the World War II. This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of the war. This episode examines Hitler's declaration of war on the United States, just after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He said Germany would now sink all of America's remaining ships. That statement galvanized a nation that had been hesitant to join in Europe's war, and resulted in an all-out effort to defeat Hitler's Germany. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps, that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of World War II. Both sides had their share of wrong moves, but in the end, the Allies parlayed their right moves into a victory which defeated the Axis powers and restored peace to the world. This episode assesses the effectiveness of Japan's renowned and feared kamikaze pilots. Their psychological and physical power was devastating -- while it lasted. The Japanese strategy was doomed to failure in expending non-renewable resources: pilots and planes. Archival film clips, photographs, personal accounts, and scholarly commentary tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps, that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of World War II. Both sides had their share of wrong moves, but in the end, the Allies parlayed their right moves into a victory which defeated the Axis powers and restored peace to the world. This episode examines the critical errors that Japan made in the South Pacific, including changing their battle plan in mid air, and mistakenly believing they could draw out the rest of America's fleet and destroy it. When the United States broke the Japanese code, their doom was ensured. Archival film clips, photographs, personal accounts, and scholarly commentary tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program is part of a series from the History Channel that examines some of the mistakes, miscommunications, miscalculations, and mishaps, that shaped -- and sometimes altered -- the course of World War II. Both sides had their share of wrong moves, but in the end, the Allies parlayed their right moves into a victory which defeated the Axis powers and restored peace to the world. This episode examines Operation Sea Lion. Winston Churchill alerted the world to the terrible danger that faced Britain in the summer of 1940. The world watched in terror as German troops gathered for an invasion England. But Hitler hesitated, and never gave the order to start Operation Sea Lion. This program investigates the reasons for Hitler's inaction, which may have led to his country's ultimate defeat. Archival film clips, photographs, personal accounts, and scholarly commentary tell the story ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program, hosted by Patrick O'Neal, is part of a series that chronicles some of the major battles that, in retrospect, were turning points in the course of World War II. This episode examines the events at Anzio, as the Allied Forces invaded Italy, to use as a launching point for incursions deep into German territory. The victory at Anzio set the stage for putting the Germans on the defensive. Archival film clips, photography, the personal recollections of veterans, and commentary by historians tell the story of the crucial beach head at Anzio. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program, hosted by Patrick O'Neal, is part of a series that chronicles some of the major battles that, in retrospect, were turning points in the course of World War II. This episode recounts the story of the air wars in Europe. The blitzkrieg took a tremendous toll on the lives and well being of British citizens. But England lived to fight another day in the costly air battles for control of the skies over Europe. American fighter planes and pilots were of inestimatable aid to European defenders of freedom. But freedom came at a terrible price. Archival film clips, photography, the personal recollections of veterans, and commentary by historians tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program, hosted by Patrick O'Neal, is part of a series that chronicles some of the major battles that, in retrospect, were turning points in the course of World War II. This episode recounts the story of the crucial Battle of the Bulge, where the indecision the Germans and the efforts of the Allied Forces ultimately led to the downfall of the Third Reich. Archival film clips, photography, the personal recollections of veterans, and commentary by historians tell the story of one of the war's most important battles. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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This program, hosted by Patrick O'Neal, is part of a series that chronicles some of the major battles that, in retrospect, were turning points in the course of World War II. This episode recounts the story of the bloody battle for an atoll in the Pacific that cost the U.S. Marines so many lives in the fight for freedom. Peleiu was its name. Archival film clips, photography, the personal recollections of veterans, and commentary by historians tell the story of the guerilla warfare that defined the battle at Peleiu. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
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In this release of the documentary that originally appeared on The History Channel, The Nuremburg Trials are explored from first accusation to last execution. In addition to exploring the precedent that the trials set for courts worldwide, this release also offers interviews with many of those involved with the trials first hand, including the chief counsel for the prosecution. Jason Buchanan
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The finest hour of the aviation industry comes to the screen as the acclaimed documentary filmmakers at A&E weave historic footage with modern shots of restored aircrafts and extensive interviews with the pilots who flew them to offer a comprehensive look at the War Planes of World War II. From the C-47 Transport to the formidable B-24 Liberator, these planes were essential in assuring Allied victory over Axis military might. With this release, history buffs can follow the life of these remarkable war machines from their birth on the factory floors, to their fierce, mile-high battle for supremacy over European skies. Jason Buchanan
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