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  • DVD Release Date: 09/30/2003
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Episode introductions with Peter Graves; Interactive menus; Scene selection

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Scene Index

Side #1 -- Volume 1
1. Introduction [2:45]
2. War Plan [5:12]
3. Dodging the Enemy [6:09]
4. War in the Sky [7:40]
5. U-Boats on the Attack [6:26]
1. Introduction [6:26]
2. Sights on Pearl Harbor [3:47]
3. The Assault Begins [11:02]
4. The Aftermath [3:33]
5. Salvaging the Remains [2:21]
1. Introduction [6:10]
2. In Search of the Enemy [3:45]
3. The Supply Line [9:36]
4. The Hunt Is On [5:57]
5. End of the Road [1:59]
1. Introduction [5:18]
2. The East Falls [5:41]
3. The Build-Up Begins [:36]
4. America Fights Back [5:53]
5. A Fierce Defense [5:29]
1. Introduction [5:26]
2. The Rock of Gibraltar [5:08]
3. Everyday Life [5:38]
4. Unbreakable Defiance [8:44]
5. Lifes Goes On [2:08]
1. Introduction [5:36]
2. Lifeline to the Pacific [4:01]
3. The Taking of Guadalcanal [4:01]
4. The Japanese Retaliate [6:31]
5. America Rallies [7:10]
1. Introduction [6:12]
2. The Harbor of Rabaul [2:47]
3. Munda [4:38]
4. Foot Soliders [6:04]
5. The Ring Is Closing [7:13]
Side #2 -- Volume 2
1. Introduction [4:43]
2. England Defends Greece [3:47]
3. The Axis Expands [5:13]
4. The Italian Navy Attacks [9:20]
5. The Allies Answer [4:17]
1. Introduction [5:46]
2. East Across the Atlantic [4:23]
3. Fighting the French [6:15]
4. Oran and Algiers [4:34]
5. Drive to Rommel [6:09]
1. Introduction [6:23]
2. Bullies of the Atlantic [4:23]
3. Fascism in the South [5:18]
4. Policing the Waters [4:18]
5. Allies in the South [7:06]
1. Introduction [4:39]
2. Target [6:38]
3. The German Ambush [3:19]
4. The Frigid Waters [8:56]
5. The Frozen Battlefield [3:30]
1. Introduction [6:11]
2. The Pacific Fleet [4:42]
3. The Battle Is On [6:17]
4. Attack From the Sky [5:06]
5. Island Hopping [4:54]
1. Introduction [6:56]
2. A New Threat [3:54]
3. An Amphibious War [4:41]
4. The Japanese Resist [4:56]
5. Securing New Guinea [6:48]
Side #3 -- Volume 3
1. Introduction [5:32]
2. Sicily Falls [4:47]
3. The Italian Mainland [5:49]
4. First Napoli, Then Anzio [6:18]
5. The March to Rome [4:34]
1. Introduction [6:16]
2. Southward to Destiny [3:47]
3. The Invasion Force [4:52]
4. The Troops Land Ashore [6:41]
5. The Invasion Begins [5:42]
1. Introduction [8:11]
2. The Black Pit [2:55]
3. The Navy Gears Up [4:55]
4. The Ships Disembark [9:00]
5. Taken Alive [2:24]
1. Introduction [4:46]
2. Attack on Guam [5:15]
3. Target: The Marianas [3:34]
4. American Liberation [1:20]
5. U.S. Bases in the Marianas [8:47]
1. Introduction [6:49]
2. The Battle Rages On [4:55]
3. Island Hopping [7:05]
4. The Sick and Wounded [4:20]
5. Mopping Up [4:12]
1. Introduction [6:19]
2. Search and Strike [3:42]
3. The Trap Is Set [5:49]
4. The Battle off Samar [4:08]
5. Last-Ditch Effort [7:02]
1. Introduction [4:30]
2. Retaking the Philippines [5:02]
3. Allied Air Strikes [5:57]
4. The Allies Land Ashore [7:30]
5. Manila Is Liberated [4:08]
Side #4 -- Volume 4
1. Introduction [8:13]
2. The Submariners [2:47]
3. Arrival at Pearl Harbor [5:34]
4. Japan's Merchant Ships [4:14]
5. When Subs Attack [6:08]
1. Introduction [5:28]
2. Retreat From Russia [3:24]
3. France Is Liberated [5:57]
4. Invasion of Germany [9:30]
5. The End of the Third Reich [2:57]
1. Introduction [5:04]
2. Behind the Front Line [6:03]
3. Rough Seas [5:34]
4. En Route to Battle [5:47]
5. The Landing [4:44]
1. Introduction [5:38]
2. The Road South [5:17]
3. Scorched Earth [5:40]
4. The Ledo Road [5:00]
5. The Burma Road [5:47]
1. Introduction [6:13]
2. Okinawa [4:09]
3. Kamikaze [5:15]
4. Heavy Casualties [5:41]
5. The Aftermath [6:11]
1. Introduction [4:12]
2. Japan Surrenders [5:38]
3. Occupation [8:32]
4. Welcome Home [4:07]
5. Hugs, Kisses, and Parades [5:22]

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Editorial Reviews

Victory at Sea began life as a 26-episode television documentary, originally presented on NBC in 1952-1953 as part of their Project 20 series. The program used rare film clips -- including captured German and Japanese combat and newsreel footage -- to chart the history of WWII, from the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 to VJ (Victory in Japan) Day in 1945. Richard Rodgers composed a special score for the series, which quickly matriculated into a hit LP; one of Rodgers' leitmotifs was later adapted into "No Other Love" in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical Me and Juliet. Victory at Sea won several awards and ran forever in rerun syndication -- and, in 1954, was spun off into a theatrical feature. It was up to editor Isaac Kleinerman to distill the 13 hours of the orginal series (culled from 60 million feet of film!) into 97 minutes. The feature version of Victory at Sea was narrated by Alexander Scourby, replacing the TV version's Leonard Graves. All Movie Guide

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July 03, 2005: Footage is the same as the VHS series available a few years ago. Audio on the VHS series is great. Can't think what the producers of this DVD set were thinking of. Returned for refund, kept the VHS version.

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July 03, 2004: I saw the original in TV in 1953, and this series is exactly as good as it was then with one horrible exception. I agree with the Jan 21 Reviewer that the audio is terrible. It is poor on the first DVD, and gets progressively worse as one proceeds through the set. It's obvious the low volume narration was intentional because when the narration ends and the score resumes, the narration that overlaps the score increases in volume with the music. I can't imagine why the producers did this, but it is very aggravating.


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