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Victory At Sea Season 1

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1x01 Design for War: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941 aired Oct 26, 1952

World War II comes, and Germany succeeds in invading Poland and France. But is held back by England thanks to the vital convoys, Canada and the American nava... read more

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1x02 The Pacific Boils Over: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 aired Nov 02, 1952

Using Japanese footage, we see the planning, execution, and ultimately the celebration of the Asian country's attack on Pearl Harbor. There's also an explana... read more

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1x03 Sealing the Breach: Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1941-1943 aired Nov 09, 1952

With war now declared on the U.S. front, naval forces throughout the states have banded together to bring convoys of supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to ou... read more

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1x04 Midway is East: Japanese Victories & the Midway Battle aired Nov 23, 1952

Japan is ascendant as it successfully invades Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. But the Americans draw first blood, first on the Coral Sea, and ultim... read more

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1x05 Mediterranean Mosaic: Gibraltar, Allied & Enemy Fleets, Malta aired Nov 30, 1952

World War II comes to the Mediterranean Sea as Italian, French and British naval forces flex their muscle. British forces have the enviable position of guard... read more

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1x06 Guadalcanal aired Dec 14, 1952

After training in Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal. The U.S. Navy suffers defeat after defeat at the hands of the Japanese Nav... read more

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1x07 Rings Around Rabaul: Struggle for the Solomon Islands aired Dec 21, 1952

The Japanese Navy is ascendant in its conquests, of which its linchpin is the main base at Rabaul in the New Britain Islands. This Victory at Sea episode ref... read more

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1x08 Mare Nostrum: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942 aired Dec 28, 1952

Mussolini calls the Mediterranean "mare nostrum"--our sea. And seeks to exploit it to the full. British and Greek military forces, however, defeat the Italia... read more

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1x09 Sea and Sand: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943 aired Jan 04, 1953

The Soviet Union demand a "second front" as their country struggles under the might of the Nazis. The wish is granted as Roosevelt and Churchill in Casablanc... read more

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1x10 Beneath the Southern Cross: War in the South Atlantic aired Jan 11, 1953

The South Atlantic becomes a front in the overall Battle of the Atlantic, from the pursuit of the Graf Spee to the battle between HMS Devonshire and the Germ... read more

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1x11 The Magnetic North: War from Murmansk to Alaska aired Jan 18, 1953

This episode of Victory at Sea explores the battles between the Allies and Germans over the Arctic Circle, and the convoys battling past Nazi-occupied Norway... read more

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1x12 The Conquest of Micronesia: Carrier Warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls aired Jan 25, 1953

The ubiquitous aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy goes into the attack in the Central Pacific at the Gilberts and Marshalls, destroying Japanese installations... read more

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1x13 Melanesian Nightmare: New Guinea Campaign aired Feb 01, 1953

The Allies are victorious in New Guinea as they repel the Japanese. They thus bring the fight through a series of island-hopping offensives using a new ship-... read more

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1x14 Roman Renaissance: Sicily and the Italian Campaign aired Feb 08, 1953

While Hitler's Germany starts its decline, Mussolini's Italy falls. Eventually, as destruction is heaped upon Naples and Rome, Italy accepts defeat and surre... read more

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1x15 D-Day: Normandy aired Feb 15, 1953

The Allied invasion of Normandy--from preparation to execution--is detailed to very compelling effect courtesy of vintage footage from both sides. One of the... read more

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1x16 Killers and the Kill: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945 aired Feb 22, 1953

The U-Boats are ascendant, and their triumphs trumpeted over Germany. But the Allies hit back with new bases in lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean, new antis... read more

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1x17 The Turkey Shoot: Conquest of the Marianas aired Mar 01, 1953

Guam, a U.S. territory, gets invaded by Japan a few days after Pearl Harbor and remains under occupation for two and a half years before the Americans arrive... read more

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1x18 Two If By Sea: Peleliu and Angaur aired Mar 08, 1953

Before the Philippines, the United States first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. Through communiques, we follow the bloody battle in its ferocity.

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1x19 Battle for Leyte Gulf: Sea Battle for Leyte Gulf aired Mar 15, 1953

The Japanese fleet is fast disappearing, and the Imperial Navy conducts its last major operation in the Philippines. It ends in debacle: The risen battleship... read more

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1x20 Return of the Allies: Liberation of the Philippines aired Mar 22, 1953

Just after the U.S. entered World War II, the Japanese conquered the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protectorate, bringing despair to its peopl... read more

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1x21 Full Fathom Five: U.S. Submarines aired Mar 29, 1953

In this episode of Victory at Sea, we see how the U.S. Navy's submarines contributed to the Japanese empire's downfall, sinking thousands of tons of ships, a... read more

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1x22 The Fate of Europe: Black Sea, South of France, Surrender aired Apr 05, 1953

Sevastopol was liberated, and the Allies finally crush Germany. We also witness the meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin on final plans for Germany's ... read more

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1x23 Target Suribachi: Iwo Jima aired Apr 12, 1953

The United States fought two battles here--the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima against the Japanese, and the U.S. Navy against the typhoon. During the now-legendary... read more

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1x24 The Road to Mandalay: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean aired Apr 19, 1953

Japan invades China in 1936, but the Japanese are not satisfied, and they began to invade Indochina and Thailand, paving the way for the invasion of Burma. T... read more

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1x25 Suicide for Glory: Okinawa aired Apr 26, 1953

In one last ditch effort at glory, having lost most of their best men in military actions, Japan employs suicide pilots--the Kamikaze--men who would willingl... read more

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1x26 Design for Peace: Surrender of Japan & Aftermath of War aired May 03, 1953

The atomic bomb is detonated, and its effects demonstrated at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With that, Japan surrenders, and their country's diplomats and military... read more

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