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The Complete 26 Episode Series PLUS 6 BONUS War Documentary Programs An Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV series chronicling naval warfare during WWII. Originally aired on NBC and developed with full cooperation from the US Navy, this 26 episode program includes 13, 000 hours of wartime footage and features the major battles such as the Battle of the North Atlantic, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Audiences faithfully watched and admired this entertaining and relevant program. CONTENTS: DISC 1, Design For War, The Pacific Boils Over, Midway Is East, Mediterranean Mosaic, Guadalcanal, Rings Around Rabaul, Mare Nostrum, Sea And Sand, Beneath The Southern Cross, The Magnetic North, Conquest Of Micronesia, Melanesian Nightmare DISC 2, Roman Renissance, D-Day, Killers And The Kill, The Turkey Shoot, Two If By Sea, The Battle For Leyte Gulf, Return Of The Allies, Full Fathom Five, The Fate Of Europe, Target Suribachi, The Road To Mandalay, Suicide For Glory, Design For Peace DISC 3, America s Wars, Over 5 hours of gripping war documentaries from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWIthe Korean War and Vietnam as well as the feature length documentary, True Glory an Academy Award Winning documentary about WWII. Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War Vol. 1 , From the Declaration of Independence, George Washington s armies, to the eventual British surrender at Yorktown, experience how these events birthed a new nation. The Civil War The Civil War Vol. 1 , Follow the events of a war that inflicted more casualties on American soldiers than any other, from Lincoln s victory in the presidential election of 1860 to Lee s surrender in Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. WWI World War I, This fascinating program chronicles the major events of this devastating period in the world s history through insightful narration and compelling archival footage and photographs. WWII The True Glory , This Academy Award winning documentary was compiled from actual footage of the World War II Allied invasion of Europe, seen through the lenses of thousands of different cameramen. The Korean War The First Forty Days in Korea , This U.S. Department of the Army documentary shows what went into bringing American forces into operation in Korea at the start of the conflict in 1950. The Vietnam War Vietnam! Vietnam! Directed by John Ford, this documentary was shot on location in Vietnam. Commissioned by the USIA to explain Vietnam, it remains a fascinating piece of propaganda. Narrated by Charlton Heston.