This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady -- a pseudonym for the Yorktown.
Subtitles: English
Directed by:Bob CarruthersGwilym Davies
Season 1
S01:E01 - DECEMBER 7th
In 1943 John Ford gave the great cinematographer Gregg Toland (Citizen Kane, The Grapes of Wrath) an opportunity to direct his first film.
S01:E02 - PAYOFF in the PACIFIC
TV show from 1960 covering the build up from Pearl Harbor to the War in the Pacific.
S01:E03 - DOOLITTLE RAID OVER TOKYO
Col. Jimmy Doolittle prepares for the raid over Tokyo. Pilots and planes are shown on board the carrier. It’s the first time Tokyo is bombed.
S01:E04 - BATTLE of CORAL SEA PHASE 1
A detailed analysis of the Battle of the Coral Sea form the viewpoint of the Commander.
S01:E05 - BATTLE of CORAL SEA PHASE 2
A detailed analysis of the Battle of the Coral Sea form the viewpoint of the Commander.
S01:E06 - BATTLE of CORAL SEA PHASE 3
A detailed analysis of the Battle of the Coral Sea form the viewpoint of the Commander
S01:E07 - BATTLE of MIDWAY
Midway was the turning battle in the Pacific. A training film which analyses this great battle from the Commander's viewpoint.
S01:E08 - THE FIGHTING LADY
This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady -- a pseudonym for the Yorktown.
S01:E09 - REPORT FROM the ALEUTIANS
American soldiers fight in the Battle of the Aleutians, struggling against almost impossible odds.
S01:E10 - WHAT MAKES a BATTLE
Marines prepare to invade one of the Marshall Islands using tremendous firepower before landing. Vivid battle footage includes dead and wounded.
S01:E11 - ATTACK the BATTLE for NEW BRITAIN
Attacks on Arawe and Cape Gloucester on New Britain from plan of attack to final victory.
S01:E12 - TRUK and the MARSHALL ISLANDS FALL
This was the most significant battle in the Pacific. Yanks Smash Truk 1944. Footage of an air battle as America takes Truk Island from the Japanese.
S01:E13 - FURY in the PACIFIC
This documentary covers World War II battles: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. Co-produced by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines.
S01:E14 - THE FLEET THAT CAME to STAY
Combat scenes from the Okinawa campaign. Pre-invasion shore bombardment, kamikaze attacks on U.S. ships.
S01:E15 - OKINAWA CAPTURED
The activities of the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions on the island.
S01:E16 - FAMOUS GENERALS MACARTHUR
Career of General MacArthur, with focus on World War II action in the pacific, post-war era in Japan, and early days of fighting in Korea.
S01:E17 - THE ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ STORY
Raised in Texas, Admiral Nimitz never saw an ocean. Forty years later he rescued the world's largest body of water from one of the mightiest fleets.
S01:E18 - APPOINTMENT in TOKYO
History of World War II operations in the pacific, from the Fall of Corregidor to Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo bay.
S01:E19 - ADMIRAL KIMMEL TESTIFIES
Kimmel speaks to congressional committee stating that he did not get vital information about Pearl Harbor.
S01:E20 - THE 6th MARINE DIVISION on OKINAWA
Created in 1945, this rare color documentary shows the massive battle for the island of Okinawa, focusing on the American 6th Marine.
S01:E21
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