Victory at Sea

Name: S01:E11 - The Magnetic North
Genre: Documental, Guerra
Released: 1952-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 26 min 28 s
Cast: Leonard Graves

Temporada 1 Capítulo 11 - The Magnetic North

1952 · 27 min

TV-PG

Documental · Guerra

The war reaches the top of the world, as Allied convoys make the hazardous run to land supplies at Murmansk.

Subtítulos: English

Protagonizado por:Leonard Graves

Dirigido por:M. Clay Adams

S01:E01 - Design for War

The uneasy peace of the 1930’s explodes into war as Germany invades country after country. The Royal Navy successfully withdraws a huge Anglo-French army from Dunkirk.

S01:E02 - The Pacific Boils Over

The rapid growth of Japanese power and influence in the Pacific puts it on a collision course with the United States, leading to the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.

S01:E03 - Sealing the Breach

With America now in the war, regular trans-Atlantic convoys bring much needed supplies and reinforcements to the British Isles.

S01:E04 - Midway Is East

As Japan’s military rampages unchecked across the Pacific, American naval commanders plot to stop the enemy’s advance at a remote island called Midway.

S01:E05 - Mediterranean Mosaic

The island of Malta becomes a punching bag for Axis aggression, while the British Royal Navy valiantly defends the island from invasion and aerial attack.

S01:E06 - Guadalcanal

After finding a Japanese airfield on a remote island called Guadalcanal, United States military leaders decide to make it the site of America’s first counteroffensive.

S01:E07 - Rings Around Rabaul

Following the Allied victory at Guadalcanal, American military leaders launch a campaign to isolate the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

S01:E08 - Mare Nostrum

Benito Mussolini thrusts Italy into the war on the side of Germany, leading to an invasion of Greece and a spillover of the conflict into the deserts of North Africa.

S01:E09 - Sea and Sand

The Allied counteroffensive against Germany begins with Operation Torch, an amphibious invasion of North Africa.

S01:E10 - Beneath the Southern Cross

World War II touched every corner of the globe, including the South Atlantic, where naval battles, commerce raiders and submarine attacks were a constant reality of life at sea.

S01:E11 - The Magnetic North

The war reaches the top of the world, as Allied convoys make the hazardous run to land supplies at Murmansk.

S01:E12 - The Conquest of Micronesia

As U.S. naval supremacy continues to build in the Pacific throughout 1943, American military leaders plan amphibious landings in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands.

S01:E13 - Melanesian Nightmare

Working in concert with their Australian and New Zealander allies, the United States thwarts Japan’s invasion of New Guinea.

S01:E14 - Roman Renaissance

Beginning with amphibious landings in Sicily and continuing with an invasion of the Italian mainland, the Allies slowly dismantle the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.

S01:E15 - D-Day

The Allies land on the beaches of Normandy to begin Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in the history of war.

S01:E16 - Killers and the Kill

The despite new Allied ships, tactics and technologies, the Kriegsmarine’s U-boat war continues to terrorize the Atlantic shipping routes.

S01:E17 - The Turkey Shoot

The American military liberates Guam and the rest of the Mariana Islands from Japanese control, leading to one of the largest and most one-sided aerial battles in history.

S01:E18 - Two if by Sea

The American military closes in on the liberation of the Philippines, wresting islands like Peleliu away from Japanese occupation.

S01:E19 - The Battle for Leyte Gulf

The United States military liberates the Philippine island of Leyte. But the Japanese Imperial Navy launches a complicated operation to foil the American invasion.