Victory at Sea
Season 1 Episode 10 - 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.
Subtitles: English
Starring:Leonard Graves
Directed by:M. Clay Adams
Season 1
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.
S01:E20 - Return of the Allies
Fulfilling the solemn promise of General Douglas MacArthur, the Americans return in force to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
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