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It would be an understatement say that Battle 360: Season 1 has substantial appeal for World War II and naval history "enthusiasts." Considering the depth and thoroughness of the program and the sheer volume of data and information on hand, it’s likely that experts, fanatics, and obsessives will be well satisfied too. Using a combination of extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI), charts, graphics, statistics, file footage, photos, interviews with military men both past and present, and more, the program focuses on the Pacific Theater, where the United States and its allies battled Japan for the three and half years between Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the end of the war in August 1945. At the center of virtually every battle during that span was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Launched in 1936, this Yorktown class vessel, also known as "a fighting city of steel" and "the Lucky E" (for its ability to avoid major catastrophe, at least for the most part), carried 96 planes, a huge amount of weaponry, and a crew whose average was an astonishing 19 years old. Proceeding chronologically, the series details such major conflicts as Midway (when the U.S. disabled no less than four Japanese carriers), Guadalcanal (when the Enterprise suffered serious damage while helping to thwart the enemy’s plans to invade Australia), and Leyte Gulf ("the largest naval battle in the history of mankind"), finishing with the Japanese’s last-gasp use of kamikaze pilots to attack the U.S. fleet. Much of this is genuinely gripping, as the episodes provide literally minute-by-minute accounts of every encounter and the size, speed, function, and firepower of every vessel and aircraft on both sides. But there are notable drawbacks as well, starting with the fact that for all of its detail, we see almost nothing of the Enterprise’s interior or descriptions of daily life on board the enormous vessel. There’s also the issue of how much CGI you can take; although there is some film footage (which may or may not be from the specific skirmish being described), the computer work, while generally pretty convincing, is pervasive and rather like a video game without a controller. What’s more, each episode is kinetic almost to distraction, with a ceaseless flow of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over detailing the action. On the other hand, the reminiscences of those who were actually there are often very moving, not to mention a welcome surcease from the high-tech assault of the rest of the show.--Sam Graham
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A thrilling 360° view of the WWII battles.
For nearly a decade, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. The only carrier to be front and centre in every major sea conflict in the Pacific, the Enterprise and her crew’s battles were marked by intense firepower, instinct and a 360-coordination between the ship, the destroyers, the aircraft above and the submarines below. In each of ten episodes, and using incredible CGI visualisations, Battle 360° follows the Enterprise and its men through the conflicts of WWII as they fight off the enemy from the air, the sea and underwater.
Episodes:
Call to Duty - For Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise, destined to become the most decorated ship of World War II, the Pacific War begins on 7 December, 1941. Returning from a Top Secret Mission, her air groups fly right into the attack on Pearl Harbour. During the early weeks of World War II, as America suffers one defeat after another, Enterprise is one of the few shining lights as she sinks enemy submarines, hits the Japanese Navy in the Marshall Islands and supports the famous Doolittle Raid.
Vengeance at Midway - Destined to become the most decorated ship of World War II, USS Enterprise and sister carriers Yorktown and Hornet turn the tide of the Pacific War. In just a few violent days in the waters off Midway Island, the American carrier fleet pulverizes the Imperial Japanese Navy. Enterprise helps secure one of America's first victories in World War II.
Jaws of the Enemy - In the summer of 1942, the American Navy is on the offensive and the first strike is in the Solomon Islands, north of Australia. USS Enterprise supports the first American invasion of World War II as U.S. Marines storm ashore at Guadalcanal. The Japanese strike back with a vengeance and in a hellish slugfest the Enterprise suffers her worst battle damage yet.
Bloody Santa Cruz - Part two of the deadly saga of the Solomons plays out at the Santa Cruz Islands. In one terrible day of vicious combat, Enterprise loses her sister ship USS Hornet and suffers dozens of casualties as bombs nail her flight deck. When the smoke clears, Enterprise is the only American carrier left in the Pacific. For the U.S. Navy at Santa Cruz, survival becomes the ultimate battle.
Enterprise Vs. Japan - November 1942. For the crew aboard USS Enterprise, the war has never been more personal. Enterprise is the only battle-ready American carrier left in the Pacific, and she and her crew are all that stand in the way of the Japanese. When the Imperial Navy tries to retake Guadalcanal, it's Enterprise that sends their transports and destroyers to a watery grave in Iron Bottom Sound.
The Grey Ghost - The Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise was the most decorated ship of World War II. Enterprise was the first ship to receive the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest award any American vessel can achieve. Watch as she is refitted with new technology and returns to taunt the enemy. The first night air operations ever launched from a carrier are flown from the decks of Enterprise during the bloody Gilbert invasion.
Hammer of Hell - In 1944 the USS Enterprise and the Carrier Task Forces push on through the Pacific and hammer the enemy bases at Kwajalien and Truk Lagoon. The Japanese make a desperate stand in the Marshall Islands. From the Marshalls, Enterprise sets a course for New Guinea and supports the invasion of Hollandia during Operation Persecution.
D-Day in the Pacific - While the Allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Island. The Enterprise supports one of the largest and most deadly battles of the Pacific War. Enterprise and her sister carriers nearly wipe out Japanese Naval Airpower in the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" and devastate enemy surface forces in the Philippine Sea. It is one of the greatest carrier battles of the war and contributed to the Aircraft Carrier becoming one of the most decorated ships of World War II.
Battle of Leyte Gulf - USS Enterprise and her escort ships and submarines engage in the largest sea battle ever. In a series of ferocious surface and air firefights, the Japanese Navy is totally eviscerated in the last great naval engagement in world history. With the enemy fleet in chaos, Enterprise and the American carrier force clear the way for an American invasion of the Philippines and set the course for the road to Tokyo.
The Empire’s Last Stand - In the winter of 1945, Enterprise hits Luzon, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Iwo Jima. The Big E also unleashes a brand new night air-group from her flight deck. But as the US Navy closes in on Okinawa and the Japanese homeland, the Empire unleashes a hellish weapon - the Kamikaze. Sailors and Marines on Enterprise now face the horror of deadly suicide attackers as the Allies tighten the grip on Japan and secure victory in the Pacific.
Bonus footage
• Viewers experience intense fire from the land, air and sea through ground-breaking production techniques, including state-of-the-art video game graphics mixed with archival footage to reanimate the heart-pounding WWII battles – a must have on Blu-ray.
• Superbly suited as a Blu-ray release, the technology brings the battles to life. Through a mix of state-of-the-art CGI technology and real footage of the war, relive of some of the most deadly battles of World War II.
For nearly a decade, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. The only carrier to be front and centre in every major sea conflict in the Pacific, the Enterprise and her crew’s battles were marked by intense firepower, instinct and a 360-coordination between the ship, the destroyers, the aircraft above and the submarines below. In each of ten episodes, and using incredible CGI visualisations, Battle 360° follows the Enterprise and its men through the conflicts of WWII as they fight off the enemy from the air, the sea and underwater.
Episodes:
Call to Duty - For Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise, destined to become the most decorated ship of World War II, the Pacific War begins on 7 December, 1941. Returning from a Top Secret Mission, her air groups fly right into the attack on Pearl Harbour. During the early weeks of World War II, as America suffers one defeat after another, Enterprise is one of the few shining lights as she sinks enemy submarines, hits the Japanese Navy in the Marshall Islands and supports the famous Doolittle Raid.
Vengeance at Midway - Destined to become the most decorated ship of World War II, USS Enterprise and sister carriers Yorktown and Hornet turn the tide of the Pacific War. In just a few violent days in the waters off Midway Island, the American carrier fleet pulverizes the Imperial Japanese Navy. Enterprise helps secure one of America's first victories in World War II.
Jaws of the Enemy - In the summer of 1942, the American Navy is on the offensive and the first strike is in the Solomon Islands, north of Australia. USS Enterprise supports the first American invasion of World War II as U.S. Marines storm ashore at Guadalcanal. The Japanese strike back with a vengeance and in a hellish slugfest the Enterprise suffers her worst battle damage yet.
Bloody Santa Cruz - Part two of the deadly saga of the Solomons plays out at the Santa Cruz Islands. In one terrible day of vicious combat, Enterprise loses her sister ship USS Hornet and suffers dozens of casualties as bombs nail her flight deck. When the smoke clears, Enterprise is the only American carrier left in the Pacific. For the U.S. Navy at Santa Cruz, survival becomes the ultimate battle.
Enterprise Vs. Japan - November 1942. For the crew aboard USS Enterprise, the war has never been more personal. Enterprise is the only battle-ready American carrier left in the Pacific, and she and her crew are all that stand in the way of the Japanese. When the Imperial Navy tries to retake Guadalcanal, it's Enterprise that sends their transports and destroyers to a watery grave in Iron Bottom Sound.
The Grey Ghost - The Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise was the most decorated ship of World War II. Enterprise was the first ship to receive the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest award any American vessel can achieve. Watch as she is refitted with new technology and returns to taunt the enemy. The first night air operations ever launched from a carrier are flown from the decks of Enterprise during the bloody Gilbert invasion.
Hammer of Hell - In 1944 the USS Enterprise and the Carrier Task Forces push on through the Pacific and hammer the enemy bases at Kwajalien and Truk Lagoon. The Japanese make a desperate stand in the Marshall Islands. From the Marshalls, Enterprise sets a course for New Guinea and supports the invasion of Hollandia during Operation Persecution.
D-Day in the Pacific - While the Allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Island. The Enterprise supports one of the largest and most deadly battles of the Pacific War. Enterprise and her sister carriers nearly wipe out Japanese Naval Airpower in the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" and devastate enemy surface forces in the Philippine Sea. It is one of the greatest carrier battles of the war and contributed to the Aircraft Carrier becoming one of the most decorated ships of World War II.
Battle of Leyte Gulf - USS Enterprise and her escort ships and submarines engage in the largest sea battle ever. In a series of ferocious surface and air firefights, the Japanese Navy is totally eviscerated in the last great naval engagement in world history. With the enemy fleet in chaos, Enterprise and the American carrier force clear the way for an American invasion of the Philippines and set the course for the road to Tokyo.
The Empire’s Last Stand - In the winter of 1945, Enterprise hits Luzon, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Iwo Jima. The Big E also unleashes a brand new night air-group from her flight deck. But as the US Navy closes in on Okinawa and the Japanese homeland, the Empire unleashes a hellish weapon - the Kamikaze. Sailors and Marines on Enterprise now face the horror of deadly suicide attackers as the Allies tighten the grip on Japan and secure victory in the Pacific.
Bonus footage
• Viewers experience intense fire from the land, air and sea through ground-breaking production techniques, including state-of-the-art video game graphics mixed with archival footage to reanimate the heart-pounding WWII battles – a must have on Blu-ray.
• Superbly suited as a Blu-ray release, the technology brings the battles to life. Through a mix of state-of-the-art CGI technology and real footage of the war, relive of some of the most deadly battles of World War II.
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With every episode opening with those words, "Battle 360°" is a most excellent and very very interesting thing. In my humble opinion, this is one of the best documents on World War II ever made. It tells the unique story of an exceptionnal warship - American aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise", frequently also called "The Big E", "The Lucky E" or "The Grey Ghost".
Commissioned in 1936 USS "Enterprise" was the sixth carrier build by United States (hence her number code, CV-6) and the second of the very succesful "Yorktown" class - she was also destined to be the only survivor of the four ships of this type, as the other three (USS "Yorktown", USS "Hornet" and USS "Wasp") were all lost in combat during WWII...
She had an exceptionnally eventful and dramatic career from 7 December 1941, when the Japanese started the war to 14 May 1945 when a courageous and gifted kamikaze pilot put her out of line for the remaining months of war. During this time she earned 20 battle stars (one for every battle), the most for any U.S. warship in World War II. Together with XVIII century frigate USS "Constitution" she is considered the most glorious and honored ship in the history of the United States Navy.
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The series consists of 10 episodes:
1. "Call to duty". The attack on Pearl Harbor; "Enterprise" was absent from the base itself, but was approaching the island of Oahu returning from south; after loosing some planes and pilots to Japanese fighters over Pearl Harbor, "Enterprise" opened the score by sinking the first Japanese warship in WWII, the submarine "I-70"; first American carrier counter-attacks in Marshall Islands, Wake and Marcus Island Raids; the Doolittle Raid - "Enterprise" escorted the USS "Hornet", which carried on the deck the B-25 bombers to be used in the raid and therefore couldn't defend herself.
2. "Vengeance at Midway". Pilots from USS "Enterprise", led by Lt. Commander Clarence W. McClusky Jr. (he ended his career as Rear-Admiral), played key role in Japanese crushing defeat; on the first day of battle they sunk Japanese carriers "Kaga" and "Akagi" (pilots from USS "Yorktown" sunk the "Soryu"); on the second day, together with planes from USS "Yorktown", they also sunk the carrier "Hiryu". Sadly, this success was dearly paid, as USS "Yorktown" was also sunk and dozens of American pilots died in combat - and some of "Enterprise" men, captured by the Japanese, were tortured and murdered.
3. "Jaws of the enemy". The first part of Guadalcanal campaign. "Enterprise" pilots met there the most famous Japanese pilot of all times, the legendary fighter ace Saburo Sakai. American cruisers were mauled at the night battle of Savo Island. In the battle of Eastern Salomons USS "Enterprise" and USS "Saratoga" met for the first time the terrible Japanese twins, carriers "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku". The battle ends with American victory, but "Enterprise" was hit with three bombs and badly damaged. "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" escape unscathed and they will be back.
4. "Bloody Santa Cruz". The second part of Guadalcanal campaign. "Enterprise" and "Hornet" met Japanese carriers again in the battle of Santa Cruz. "Enterprise" pilots damaged Japanese light carrier "Zuiho", but fighters from this ship inflicted many losses on her planes. Later "Enterprise" pilots damaged also heavy cruiser "Chikuma". However the "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" twins, together with light carrier "Junyo" launched planes which destroyed the "Hornet" and heavily damaged "Enterprise", forcing the whole American force to withdraw
5. "Enterprise versus Japan". With "Hornet" and "Wasp" sunk and "Saratoga" badly damaged, USS "Enterprise", once repaired, was for a couple of months the ONLY American carrier in the whole Pacific to remain operational. Protected with the greatest care by a heavy screen of battleships, cruisers and destroyers she took part in the third and final part of Guadalcanal campaign.
6. "The Grey Ghost". In July 1943, with new aircraft carriers of "Essex" class finally available, "Enterprise" is refitted and modernized. With new guns, radars and planes she particpated then in the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands campaigns. During this time her pilots became the first ones in US Navy to operate and fight at night, in order to "take the night back from the Japanese". It was also the time of an extremely painful loss - the death of "Enterprise" top fighter pilot, the famous ace "Butch" O'Hare (Chicago airport is named after him).
7. "Hammer of hell". "Enterprise" takes part in the operation "Hailstone", a devastating raid of American carriers against Japanese held atoll of Truk, in which scores of Japanese planes were destroyed and about 30 transports, oilers, armed merchant cruisers and destroyers are sunk, which crippled Japanese logistics in South Pacific for months. "Enterprise" pilots make first night bombing raids using planes equipped with radars.
8. "D-Day in the Pacific". Invasion of Saipan, key position in Japanese outer defense ring. Battle of Philippine Sea, the largest carrier battle in history, ended in a great American victory, but it came with a price. "Enterprise" met "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" twins again - and this time "Shokaku" didn't make it back home, victim of an American submarine...Excellent description of the dramatic and tragic return of American planes to their carriers, at night and with gas running low...
9. "Battle of Leyte Gulf". The greatest naval battle of all times, a great American victory and the end of Japanese navy as operationnal fighting force. "Enterprise" met "Zuikaku" again, as well as the light carrier "Zuiho" - and it was the last and final time. First appearance of kamikazes and the shock their attacks caused to Americans.
10. "The Empire's last stand". Raids against Japanese held Indochina and the Japanese mainland. Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. "Enterprise" faces massif kamikaze attacks. First damaged by a kamikaze on 11 April, she was back into the fight after two weeks of repairs. On 14 May, near Okinawa, a young Japanese pilot, Lieutenant Shunsuke Tomiyasu, flying a Zero fighter with a 500 kg bomb, crashed into "Enterprise" inflicting the most grievous damage she suffered in the whole war, killing 13 and wounding 68 of her crew. Send for repairs to USA, "Enterprise" was still not operational when Japan surrendered.
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The scenario is excellent and describes very comprehensively the amazing story of USS "Enterprise" and her crew. The narration is frequently made by the surviving veterans of "Enterprise" crew and their testimony is very very poignant. Military historians and a US Marine Sergeant in active duty provide some comment, but those series are really not much about talk - it is mostly action, action and action!
The CGI effects are very much present and they are of a very honest quality. They are also quite skillfully mixed with archive footage, some of it in colour! Ships, planes and weapons are described in simple but well done presentations. Maps are very much present and it is rather easy to understand and follow the developments.
The general tone is very "Stars and Stripes" (patriotic and even jingoistic), but frankly I didn't consider it an issue, as the facts are rigourously true and well presented. Also, the courage and skill of the Japanese are frequently praised with some reluctant admiration - and it is worth mentioning here (it was not included in the series) that on 14 May 1945 Lieutenant Shunsuke Tomiyasu was buried at sea by American sailors from USS "Enterprise" with full military ceremonial...
Bottom line, those series are a most excellent thing and I am very happy that I bought it and watched it. And I am keeping it to rewatch it again in a couple of years.
Commissioned in 1936 USS "Enterprise" was the sixth carrier build by United States (hence her number code, CV-6) and the second of the very succesful "Yorktown" class - she was also destined to be the only survivor of the four ships of this type, as the other three (USS "Yorktown", USS "Hornet" and USS "Wasp") were all lost in combat during WWII...
She had an exceptionnally eventful and dramatic career from 7 December 1941, when the Japanese started the war to 14 May 1945 when a courageous and gifted kamikaze pilot put her out of line for the remaining months of war. During this time she earned 20 battle stars (one for every battle), the most for any U.S. warship in World War II. Together with XVIII century frigate USS "Constitution" she is considered the most glorious and honored ship in the history of the United States Navy.
---
The series consists of 10 episodes:
1. "Call to duty". The attack on Pearl Harbor; "Enterprise" was absent from the base itself, but was approaching the island of Oahu returning from south; after loosing some planes and pilots to Japanese fighters over Pearl Harbor, "Enterprise" opened the score by sinking the first Japanese warship in WWII, the submarine "I-70"; first American carrier counter-attacks in Marshall Islands, Wake and Marcus Island Raids; the Doolittle Raid - "Enterprise" escorted the USS "Hornet", which carried on the deck the B-25 bombers to be used in the raid and therefore couldn't defend herself.
2. "Vengeance at Midway". Pilots from USS "Enterprise", led by Lt. Commander Clarence W. McClusky Jr. (he ended his career as Rear-Admiral), played key role in Japanese crushing defeat; on the first day of battle they sunk Japanese carriers "Kaga" and "Akagi" (pilots from USS "Yorktown" sunk the "Soryu"); on the second day, together with planes from USS "Yorktown", they also sunk the carrier "Hiryu". Sadly, this success was dearly paid, as USS "Yorktown" was also sunk and dozens of American pilots died in combat - and some of "Enterprise" men, captured by the Japanese, were tortured and murdered.
3. "Jaws of the enemy". The first part of Guadalcanal campaign. "Enterprise" pilots met there the most famous Japanese pilot of all times, the legendary fighter ace Saburo Sakai. American cruisers were mauled at the night battle of Savo Island. In the battle of Eastern Salomons USS "Enterprise" and USS "Saratoga" met for the first time the terrible Japanese twins, carriers "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku". The battle ends with American victory, but "Enterprise" was hit with three bombs and badly damaged. "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" escape unscathed and they will be back.
4. "Bloody Santa Cruz". The second part of Guadalcanal campaign. "Enterprise" and "Hornet" met Japanese carriers again in the battle of Santa Cruz. "Enterprise" pilots damaged Japanese light carrier "Zuiho", but fighters from this ship inflicted many losses on her planes. Later "Enterprise" pilots damaged also heavy cruiser "Chikuma". However the "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" twins, together with light carrier "Junyo" launched planes which destroyed the "Hornet" and heavily damaged "Enterprise", forcing the whole American force to withdraw
5. "Enterprise versus Japan". With "Hornet" and "Wasp" sunk and "Saratoga" badly damaged, USS "Enterprise", once repaired, was for a couple of months the ONLY American carrier in the whole Pacific to remain operational. Protected with the greatest care by a heavy screen of battleships, cruisers and destroyers she took part in the third and final part of Guadalcanal campaign.
6. "The Grey Ghost". In July 1943, with new aircraft carriers of "Essex" class finally available, "Enterprise" is refitted and modernized. With new guns, radars and planes she particpated then in the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands campaigns. During this time her pilots became the first ones in US Navy to operate and fight at night, in order to "take the night back from the Japanese". It was also the time of an extremely painful loss - the death of "Enterprise" top fighter pilot, the famous ace "Butch" O'Hare (Chicago airport is named after him).
7. "Hammer of hell". "Enterprise" takes part in the operation "Hailstone", a devastating raid of American carriers against Japanese held atoll of Truk, in which scores of Japanese planes were destroyed and about 30 transports, oilers, armed merchant cruisers and destroyers are sunk, which crippled Japanese logistics in South Pacific for months. "Enterprise" pilots make first night bombing raids using planes equipped with radars.
8. "D-Day in the Pacific". Invasion of Saipan, key position in Japanese outer defense ring. Battle of Philippine Sea, the largest carrier battle in history, ended in a great American victory, but it came with a price. "Enterprise" met "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" twins again - and this time "Shokaku" didn't make it back home, victim of an American submarine...Excellent description of the dramatic and tragic return of American planes to their carriers, at night and with gas running low...
9. "Battle of Leyte Gulf". The greatest naval battle of all times, a great American victory and the end of Japanese navy as operationnal fighting force. "Enterprise" met "Zuikaku" again, as well as the light carrier "Zuiho" - and it was the last and final time. First appearance of kamikazes and the shock their attacks caused to Americans.
10. "The Empire's last stand". Raids against Japanese held Indochina and the Japanese mainland. Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. "Enterprise" faces massif kamikaze attacks. First damaged by a kamikaze on 11 April, she was back into the fight after two weeks of repairs. On 14 May, near Okinawa, a young Japanese pilot, Lieutenant Shunsuke Tomiyasu, flying a Zero fighter with a 500 kg bomb, crashed into "Enterprise" inflicting the most grievous damage she suffered in the whole war, killing 13 and wounding 68 of her crew. Send for repairs to USA, "Enterprise" was still not operational when Japan surrendered.
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The scenario is excellent and describes very comprehensively the amazing story of USS "Enterprise" and her crew. The narration is frequently made by the surviving veterans of "Enterprise" crew and their testimony is very very poignant. Military historians and a US Marine Sergeant in active duty provide some comment, but those series are really not much about talk - it is mostly action, action and action!
The CGI effects are very much present and they are of a very honest quality. They are also quite skillfully mixed with archive footage, some of it in colour! Ships, planes and weapons are described in simple but well done presentations. Maps are very much present and it is rather easy to understand and follow the developments.
The general tone is very "Stars and Stripes" (patriotic and even jingoistic), but frankly I didn't consider it an issue, as the facts are rigourously true and well presented. Also, the courage and skill of the Japanese are frequently praised with some reluctant admiration - and it is worth mentioning here (it was not included in the series) that on 14 May 1945 Lieutenant Shunsuke Tomiyasu was buried at sea by American sailors from USS "Enterprise" with full military ceremonial...
Bottom line, those series are a most excellent thing and I am very happy that I bought it and watched it. And I am keeping it to rewatch it again in a couple of years.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By P. R. Pearson
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An excellent history of a famous ship, might not look much but if you love things of WW2 this is unmissable
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Sonic
This video has the high quality you'd expect from blu-ray. I'm not one who instantly recognises when 4:3 has been down at 16:9 and I could not tell the difference until it was pointed out here. The plot, if it can so be called, is very obvious (as you'd expect!) but in my opinion it was made for an American audience who do not know the meaning of "understatement". HD Audio makes the bangs seem like they are happening in your living room
The smug and self-important tone of this series is the only reason this is a 4 star instead of a 5 star review, the deeds of the Enterprise and her crew speak for themselves. It is not as bad as Patton 360 (which implies Montgomery is the enemy instead of Hitler) yet it will make you feel sick and even sorry for the Japanese
The smug and self-important tone of this series is the only reason this is a 4 star instead of a 5 star review, the deeds of the Enterprise and her crew speak for themselves. It is not as bad as Patton 360 (which implies Montgomery is the enemy instead of Hitler) yet it will make you feel sick and even sorry for the Japanese
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I did not realize this was not a proper movie until I played it lots of statistics but nothing else apart from showing old war clips but interesting and well put together
Published 5 months ago by K. Bruce
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cropping or stretching is bad
Another great series ruined by crappy quality.
Stretching or cropping old 4:3 aspect images is a big no no!
All the old material is stretched making it look weird.
Stretching or cropping old 4:3 aspect images is a big no no!
All the old material is stretched making it look weird.
Published on 13 Feb 2011 by Jan Tillung
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