World War II - The War Chronicles
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Cast: Patrick O'Neal
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Season 1
14 episodes
1. The Greatest ConflictA quick review of the various campaigns and calamitous occurrences that happened from the start to the end of World War II.TV-PGCC38minMay 31, 1983
2. North Africa... the Desert WarThe birth of the Afrika Korps and it's leader Erwin Rommel who was to earn the pseudonym Desert Fox.TV-PGCC23minJun 6, 1983
3. The Beachhead at AnzioBeginning with Operation Shingle, the allies obtained a foothold in Italy while the Germans were determined to make the allies job a difficult one starting with the Gustav line.TV-PGCC22minJun 13, 1983
4. D-Day... The Normandy InvasionOperation Overlord began on Jun 6, 1944, with parachutists, deception tactics, and Mulberry harbors so as to ensure a successful invasion in France.TV-PGCC23minJun 20, 1983
5. Pursuit to the RhineOnce the Normandy invasion was concluded it was a cacophony of multiple allied drives to silence the German offensives with having to deal with some strong defensive fronts and offensive attacks.TV-PGCC21minJun 27, 1983
6. The Bomber Offensive: Air War in EuropeIn 1943, Britain began bomber offensives over Germany's war production sites, some without fighter protection because of limited fuel capacity. Bombing targets and improved fighter protection would soon occur.TV-PGCC23minJul 4, 1983
7. The Battle of the BulgeAdolf Hitler is desperate to stop the allies advance onto German soil and pushes a number of his military forces through the Ardennes and begins what has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The allies had a number of clues that something was going to happen but ignored them.TV-PGCC21minJul 11, 1983
8. The Battle of GermanyA more detailed overview of the causes of the German assault through the Ardennes and the battle in Bastogne. The German line fell apart on the 25th after the weather cleared on the 23rd of December 1944. The allies then continued to drive toward the Rhine.TV-PGCC23minJul 18, 1983
9. Island Hopping: The Road BackBeginning with the battle on Tarawa, the Gilbert's, Marshall's, and Mariana's island groups were next in the island hopping strategy.TV-PGCC22minJul 25, 1983
10. Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to BurmaThe jungle campaigns in New Guinea and Burma were necessary. This was more easily accomplished by attacking the weaker Japanese defenses.TV-PGCC23minAug 2, 1983
11. Air War In The PacificChronicling the war’s first days through the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that
brought the war to the Japanese homeland, this documentary utilizes extensive air combat footage.TV-PGCC23minAug 9, 1983
12. The Bloody Ridges of PeleliuFrom the opening Naval bombardment, to the hand-to-hand combat and vicious guerrilla warfare, this is the complete story of this brutal and historic battle.TV-PGCC23minAug 16, 1983
13. The Return To The PhilippinesFrom MacArthur's strategy to the heroics of the ground
troops, the 7th Fleet’s naval forces, and the pilots
of the Air Force, the heroic saga of the Philippines is a stunning story of unstoppable determination.TV-PGCC21minAug 23, 1983
14. Okinawa... The Last BattleWinston Churchill described it as the most intense and famous battle in military history. Witness the desperate, suicidal resistance of the Japanese in the final battle of the Pacific campaign.TV-PGCC23minAug 30, 1983
World War II - The War Chronicles
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14 Episodes that survey the massive scope of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
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- Patrick O'Neal
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