| Location: | General Pacific |
| Subject: | World War II; Documentary; History |
| Length: | 149 minutes; 185 minutes (DVD) |
| Format: | 1/2 inch VHS; DVD (2 discs) |
| Hue: | Color with B&W sequences |
| Year Released: | 1996, 2001 (DVD) |
| Series: | |
| Director: | Don Horan |
| Producer: | Lou Reda; Mort Zimmerman; A&E Television, History Channel |
| Distributor: | New Video Group; A&E Home Video |
| Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 16380; DVD 0930 |
| Description: | "Combining graphic combat footage and expert commentary, this is a commanding view of the battles and strategy, the men and machines, the horror and the heroism that marked World War II. Concentrates on the war in the Pacific Ocean theater from the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the atomic bombing of Japan and the surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri." DVD: Originally released in 1993-1994 as television programs: World War II, The War Chronicles, and Biography: Admiral William "Bull" Halsey. Combines graphic combat footage and expert commentary to present a view of the battles and strategy, the men and machines, and the horror and heroism of the war in the Pacific. Disc 1: Island Hopping, The Road Back; Jungle Warfare, New Guinea to Burma; Air War in the Pacific; The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu. Disc 2: The Return to the Philippines; Okinawa, The Last Battle; Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Naval Warrior. |
| Record No: | 2316 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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