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  • My late father served on the Enterprise CV6. He kept the stories close to his vest, but the ones he did tell were pretty intense. One time were watching the series "Victory at Sea", when he, a man of few words, said, "OMG, that's me". It was a clip of a plane crashed while landing on the flight deck and the young sailor jumping out of the way apparently was my Pop.

  • This episode does not really reflect the truth that the US navy in fact suffered a major defeat at the battle of Savo Island. If the Japanese navy commander were not over-cautious, it would have wiped out the rest of the US transportation fleet as well. The US fleet command seemed to be not as competent as the Japanese counterpart. But US learned quick from this defeat and its industrial power eventually overwhelmed the Japanese.

  • if america sets a full scale war like WW2 they kick ass for sure even the defeat at vietnam and iraq the suckers don't fight like soldier but a coward!

  • Captain, We've found the Nuclear Wessels, It is The Enterprise.

    Sorry I had to say it ^^

  • @KiddCrowley

    i WAS WAITING FOR THAT, THANKS PAVEL

  • @stephentsang2000 Normandy was not luck. Midway was not luck. Leyte was not luck. My point is, these battles and campaigns are clear demonstrations that luck had little or nothing to do with the American victories. In each battle, the Americans faced odds that jeopardized their chances in such a way that luck would play a trivial role in their success. Did Deep Blue beat Kasparov by luck? No, Kasparov was defeated by wit and skill. The Americans possessed wit and skill and that's how we won.

  • @stephentsang2000 I'd have to agree with BigBoyFatso, the American pilots & soldiers were just so much more skilled than their brainwashed Japanese counterparts. Also in Vietnam, the USA achieved all military goals, it was politically the North Vietnamese won. Although I would agree with you on Korea :)

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx

    Even if Americans were given 10 more years to stay in Vietnam, they will still lose the war in the long run in this war of attrition with China.

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx That is simply not True...The japanese had one of the best navys and navy pilots in the world, however after midway they lost most of their experienced cadre of pilots, most of the navy aces which would leave them with green replacements... one example : The use of the D3A Val dive bomber... before midway they had a hit ratio of up to 80%, after most experienced pilots died there, its effieciency dropped rapidly...

  • @IIIJG52 "however after midway they lost most of their experienced cadre of pilots"....true, not very skilled after all were they? The Japanese military had it's greatest successes in the late 19th & early 20th century when China & Russia's empires were at their collapsing points and Japan had recently modernized. But once China & Russia got organized after their revolutions, even Japan couldn't beat China, and they were certainly no match for the USA. No doubt that USA was going to win.

  • @IIIJG52 And actually in China's case, they had not only Revolution, but were engaged in a civil war when Japan invaded

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx Yes they were BUT however the chinese wouldnt have been able to hold on for so long without the allied support with weapons supplies and volunteers (like AVG).. And yes they were Very skilled, trained for months /years and did get some combat experience (though against outclassed enemies) in China and in Manchuria against Russia (Khalkin Ghol incident)...Japan did Not want the war with The USA but they were forced to it by Embargos and all these things.

  • @IIIJG52 The Chinese only received 5% of the total Allied budget, basically only rifles and artillery. China didn't have tanks or fighter planes, against Japan's full arsenal. It was Chinese manpower and spirit that kept the Japanese at bay. Weapons wise, Japan totally outclassed China, but were never able to defeat China. They made initial gains but it became a stalemate after about 2 years. And even though Japan didn't want war with the USA, they still decided to attack anyways. Stupid mistake

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx i didnt say I think that but that was what the Japanese were thinking back those days !they did get some fighters, mainly the AVG, and some US planes fighting from China... Well what was left for them to do ? without any oil traded from the USA and all its accounts frozen they HAD to do something...which was unfortunately to attack the USA.

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx Japans inability to totally defeat China, was largely due to the fact that the Chinese would fight for a little while and then retreat further into China. China is a huge country, so the main difficulty for the Japanese was one of supply. The longer the supply route, the more trucks, pack animals and men were required to maintain it. China had a terrible road system and bridges often incapable of heavy loads. Plus, there was little in the interior of China that Japan wanted.

  • @peng1965a The Japanese made many attempts to invade the interior but were defeated. And it doesn't matter what strategies you use to fight as long as you win the war. The chinese armies knew their strengths and weaknesses so they used what they had to fight Japan. It's pointless to argue this, Japan was totally defeated in everything they set out to accomplish. They got their navies and armies wiped out and got their country napalmed and nuked.

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx I have a book written by Gen. Stilwell. He talks about the difficulty of getting the various Chinese factions to co-operate with each other and with Allied forces. In one case, he comments on being impressed by a superbly equipped and trained Chinese artillery regiment. The next day, before the battle, the regiment was nowhere to be found. When he questioned the Chinese commander, he was told they were withdrawn to because they wanted to keep them safe. Such cases are typical.

  • @xxxTruthHurtsxxx They knew that if they could not destroy the US Pacific fleet they wouldnt have a real chance as Yamamoto said : i can let them hold their breath for 6 months, after that i cant guarantee for anything! that was the idea behind Pearl harbor...imagine if the plane would have worked and the Carriers would have been in Pearl harbor at that time...Japan would have laster some years longer, im sure, maybe even the US would have asked for peace..who knows

  • You obviously don't understand American resolve, the US would have NEVER sued for peace with Japan. We were ready to wipe every Japanese off the face of the Earth. Remember we were ready and willing to continue nuking the island over and over again. We had already incinerated 67 Japanese cities before the A-Bombs.

  • @stephentsang2000 I can just imagine what would happen if you ruled the Navy back then, with no choice of peace, you would've surrendered or lost first, unlike the skills of the generals aboard the carriers and making tough decision

  • Woot Jap destroyer "akatsuki"

  • @xwrn This is a documentary on a ship that turned the tide of war in the Pacific and USS Enterprise is the most decorate ship in American history 20 battlestars, Presidential Citation, and the British even awarded her with the British Admiralty Pennant.

    The narrator is just trying to explain to an audience of people ranging for kids to old people about what is happening. His job is more difficult then you think it is.

    Also USS Enterprise is a ship that would get the job done.

  • @123ManBanana Yes, it all makes for a very interesting history lesson, much more interesting than how you normally get it in school, from a book.

  • the only thing I don't like about this episode is that they keep saying Enterprise is the only carrier left and the others have gone down. They forget the Saratoga is still around, just damaged.

  • @xwrn I agree with this. I like military history but a certain degree of solemn reverence for the people being killed on both sides needs to form a consistent undertone in war documentaries. These people aren't dieing for our entertainment.

  • @xwrn its an american show talking about american war history what else do you expect? of course they will talk it up

  • omg the myths are true Friday the 13 is an unlucky day well at least for the Americans

  •  A well none-- show

  • ...I think that the producers of this series did a very good job from the story telling to the CGI illustrations...good job...

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  • y does the Uss Atlanta doesn't fire torpedoes at the destroyers?!

  • @33WarRoom I got 2 questions for you. Do you have proof that you are a writer and series producer of this show? Or are you just some under age kid who pretended to be one and like to start crap? Also, don't get me wrong and start crap w/ me either. I love these shows and was just asking a few questions just to make sure you are who you say you are so I can possible buy an original DVD copy of this to have and watch @ home when I don't have any internet.

  • @Mysteriaperson

    Dear Sir, or Madam,

    My name is Dolan. I was one of the writer/producers on this series. I am a producer for Flight 33 Productions, the company that produced this and other programs. You are welcome to review my credits on IMDB.com if you like. I have 17 years invested in my career. If you want a copy of this series, they can be had from the History Channel's website or Amazon, both of which sell a nicely packaged set of the DVDs. Also, as a gentleman I do not start "crap".

  • @33WarRoom Thank you. I appreciated so much. I will look into it and hopefully get a DVD version of it.

  • @33WarRoom If you really are what you say you are I'd like to commend your team on the excellent CG models and quality, it's much better animation than I would have expected.

  • @GloriousMister Sir, I am who I claim to be. You may check out our company Flight 33 Productions online. We produce numerous shows for History and other networks.

  • @33WarRoom Well, amazing work then, I haven't had the History channel for a long time now, sadly, I hope you guys continue to make amazing content.

  • @BigBoyFatso destroyer akatsuki? naruto?

  • @deathsaurer123 Don't even joke with that shit.

  • @GloriousMister its entertaining ______________ for kids

  • Evil Japs

  • McGraw FTW

  • Battleship vs battleship battles, those were the days.....

  • IMO, The USS Enterprise won the war for the American forces.

  • nope this is how we took care of business in ww2.

  • BigBoy do you have any videos on air raids of Rabaul?

  • is the longer the ship better, i know the can hyold more guns and crew, but the shorter ships can menover faster and are smaller targets to hit

  • @GamerGuy249 what dokaw said, and big ship can also be pretty fast

  • Well touching up on what every one else said, I believe it depends on the objective of the craft. Like dokaw said, if the mission requires retrieval of craft or a "hit and run" focus (strike then flee) destroyers and/or light cruisers fit perfectly. However if the objective requires long durations of time in enemy territory or greater firepower, carriers/ battleships come into play.

  • 9:00 holy sh*t...! talk about catching hell... o.O

  • I am never going to say that Japan was a good boy at that time. I am never going to justify war crimes Japanese soldiers did. However, I want you to watch "Battle 360 E5 Enterprise vs Japan Part 2/6". According to it, US sailors killed most of Japanese survivors floating on the waves after battle.

  • If u like this show and u own a Xbox 360 u would like BattleStations Pacific. I know i do!

  • is it an aerial game?

  • aerial and naval

  • thanks for these video's!!! they are great!!!! my granpa was part of the 101st who parachuted into mormandy!! world war 2 is my favorite war to learn about

  • i know a game like that...

    Battle station pacific!!

  • I think it was really a bad idea to scrape the USS Enterprise. They should had turn it into a museum ship. This aircraft carrier had been through hell and deserves a place history. War is hell.

  • my granddad was killed in singapore by japanese bombings...they are especially cruel towards us chinese in singapore

  • im Singaporean too...Japs are so cruel...once they wanted a thing,they will get it at any all cost...

  • I think Chinese Communist Party's power elites and their henchmen like you are far more cruel than Japanese people. After the end of WW2, around 1000 Japanese war criminal were executed by victor countries; Japan paid war reparations to victor countries. However, CCP power elites are now doing cruel things in China. You had better say "Chinese commies are so cruel" before saying "Japs are so cruel".

  • First of all, I'm from Taiwan, not China. Secondly, if you haven't noticed, this is public, so posting such biased and potentially racist comments is completely unacceptable. Lastly, you have the facts all wrong, the 1000 people executed were the Chinese communists (Mao Zedong's Party) by the Guomindang. Japan did FAR more damage to China + Japan than we ever did. Have you ever read the "Rape of Nanking?" Because if you haven't, you should, then post a comment again on what you think now.

  • Do you think that Japanese war criminals were not executed by victor countries after WW2? Do you think victor countries didn't force Japan to pay war reparation after WW2? I don't think that they were so tolerant to Japan.

  • No shit sherlock, tell me a country that HASN'T done that after a war. It's like telling me that people need water, it's obvious, your truly making no logical statement or argument. If you actually study history properly, you'll realize that the Chinese enslaved and used Japan soldiers/ officers as FACTORY WORKERS. The Chinese only executed high class officers to which they believed doing so was actually necessary. Next time, get your facts right before you post shit all over the internet.

  • Anyway, Chinese people fully retaliated against Japanese people and Japan after WW2 because China was a member of victor countries. Japan and Japanese people could do nothing but obeyed victor countries after WW2.

  • Isn't Taiwan part of China? You guys aren't independent...

  • Dear Castoroy,

    This is not such a simple question. Like Okinawa, Taiwan has changed hands through time.

    The Republic of China is a democratic government in control of the province of Taiwan. While, the communists control the mainland and Hong Kong. Both claim to be the Chinese government.

    Taiwan and Okinawa were slated to be returned to the ROC after WWII.

  • The graphics is great and the blood being spilled in each battle - greater. This is not something we must enjoy watching but something to look back. It is being retold to remind us how brutal war is. Remember your grandfathers and how their limbs and lives were torn by this war. It should never happen again!

  • Enjoy watching it CUZ my grandfathr fought in this war, any one whos grandfather where part of the war with japan should hold there head high, we fought our hearts out, and kicked there ass,

  • We all have grandfathers and relatives who fought and died in this war. My country was a victim of Japanese occupation.

  • Same here, my grandfather was alive when Taiwan (his native country) was invaded and occupied by the Japanese. Which country did your relatives fight for?

  • We are neighbors...a southeast asian country.

  • i cant say i was in the asian countrys that where invaded by japan, but i can say i am american, and my grandfather did fight in this war, as to was i can not remmeber, and he passed away, im sure my dad and grandma remember i need to ask agian

  • My granpa, uncle, and old man were POWs in Santo Tomas, Philippines. Granpa was killed by Jap artillery fire 5 days after the camp was liberated.

    My old man lived until 1999, died at 81 after the docs in 1945 gave him 6 months to live after his POW ordeal.

  • GRAPHICS MEAN EVERYTHING

  • U mean kamikazes?

  • first comment.History channel's biggest fan.Battle 360 best fan

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