I watched this when I was a child with my Dad sitting next to me when he was home from a Untited States Merchan Marine Sea Voyage. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. This Victory AT Sea series is the closest memories I have of my father being home. So I will always watch this series. My Dad is dead now and I'm 61 years old myself. I for one shall not forget the treachery of the Nippon Empire on December 7, 1941. Nor will I forget those who served our country. Thank You ALL!
The Japanese were the first to deploy aircraft carriers into battle and the first to lose a whole bunch of them. You can start a war, but you can't always finish it.
how super lucky my side was: most of the g.d. worthless battleships sunk at the very beginning! had we had the chance to strike trhe first blow, and sunk the same sort of targets (worthless ships except in as lots of dead fellow countrymen tends to irritate people), perhaps we would have lost the war.
I saw this as a kid and remembered liking it, so I wanted to see Victory At Sea again, but this series has not held up well over time. I have seen too many truly great World War 2 documentaries like Battlefields and World At War to enjoy this mess. Why We Fight from this same era is equally factually incorrect and jingoistic to Victory At Sea, but even that series is better done and more exciting than this mess. All the footage here is bland or completely fake and there is no tactical detail.
Mrobert21 is, sadly, correct. The main value of this "documentary" series is nostalgia, for us who watched it as kids. Of course, there's the Rodgers score.
My father was there on the Pennsy. He saw the Arizona get hit. He rarely ever talked about the war-but he watched this show on a regular basis and talked bout his beloved Pennsy.
People always say the US was lucky that their aircraft carriers were not at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, but there had been indications that Japan would attack at the end of November, so the carriers were out looking for a Japanese naval task force.
Can hardly believe 70 years
91625247 2 months ago
I watched this when I was a child with my Dad sitting next to me when he was home from a Untited States Merchan Marine Sea Voyage. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. This Victory AT Sea series is the closest memories I have of my father being home. So I will always watch this series. My Dad is dead now and I'm 61 years old myself. I for one shall not forget the treachery of the Nippon Empire on December 7, 1941. Nor will I forget those who served our country. Thank You ALL!
PeterDad60 4 months ago
The Japanese were the first to deploy aircraft carriers into battle and the first to lose a whole bunch of them. You can start a war, but you can't always finish it.
shanghaibenny2 11 months ago
The music always stirs up my blood!
shanghaibenny2 11 months ago
December 7, 2010: Remember Pearl Harbor!
radiootoo 1 year ago
how super lucky my side was: most of the g.d. worthless battleships sunk at the very beginning! had we had the chance to strike trhe first blow, and sunk the same sort of targets (worthless ships except in as lots of dead fellow countrymen tends to irritate people), perhaps we would have lost the war.
johnwerneken 1 year ago
It might have been a cheap victory for Japan, but not as cheap as it was for the U.S. to get Hawaii. Just saying ...
Xigano1 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
The Pacific is getting good. I just saw episode 3 at lastnightstvshows (.) com
grumpyunderworl 1 year ago
Thank God the Carriers were out that day.
iguire 2 years ago
This series is the bast of the best, God Bless America!
bonesdoc11 2 years ago
They don't get better than this, God Bless America!
bonesdoc11 2 years ago
I saw this as a kid and remembered liking it, so I wanted to see Victory At Sea again, but this series has not held up well over time. I have seen too many truly great World War 2 documentaries like Battlefields and World At War to enjoy this mess. Why We Fight from this same era is equally factually incorrect and jingoistic to Victory At Sea, but even that series is better done and more exciting than this mess. All the footage here is bland or completely fake and there is no tactical detail.
MRobert21 2 years ago
Mrobert21 is, sadly, correct. The main value of this "documentary" series is nostalgia, for us who watched it as kids. Of course, there's the Rodgers score.
impCaesarAvg 2 years ago
My father was there on the Pennsy. He saw the Arizona get hit. He rarely ever talked about the war-but he watched this show on a regular basis and talked bout his beloved Pennsy.
pataphysician66 3 years ago 3
People always say the US was lucky that their aircraft carriers were not at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, but there had been indications that Japan would attack at the end of November, so the carriers were out looking for a Japanese naval task force.
luridplanet 3 years ago
My favorite war series watched with my Dad
in the 50's. The best music of all! Sure its
propaganda - but its good propaganda.
DerrickSmith7 4 years ago 5