DVD
Crusade in the Pacific. Vol. 1 [videorecording].
This documentary covers the entire saga of World War II in the Pacific theatre, utilizing film footage shot by cameramen on both sides of the War, originally broadcast on television in 1951.
Item details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (300 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [La Crosse, Wis.] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, c2010.
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. Film sources: U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Australian Government Information Service, British Information Service, New Zealand Army, Netherlands Information Service, March of Time, Newsreel Pool, captured Japanese film from U.S. National Archives and Office of Alien Property. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Crusade in the Pacific -- Awakening in the Pacific -- Rise of the Japanese empire -- America goes to war in the Pacific -- U.S. and the Philippines -- Navy holds 1942 -- Guadalcanal, America's first offensive -- War in the north, the Aleutians -- Road back, New Guinea -- Up the Solomon's ladder--Bouganville -- Attack in the Central Pacific: Makin and Tarawa -- War at sea. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer, Arthur B. Tourtellot ; film editing and compilation, Jack Bush ... [et al.] ; research, Jane Bartels, Allen Dibble, Isabella Kohn. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Westbrook Van Voorhis. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |
Find similar items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Ocean > Naval operations. World War, 1939-1945 > Motion pictures and the war. |
| Genre: | DVDs. Documentary television programs. War television programs. Historical television programs. |
Currently available copies
- 4 out of 4 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
- 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds on 4 total copies.
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
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| Athens Regional Library System: Danielsville/Madison County Library |
DVD 940.542 CRUSA (
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31001003401537 | AV | Available |
