It was a war and a series of military campaigns like no other. HISTORY puts viewers in the middle of the action with two revealing programs that use cutting-edge computer graphic animation and the latest technology to brin... more »g a 360-degree view of the Second World War. In Battle 360°, follow the only carrier to be front and center in every major sea conflict in the Pacific. The USS Enterprise and its men fought saw some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat as they fought off the enemy from the air, the sea, and underwater. Then, travel with Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. as he leads his heroic soldiers in North Africa, in the invasion of Sicily, and in the charge across Europe to defeat Hitlers Third Reich. Patton 360° weaves a mix of CGI battle scenes, interviews with historians and men who fought under Patton, and commentary by modern-day military experts, offering a dramatic analysis of the brilliant strategy and leadership Patton exemplified as he beat back the Nazi tidal wave in WWII.
BATTLE 360: For nearly a decade, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. The only carrier to be front and center in every major sea conflict in the Pacific, the Enterprise and her crews battles were marked by intense firepower, instinct, and a 360°-coordination between surface ships, the aircraft above, and the submarines below. In each episode using incredible CGI visualizations, BATTLE 360° follows the Enterprise and its men through another conflict of WWII as they fight off the enemy from the air, sea, and underwater. BATTLE 360°: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE includes all 10 original episodes on 3 discs:
DISC 1: Call to Duty / Vengeance at Midway / Jaws of the Enemy / Bloody Santa Cruz
DISC 2: Enterprise vs. Japan / The Grey Ghost / Hammer of Hell
DISC 3: D-Day in the Pacific / Battle of Leyte Gulf / The Empire s Last Stand / Bonus
BONUS FEATURES: Additional Footage
PATTON 360 uses cutting-edge computer graphic animation and the latest technology to bring viewers a 360-degree view of World War II. Patton, a complicated, colorful, and ferociously determined officer known as Old Blood and Guts, springs to life with the aid of archival footage, personal diary quotes, and commentary from historians and veterans. With insight into the forces he commanded and battles he led, youll be there for all the drama, from lightning-fast armored assaults to the Battle of the Bulge and the final battles inside Germany after crossing the Rhine.
DISC 1: Blood & Guts / Rommels Last Stand / Baptism of Blood / Rogue General / American Blitzkrieg
DISC 2: Leading the Charge / On Hitlers Doorstep / Siege Warfare / Battle of the Bulge / Crushing the Third Reich« less