Battle.360.txt
Genre Documentary / History / War / Military / Aviation
The series is written by Tony Long and Samuel K. Dolan, and produced by Brian Thompson, Samuel K. Dolan and Tim Evans. It is narrated by Wally Kurth. Military historians providing commentary include Alan Pietruszewski, Gunnery Sergeant William Bodette,[2] Martin K. A. Morgan, Jonathan Parshall, and producer and story editor Samuel K. Dolan. The 3D graphics are by Crazybridge Studios, with additional graphics by Radical 3D; the visual effects supervisor is Steffen Schlachtenhaufen. The executive producers are Louis C. Tarantino and Douglas J. Cohen, and the associate producer is Ryan Hurst.
The series original run was broadcast with limited commercial interruptions because of its sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, whose founder, Jack Taylor, served on the Enterprise as a pilot during World War II.
Veterans
Each episode of Battle 360 made extensive use of veteran interviews from the sailors, pilots and Marines of USS Enterprise (CV-6). Many of these veterans' accounts appeared as ongoing storylines throughout the series and the veterans themselves became regular characters. Among the veterans interviewed for the program were pilots Captain Donald "Flash" Gordon, Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa, Rear Admiral James D. Ramage, and Bruce McGraw. Among the ship's surviving crew interviewed for the series was Yeoman Willard Norberg, Roy E. Blood, Jack Glass, Arnold Olson and James Barnhill. Members of the ship's Marine Detachment were also interviewed including Louis Michot, Jack Maroney, Frank Graves, Richard Harte, Walter Keil and George Lanvermeyer.
In addition to the Enterprise veterans, there were a number of veteran contributors from other vessels that fought with the Enterprise, including sailors from USS Hornet (CV-8), USS Northampton (CA-26), USS North Carolina (BB-55), and USS Smith (DD-378).
Episodes
The series consists of 10 episodes.
1 "Call to Duty"
The attack on Pearl Harbor, the entry of the United States into World War II, the Marshall Islands Raid, and the Doolittle Raid.
2 "Vengeance at Midway"
The Battle of Midway.
3 "Jaws of the Enemy"
The Solomon Islands campaign and the battle for Guadalcanal.
4 "Bloody Santa Cruz"
The Solomon Islands campaign and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
5 "Enterprise versus Japan"
Fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal as the only American aircraft carrier active in the Pacific theater of war.
6 "The Grey Ghost"
The refitting of the Enterprise, and the battle for the Gilbert Islands.
7 "Hammer of Hell"
Assaulting Truk Lagoon as part of Operation Hailstone, including the first night radar bombing attack from a U.S. carrier.
8 "D-Day in the Pacific"
The Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest aircraft carrier battle in history.
9 "Battle of Leyte Gulf"
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II.
10 "The Empire's Last Stand"
The battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, night sorties, attacks by kamikazes, the end of World War II, and the legacy of the Enterprise.
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