Battle 360 - Season One (History Channel) (Steelbook)

Battle 360 - Season One (History Channel) (Steelbook)
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Actor: USS Enterprise
Director: various
Brand: A&E HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 470 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)

DVD Reviews of Battle 360 - Season One (History Channel) (Steelbook)

DVD Review: Enterprise
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the movie to buy if your a history buff, or just like war movies. OK, they do go a little over board on the animation, and I wish it was a little more detailed, I'd buy an expanded version if they made it. I recommend this movie, I got it on Amazon for $21, think it was a gold box but I'm forgetful. Wait for it to come back down to$21, which it dose every so many weeks. Its the same version as that, which was on television last year. You can tape it off the air but, it will take 8 or 9 weeks, you will have to sit and take out the commercials, and when your done, you will probably be like me and just want a good master copy, pay the $21 its worth it.I watched it last year on TV, and now twice since I received it. Now my son is watching it.

DVD Review: FANTASTIC!
Summary: 5 Stars

I am a 45 year old world war two buff. I have many dvd's on the subject. The narration, archive film, archive photographs, CGI, historical accuracy and interviews with veterans are second to no prior release. It is exciting and intellectually stimulating.

DVD Review: The Big E
Summary: 4 Stars

I actually found the Battle 360 USS Enterprise quite good in the fact that it was extrodinarily detailed in describing the full gamit of the warfighting history of the Aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise. The use of CGI blended well with documented portions of the script as well as individual dialog from the parcipitants involed. The history of The Big E is practically the entire history of the war against Japan,well done.I am looking forward to further adventures with Battle 360.

DVD Review: History comes alive!
Summary: 5 Stars

More vivid and engaging than reading military history books written by scholars. This title is able to accurately depicts the great battles and tactics while keeping the view engaged with its great computer graphics and sound effects.

The only downside is its pro-American points of view and for more balanced reporting, perhaps the Japanese soldiers who fought and survived the battle should be interviewed as well.

DVD Review: A New Look At A Old Veteran
Summary: 5 Stars

Battle 360 (season 1) revolves around the USS Enterprise in the fight against Japan in WWII. This aircraft carrier saw most for the war in the pacific by being there the major campaigns. She took major damage and delivered some too. In this series of programs I loved the genius of the computer graphics ...they are awesome. It makes you feel you are there. The producers did their homework by including details we the views may not know. They explain the ships, aircraft, guns, bombs and ammo. They give dimensions, weight and other critical information to put us right there. They intermingle the graphics with still pictures and 8mm film, to give you a real feeling of the experiences.

I knew some about the USS Enterprise before viewing this series, but now I realise she was the war effort in the pacific for the US.

I truly enjoy this series and I bet if you are a WWII buff, so will you. This is true world history so you can pass it down to your kids or grandkids too. We may never see such epic power on the seas again, but the USS Enterprise will always be known strength and resolve for the American spirit during WWII.

Description of Battle 360 - Season One (History Channel) (Steelbook)

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 crew s battles were marked by intense firepower, instinct and a 360-coordination between the ship, the destroyers, the aircraft above and the submarines below. In each of ten episodes, and 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, the sea and underwater.

DVD Features: Additional Footage

BATTLE 360: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE includes all 10 original episodes on 4 DVDs:
Disc 1: Call to Duty / Vengeance at Midway / Jaws of the Enemy
Disc 2: Bloody Santa Cruz / Enterprise vs. Japan / The Grey Ghost
Disc 3: Hammer of Hell / D-Day in the Pacific
Disc 4: Battle of Leyte Gulf / The Empire's Last Stand / bonus material

It would be an understatement say that Battle 360: Season 1 has substantial appeal for World War II and naval history "enthusiasts." Considering the depth and thoroughness of the program and the sheer volume of data and information on hand--and with ten episodes, each more than 50 minutes long, there's very little that's not covered--it's likely that experts, fanatics, and obsessives will be well satisfied too. Using a combination of extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI), charts, graphics, statistics, file footage, photos, interviews with military men both past and present, and more, the program focuses on the Pacific Theater, where the United States and its allies battled Japan for the three and half years between Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the end of the war in August 1945. At the center of virtually every battle during that span was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Launched in 1936, this Yorktown class vessel, also known as "a fighting city of steel" and "the Lucky E" (for its ability to avoid major catastrophe, at least for the most part), carried 96 planes, a huge amount of weaponry, and a crew whose average was an astonishing 19 years old. Proceeding chronologically, the series details such major conflicts as Midway (when the U.S. disabled no less than four Japanese carriers), Guadalcanal (when the Enterprise suffered serious damage while helping to thwart the enemy's plans to invade Australia), and Leyte Gulf ("the largest naval battle in the history of mankind"), finishing with the Japanese's last-gasp use of kamikaze pilots to attack the U.S. fleet. Much of this is genuinely gripping, as the episodes provide literally minute-by-minute accounts of every encounter and the size, speed, function, and firepower of every vessel and aircraft on both sides. But there are notable drawbacks as well, starting with the fact that for all of its detail, we see almost nothing of the Enterprise's interior or descriptions of daily life on board the enormous vessel. There's also the issue of how much CGI you can take; although there is some film footage (which may or may not be from the specific skirmish being described), the computer work, while generally pretty convincing, is pervasive and rather like a video game without a controller. What's more, each episode is kinetic almost to distraction, with a ceaseless flow of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over detailing the action. On the other hand, the reminiscences of those who were actually there are often very moving, not to mention a welcome surcease from the high-tech assault of the rest of the show. Bonus material is limited--a few additional scenes--but the steel box it all comes in is pretty cool. --Sam Graham

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