Battlefield: Guadalcanal
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Cromwell Productions
DVD Reviews of Battlefield: Guadalcanal
DVD Review: Allied offensive in the Pacific.
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the "Battlefield" series but some of their products are misnamed rather than misrespresented. In this case, the DVD covers Guadalcanal as a *starting point* in the Allied offensive against Japan in the Pacific, leading to ultimate victory.
This DVD covers the preparations for operation "Watchtower" - the amphibious assault on Guadalcanal - as well as the initial landings and subsequent taking of the airfield. It covers the Japanese response, the many battles during the campaign as well as *some* of the naval actions between the Allied navies and the Imperial Japanese Navy with the allies (especially the US Navy) coming off rather badly in many respects.
The video covers the commanders directly involved in the campaign, the weapons used as well as aircraft employed by both sides. It shows the Japanese leadership as well as their men as tenacious and brave yet often foolishly willing to throw away their lives in attacks that are poorly prepared, badly coordinated and unsupported by sufficient firepower or supplies. This is a recurring theme as the video continues.
The video continues with both the advance by MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Command and Nimitz's Central Pacific campaign, highlighting battles for the rest of the Solomons, New Guinea, Morotai, Tarawa, Eniwetok. Spends some time on both the Marianas Turkey Shoot as well as Leyte Gulf and MacArthur's successful return to the Phillipines. The video concludes with Iwo, Okinawa and the use of the atomic bomb to end the war.
Caveat emptor! Buyers who are expecting a DVD on Guadalcanal solely do not get that. This video covers the Allied march to victory against Japan that *began* with Guadalcanal. Guadalcanal gets more minutes of this DVD than other topics but it is still only a part of it. As a video covering the Allied offensive which led to eventual victory, it's quite good. But, it's not what I thought I was buying - therefore, only three stars. If a potential buyer is looking for more about the Pacific war than just Guadalcanal, I'd give it four stars.
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