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xsBusiness - Battle 360 - Season 1 (History Channel) (Steelbook)
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List Price: $39.95
Our Price: $17.48
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Starring: USS Enterprise
Directed By: various
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961115314
Format: Box set
Label: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-08-26
Running Time: 470
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Spotlight: The Big E
Comment: By now, a few of the other reviewers have shared the often held opinion that the story of USS Enterprise CV6 for a modern audience was long overdue. Unless you're a Naval history buff, chances are the story of "The Big E" is probably new to you, considering the replayed emphasis of other WWII stories that are so popular these days (retellings of D-Day, etc). Hollywood has somehow ignored this area. Long story short, for a Pacific Fleet reeling in the weeks after Pearl Harbor, Enterprise, her sister carriers, and a handful of cruisers and destroyers were all that stood in the way of Japanese victory. In the months, and years to come, Enterprise and her crew would fight on as a valuable weapon of democracy, and would somehow survive some of the worst battles at sea in the 20th Century.
This program is a fitting tribute to that legacy.
Notable are the dozens of interviews with Enterprise sailors, Naval Aviators, and members of her Marine Detachment, as well as the occasional inclusion of veterans from other vessels such as "E's" sister USS Hornet, and cruiser Northampton. Like a documentary "Band of Brothers" many of the veteran stories continue as recurring subplots throughout the series, a pleasant departure from other similar programs. The depictions of battles, moments of heroism, and the sadness of burials at sea are still vivid (and at times emotional) some six decades after the fact.
Of course the CGI is a signature of the episodes, at times providing a visual account of moments in battle for which there may be no archival footage. As such, the CGI can be very helpful when the blow by blow of an air attack is underway (particularly in the case of the lesser known engagements).
A great show, and a solid testament to the story of the US Navy in the Pacific War.
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Summary: almost unwatchable
Comment: The whole show has this weird compass and chart text overlay pattern moving and zooming over all the real film scenes like a kaleidascope. As if you have to tell people they are real and old film clips as opposed to the cartoon recreation animationsthat make up the other half of the vido.. duh and really annoying flashes of 3-2-1 old movie end trailers like the film just ran out, lame lame lame. It hurts your eyes and makes you seasick.
I would give it zero or one star but it has a FEW redeeming values, such as pretty good accuracy and the real film clips are "usually" from the battles they are talking about (but not always.)
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Summary: Battle 360 is a HIT
Comment: This is the best historical video I have ever seen. What makes this series stand out and make it so good is the visual interpretation it provides. If you want to watch a the historical story of the USS Enterprise in World War II this is a must to own and watch. It is worth it.
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Summary: Battle 360
Comment: If you're a WW II junkie and love collecting DVD's about the biggest war of all time, then this a must-have for your collection. This DVD set is about the history of the WW II aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise and the computer graphic effects are extremely good. The best parts are when real veterans from the Enterprise add comment to the stories being told.
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Summary: Battle 360, The Enterprise
Comment: In the style of a documentary, this shows (in detail) all of the battles the USS Enterprise went through from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the end of WWII. There are a lot of very interesting interviews from men who served on her as well as actual footage.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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