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BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
The South Atlantic becomes a front in the overall Battle of the Atlantic, from the pursuit of the Graf Spee to the battle between HMS Devonshire and the German raider Atlantis. The Allies, meanwhile, nurture their ties to South America and gained a vital base in Ascension Island. Despite deep rooted Nazi sympathy, the South American nations rallied to the Allies' cause, securing vital bases, forces, and resources.
Aired: Jan 11, 1953 Genre: Documentary War & PoliticsCasts: Leonard GravesDuration: 30m Rating: 2.5 Country: United States of America Production:
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01: DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-194102: THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 194103: SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-194304: MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle05: MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta06: GUADALCANAL07: RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands08: MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-194209: SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-194310: BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic11: THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska12: THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls13: MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign14: ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign15: D-DAY: Normandy16: KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-194517: THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas18: TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur19: BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf20: RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines21: FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines22: THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender23: TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima24: THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean25: SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa26: DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war