Guadalcanal / Pegasus ; The History Zone ; written by David Manson ; producer, Gavin Bott.

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Guadalcanal was the first major land battle of the Southern Pacific campaign. The attack on Pearl Harbour was supposed to obviate the need for the grinding attritional battle that was the hallmark for the bloody fighting of Guadalcanal. The capture of this strategically crucial island in the Solomon...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:War file.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Pegasus Entertainment
History Zone
Cromwell Productions
Allegro Corporation
Discovery Channel (Firm)
Other Authors: Manson, David
Bott, Gavin
Pigott-Smith, Tim
Language:English
Published: Portland, OR : Allegro Corp., [2008], ©2008.
Series:War file.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Solomon Islands.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
1939-1945
Military campaigns.
Pacific Ocean.
Solomon Islands.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Guadalcanal was the first major land battle of the Southern Pacific campaign. The attack on Pearl Harbour was supposed to obviate the need for the grinding attritional battle that was the hallmark for the bloody fighting of Guadalcanal. The capture of this strategically crucial island in the Solomons--during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives--was the key to the US victory in the Philippines. It also paved the way for the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the final defeat of Japan.
Note:Originally broadcast as an episode of Battlefield on the Discovery Channel in 2001.
Special features: Ask the experts [interactive video feature]; Test your knowledge [interactive text feature]; Excerpts from other titles in the series [previews].
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR6 D0091604 VideoDVD
ISBN:1587100541
9781587100543
Credits:Graphics, Andrew Topping, Matt Sugars, Sarah Fitzsimmons ; original music, Paul Farrer ; editors, Chris Gormlie, Matthew Hale, Richard Cook.
System Details:DVD; Region 0 (All), NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; screen format 4:3 [standard].
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Tim Pigott-Smith.