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1. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War

Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney

Votes: 6,331

2. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Destination Okinawa (2002)

Documentary, History, War

Anticipating an excessive commitment of resources to take and hold the island, American war planners abandon an invasion of Formosa and focus directly on the Japanese home islands. They set... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Hirohito, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance

Votes: 5

3. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Battle of Leyte Gulf (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

As American forces prepare to invade the Phillipines the Japanese, now deficient in aircraft carriers and planes, change tactics to disrupt American amphibious landings with their massive ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Harte, Garth R. Hassell, Arthur Kroop, Willard Norberg

Votes: 23

4. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: The Empire's Last Stand (2008)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

The Enterprise engages in successful operations in the South China Sea, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and its string of luck continues even with the introduction of Kamikazes. But Enterprise ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Harte, Garth R. Hassell, Walter Keil, Alvin Kernan

Votes: 16

5. Dark Seas (2021– )
Episode: The Colossal Ship That Was Going to End WW2 Instead of the Atomic Bomb (2024)

15 min | Documentary

Aircraft HMS Victorious served throughout World War Two and into the Cold War in both the Atlantic and Pacific including a brief stint with the United States Navy.