| Battle 360° | |
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 A computer-animated image of the USS Enterprise on Battle 360°. |
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| Genre | Documentary / History / War / Military / Aviation |
| Written by | Tony Long Samuel K. Dolan |
| Directed by | Tony Long |
| Narrated by | Wally Kurth |
| Composer(s) | Eric Amdahl |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Louis C. Tarantino Douglas J. Cohen |
| Producer(s) | Brian Thompson Samuel K. Dolan |
| Editor(s) | Kyle Yaskin Gina Vecchione |
| Cinematography | Tom Collins Jason Newfield Chris Raymond |
| Running time | 54 minutes (approx. without commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | History |
| Original run | February 29, 2008 – May 2, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Battle 360°, also written as Battle 360, is an American documentary television series that originally aired from February 29 to May 2, 2008 on History. The program focuses on the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The show is produced by Flight 33 Productions.[1]
Battle 360° makes extensive use of computer animation to depict the story of the Enterprise. The animation is combined with documentary footage, interviews of Enterprise crew members and military historians, and voice-over narration.
The series is written by Tony Long and Samuel K. Dolan, and produced by Brian Thompson, Samuel K. Dolan and Tim Evans. It is narrated by Wally Kurth. Military historians providing commentary include Alan Pietruszewski, William Bodette,[2] Martin K. A. Morgan, Jonathan Parshall, and producer and story editor Samuel K. Dolan. The 3D graphics are by Crazybridge Studios, with additional graphics by Radical 3D; the visual effects supervisor is Steffen Schlachtenhaufen. The executive producers are Louis C. Tarantino and Douglas J. Cohen, and the associate producer is Ryan Hurst.
On February 29, 2008, the first episode of Battle 360° had 1.8 million viewers. This was the second best viewer total for a History channel series premiere, behind Ice Road Truckers.[3][4]
The series original run was broadcast with limited commercial interruptions because of its sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, whose founder, Jack Taylor, served on the Enterprise as a pilot during World War II.
Patton 360°, a spin-off series of Battle 360°, premiered on April 10, 2009 on the same channel.[5]
The series consists of 10 episodes.[6]
| Episode # | Episode Title | Original U.S. Airdate |
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| 1 | "Call to Duty" | February 29, 2008 |
| The attack on Pearl Harbor, the entry of the United States into World War II, the Marshall Islands Raid, and the Doolittle Raid. | ||
| 2 | "Vengeance at Midway" | March 7, 2008 |
| The Battle of Midway. | ||
| 3 | "Jaws of the Enemy" | March 14, 2008 |
| The Solomon Islands campaign and the battle for Guadalcanal. | ||
| 4 | "Bloody Santa Cruz" | March 21, 2008 |
| The Solomon Islands campaign and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. | ||
| 5 | "Enterprise versus Japan" | March 28, 2008 |
| Fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal as the only American aircraft carrier active in the Pacific theater of war. | ||
| 6 | "The Grey Ghost" | April 4, 2008 |
| The refitting of the Enterprise, and the battle for the Gilbert Islands. | ||
| 7 | "Hammer of Hell" | April 11, 2008 |
| Assaulting Truk Lagoon as part of Operation Hailstone, including the first night radar bombing attack from a U.S. carrier. | ||
| 8 | "D-Day in the Pacific" | April 18, 2008 |
| The Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest aircraft carrier battle in history. | ||
| 9 | "Battle of Leyte Gulf" | April 25, 2008 |
| The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II. | ||
| 10 | "The Empire's Last Stand" | May 2, 2008 |
| The battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, night sorties, attacks by kamikazes, the end of World War II, and the legacy of the Enterprise. | ||
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