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During a routine training exercise, the American submarine Manta collides with a Russian craft, and Captain William Arlington faces a court-martial upon his return to the U.S. But the trip home is about to be cut short. A band of terrorists, under the control of the charismatic, media-conscious Koba, have hijacked anther Russian sub. Now Arlington and theicrew of the damaged Manta must fight for their lives to prevent the terrorists from reaching American waters. The countdown is on, and the fate of the free world hangs in the balance.
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Submarines: The Silent Service in World War II
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ASIN: B000AB0Z2W Release Date: 2005-07-18 |
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The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor destroyed most of America's Pacific Fleet. Untouched were America's submarines. They would inflict catastrophic losses on the Japanese in World War II.Featured on this DVD are five rare U.S. Navy films made in the WWII era — including a full COLOR film — showcasing the capabilities that led to America's triumph in the Pacific war. Watch a rare, silent newsreel of the recovery of the USS Squalus and its crew after a diving accident.
See recruits train for action in the pre-war silent service, and watch rare FULL COLOR WWII combat footage as U.S. fleet boats enter Japanese home waters, operating with impunity and sinking everything in sight.
Also featured is a film showing one of the great triumphs of the anti-submarine war in the Atlantic: the capture of the Nazi U-505 at sea.
The DVD concludes with a showcase of post-war developments including the launch of the nuclear Nautilus.
Digitally remastered and restored from original 16mm prints, many of these films have never been available to the public, and some have only recently been declassified. Please note, due to their age and rarity, image and sound quality can vary.
All films are black and white and COLOR. Running time: 90 minutes.
IMPORTANT: This DVD is presented in the DVD-R format. It may not be compatible with older DVD players. Please check your DVD player's manual for more information.
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great dive history.......2006-07-31
Superior Early History Of United States Submarines.......2005-10-23
Excellent U.S. Navy films from an historic era!.......2005-08-22
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Submarines: The Cold War Below
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ASIN: B000BN6M0I Release Date: 2005-10-03 |
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Third in a series of exciting documentary and training films gleaned from government, industry and U.S. Navy archives, Submarines: The Cold War Below contains six exciting films. Major titles include: 41 For Freedom, Polaris Blue and Gold, Missiles of the Navy, Regulus II, and Expedition: USS Seadragon. It also includes a never-before-seen home movie made by the Seadragon's crew.IMPORTANT: This DVD is presented in the DVD-R format. It may not be compatible with older DVD players. Please check your DVD player's manual for more information.
The DVDs in the Submarine series include:
Volume 1: The Silent Service in WWII (WWII Fleet Boats)
Volume 2: The Nuclear Pioneers (Nautilus, Triton and Tunny)
Volme 3: The Cold War Below (Grayback SSG, Polaris SSBNs and missile era)
Volume 4: The Cutting Edge (History of Polaris submarines)
Volume 5: Anti-Submarine Warfare
Volume 6: The Deep Horizon (DSRVs, SeaLab and Submersibles)
Volume 7: Submarines, Frogmen and Divers (Frogmen, UDTs and more)
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Volume 8: Submarine Down! (Diving bells and escape trunks).
All volumes feature top quality transfers from original 16mm films, many of which have been restored and digitally remastered. DVDs always feature at least 90 minutes of material. All titles are available on Amazon.com
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Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Starring: Roy Scheider Director: Nick Spark ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General
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ASIN: B000071XAU Release Date: 2002-10-10 |
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The Regulus DVD documents an entire era in the history of the U.S. Navy. It contains the original documentary film, and adds three bonus video segments with nearly 20 minutes of additional footage, much of it never seen before by the public. It also contains dozens of recently declassified photographs, fact sheets, and data cards, all of them accessed through a series of attractive menus.The bonus segments include The Navy Gets the Bird, which documents the difficulties experienced by Navy personnel as they attempted to make the Regulus missile operational, and The Regulus Assault Mission, which includes interviews with the Navy pilots tasked with flying the Regulus into harm's way and detonating its nuclear warhead!
This segment also shows the Regulus being launched from cruisers, tenders, and aircraft carriers.
Rare archival footage of the Regulus II supersonic cruise missile, and photographs from the Regulus II flight test program, are also featured on this action-packed DVD.
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Submarines: The Nuclear Pioneers
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ASIN: B000AOVR2Q Release Date: 2005-08-05 |
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Second in a series of exciting submarine documentary and training films gleaned from government, industry and U.S. Navy archives, Submarines: The Nuclear Pioneers contains five exciting films. Major titles include: USS Nautilus Operation Sunshine, USS Nautilus newsreel (silent), USS Triton Beyond Magellan, USS Tunny Launches Regulus I, and The Mission and Characteristics of the Nuclear Submarine.
The DVDs in the Submarine series include:
Volume 1: The Silent Service in WWII (WWII Fleet Boats)
Volume 2: The Nuclear Pioneers (Nautilus, Triton and Tunny)
Volume 3: The Cold War Below (Grayback SSG, Polaris SSBNs and missile era)
Volume 4: The Cutting Edge (History of Polaris submarines)
Volume 5: Anti-Submarine Warfare
Volume 6: The Deep Horizon (DSRVs, SeaLab and Submersibles)
Volume 7: Submarines, Frogmen and Divers (Frogmen, UDTs and more)
and
Volume 8: Submarine Down! (Diving bells and escape trunks).
All volumes feature top quality transfers from original 16mm films, many of which have been restored and digitally remastered. DVDs always feature at least 90 minutes of material. All titles are available on Amazon.com
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Submarines: The Cutting Edge
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ASIN: B000E40TQC Release Date: 2006-01-30 |
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During WWII the effort to develop an atomic bomb seized America's imagination. In the Cold War, a new effort on par with the Manhattan Project was undertaken as America raced to deploy the Polaris ballistic missile submarines.Featured on this DVD are eight rare films showing the construction and building of the Polaris boats, and the training of their crews. See a rare full color profile of the Navy's submarine school in New London, and watch technical films of the type used to indoctrinate recruits.
Other films show the development of the Polaris and Poseidon weapons systems, the christening of the SSBN USS Lafayette by First Lady Jackie Kennedy, and the role played by sub tenders with the fleet.
The DVD also includes rare footage of the nuclear attack submarine USS Skate as it transits and then surfaces at the North Pole in 1958 and 1959.
Digitally remastered and restored from original 16mm prints, many of these films have never been available to the public, and some have only recently been declassified. Please note, due to their age and rarity, image and sound quality can vary.
Films are black and white and color. Running time: over two hours.
IMPORTANT: This DVD is presented in the DVD-R format. It may not be compatible with older DVD players. Please check your DVD player's manual for more information.
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Submarines
Starring: Charles Bywaters , Jim Davison (II) , Rufus Dorsey , Tim Douglas (II) , and David Douglas (III) Director: David Douglas (III) Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General
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ASIN: B00009AV7Z Release Date: 2003-07-29 |
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During a routine training exercise, the American submarine Manta collides with a Russian craft, and Captain William Arlington faces a court-martial upon his return to the U.S. But the trip home is about to be cut short. A band of terrorists, under the control of the charismatic, media-conscious Koba, have hijacked anther Russian sub. Now Arlington and theicrew of the damaged Manta must fight for their lives to prevent the terrorists from reaching American waters. The countdown is on, and the fate of the free world hangs in the balance.
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Submarines: The Deep Horizon
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ASIN: B000EAVAUU Release Date: 2006-02-10 |
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While the "Space Race" captured the public's attention in the 1960's, another frontier beckoned: the inner space of the world's oceans. Featured on this DVD are six rare and historic films -- produced by the U.S. Navy -- showing some of the technologies developed to explore the ocean deep.Watch as U.S. Navy aquanots live and work in the SeaLab I + II habitats, and see future astronaut Scott Carpenter as he sets an endurance record: thirty days at 200 feet below.
Learn about the submersible Aluminaut, and see how the Navy's deep submergence rescue vehicles (DSRV) Avalon and Mystic can be used to rescue the crew of a disabled submarine.
The DVD concludes with a technical film which reveals the techniques used to raise a sunken or disabled submarine, and shows footage of the ill-fated USS Squalus.
Digitally remastered and restored from original 16mm prints retrieved from forgotten archives, many of these films have never been available to the public, and some have only recently been declassified.
Please note, due to their age and rarity, image and sound quality can vary.
Films are color and black and white.
Running time: over two hours.
IMPORTANT: This DVD is presented in the DVD-R format. It may not be compatible with older DVD players. Please check your DVD player's manual for more information.
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The Wreck Hunters: Dive to the Wreck of the USS Bass
Starring: Marion L. Costello Jr. , Steve Scheuer , Bill Delmonico , and Capt. Bill Palmer Director: Marion L. Costello Jr. , and Capt. Lou Costello Manufacturer: NorLantique Video LLC ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General
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ASIN: B00079RC1E Release Date: 2004-12-10 |
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A very different and sometimes humorous look at the at the often dangerous and sometimes deadly world of the deep water wreck diver.Join an East Coast wreck diving charter boat and it's passengers and crew as they participate in a unique adventure seldom experienced in today's world.
This is real life adventure as good as it gets!
About the shipwreck: At 342 feet in length the USS Bass was one of three identical sisters that were the largest non-nuclear submarines ever constructed by the U. S. Navy. This spectacular wreck now rests in 160 feet of cold, dark, inhospitable water off the coast of New England.
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Submarines: Submarines, Frogmen and Divers
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ASIN: B000FVREDA Release Date: 2006-06-02 |
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The U.S. Navy's deep sea divers and frogmen are some of the most highly trained and specialized personnel in the armed forces. Featured on this DVD are five rare films showing the history of the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) — predecessors to the modern SEALs — and some of the regimens developed to train them and the Navy's deep sea divers.Special attention is given to the physical effects of diving and the potential hazards that lurk below the surface. Learn about the development of underwater photography techniques, and see early footage of the use of the aqualung by Cousteau.
See how UDTs operated during WWII, and see them deploy for combat from a submerged submarine. Watch a film made by the Navy's diving school showing salvage techniques utilized by hard-hat divers. Witness the exploits and accomplishments of those men who braved the fathoms deep.
Please note: the films featured on this DVD were originally produced by and for the U.S. Navy. Due to their rarity and age, image and sound quality may vary.
Color and black and white films. Running time approximately two hours.
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The Great Ships - Submarines (History Channel)
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ASIN: B000FKP190 Release Date: 2006-05-02 |
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They are the ultimate naval weapon of the 20th century, the most feared warships on earth. The massive `boomers', with their cargo of nuclear missiles, can strike targets anywhere on the globe from deep beneath the oceans' waters. SUBMARINES is the ultimate history of these awesome ships, from the very first sub in 1787 to today's nuclear-powered behemoths. Go aboard the USS Providence with commander Rich Medley for an up-close look at the ships that form the backbone of today's Navy. Relive pivotal engagements, from the first-ever sinking of a ship by a submarine during the U.S. Civil War to the dreaded `Wolfpack' attacks during World War II. Trace the technological advances that transformed submarines from curiosities into devastating weapons, and see how their roles evolved in conflicts throughout the 20th century. And get a unique look at the specialized subs that are furthering our knowledge of the worldís oceans, research vessels that descend into the dark of the sea, where the secrets of the deep are revealed. It's a captivating look at the most fascinating ships ever built, the silent, stunning SUBMARINES.DVD:
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