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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781593752309 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 159375230X Label: WGBH Boston Languages: Manufacturer: WGBH Boston MPN: 32439 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: WGBH Boston Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 09, 2004 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: WGBH Boston Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Description: The true story behind the cataclysmic World War II naval battle that took place just off American shores. 1941. America had just entered World War II, but terrifying unseen weapons were stalking US targets, sinking over 400 ships just miles from American shores in the worst naval defeat in United States history. The stealthy predators were German U-boats, Hitler's deadly warships of the deep. It was cataclysmic—with bodies and wreckage washed ashore on the eastern seaboard. But the Allies ultimately triumphed, sinking over 700 enemy submarines. Fifty years later, the personal drama behind this wartime state of siege resurfaced when a team of divers discovered an unidentified German U-boat deep in the waters off the New Jersey coast. What boat was it? And what secret mission brought it there? The divers embarked on a dangerous, six-year quest to uncover the secret of the mysterious wreck. Three divers lost their lives in the search, but the clues uncovered have shed remarkable new light on the struggles and triumphs from this undersea war. There's more in this spectacular two-hour video journey. Trace the history of submarines and undersea warfare from the American Revolution through World War II, and tour the sophisticated—and cramped—interior of a captured U-boat. Dive in dangerous waters with deep sea detectives as they attempt to retrieve clues that will reveal the decaying U-boat's identity. See how the breaking of secret Nazi codes by the Allies altered the outcome of the war—and helped unravel the mystery behind this German U-boat. And finally, travel to Germany with the divers as they rewrite a part of World War II history, bring closure to families of the lost crew and discover how one man's life was spared. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Entertaining and Informative DocumentaryThis is a very entertaining NOVA documentary which tells the story of Hitler's Lost Sub, U-869. The film examines the history of the submarine(or Unterseeboot) which the Nazi German Army believed had been lost off of the coast of Gibraltar. When an American diving team discovers the U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, they become determined to discover the origins of the wreck. Through their efforts, they discover not only the identity of the ship but also a survivor! The only down side to the NOVA ... Read More Rating: - Hitler's Lost SubThis documentary follows the book quite well. It is a fascinating story, The research, the hard work, following the clues that flew in the face of accepted facts. Well done, with good footage on all aspects right up to the end. Very well done. - Don Jacobson Rating: - A "Must Have" DVDThis is a very well prepared and documented real life account behind the story from the book, Shadow Divers. If you've read the book, you'll be intriqued by how this DVD correlates to some of the story line in the book. But beyond the comparison to Shadow Divers, this DVD details the events leading up to the verification by John Chatterton and Richie Kohler of the wreck of the U-869 and what happens after this fact is made known. This documentary not only presents the events involved ... Read More Rating: - Great information on the U-boat war and the U-869Having read Bernie Chowdhury's Last Dive and Robert Kurson's Shadow Divers, I came across this wonderful video by accident, but have watched it multiple times. Not only an in-depth history of submarines and the U-Boats' role in World War I and the Atlantic War of 1939-45, the historical context comes against the backdrop of the mystery U-Boat found of the New Jersey coast in 1991, and the subsequent efforts of expert divers to uncover its identity (unfortunately at the cost of three experienced ... Read More Rating: - captions AND described videoNot only is this show good, but the captions are quite good, too. As an unexpected bonus, described video may be turned on in "accessibility options" on the main menu. The descriptions are concise and, in my opinion, lack much detail, but it's my first experience with them. They are inserted between the regular spoken lines of dialogue. Way to go for accessibility, Nova!!!! |
