The Music for Victory at Sea: Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, and the Making of a TV Masterpiece

by George J. Ferencz

This long-awaited study explores the creation of NBC-TV's landmark 1952-53 WWII documentary series, with particular attention to its evocative Rodgers-Bennett score.

Victory at Sea, NBC-TV's innovative 1952-53 WWII documentary, was eventually broadcast to more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Itsepisodes chronicled the war's conflicts while highlighting the US Navy's contributions, NBC having sourced footage from the military, governments,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648250629
• ISBN13: 9781648250620
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"