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Hitlers Lost Sub [VHS] (2000)

Starring: Nova Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Nova
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Wgbh Boston
  • VHS Release Date: December 5, 2000
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000053V72
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,269 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #8 in  Video > Documentary > Military & War > Military Legends > Adolf Hitler
    #35 in  Video > Documentary > Military & War > World War II
    #44 in  Video > Television > WGBH Boston > Nova

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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.


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting real-life drama, November 25, 2000
By Kelly (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
A true story about the incredible efforts to unmask the sunken nazi submarine that was found decades after the war off the coast of New Jersey! This video has all the makings of a dangerous, dramatic modern day diving expedition, while at the same time, bringing us back in time to World War II. The end had me in tears. These divers were so brave, that to think of what they risked and lost to find out the origins of the sub gives me chills. An interesting angle of WWII history. A MUST for divers or WWII buffs!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, even better if you read the book first, January 22, 2005
By Teco "tefocoto" (Madrid, Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews
This video is impressive stuff. Even better if you firts read "Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson" that describes this whole adventure in its many diferents facets in a very grasping way so to say. You'll never put the book down, and afterwards you'll be wanting to now more. Well this video gives you more.

The only thing that I missed in the book were some graphics to give us non divers a real sense of what the U-boat looks like down there, you'll get the full picture in this video. You'll see just how crazy Chaterton is to go through that tiny hole just to get that one artifact he needs to positively identify the u-boat. You'll also see hoy very little visibility they have.

Highly recomended!

Teco
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional!, December 18, 2000
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Truly an exceptional piece of work, this video is more than just a documentary about the discovery of a lost warship. It is a history lesson, a mystery, an explorer's dream, and, most importantly, a close-up of the lives of the real people whose destinies were forever changed by Hitler's lost sub. A must see! (Warning: Wreck divers will be mesmerized.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Stunning Documentary
"Hitler's Lost Sub" is one of the best "Nova" productions in history. The episode traces the quest to determine the identity of a German U-Boat that had been sunk off the coast of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Robert I. Hedges

5.0 out of 5 stars Hitler's Lost Sub
Hitler's Lost Sub - Shadow Divers
This PBS Nova video preceded the 2005 book Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. Read more
Published 6 months ago by jengine

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine documentary. Excellent footage!
Nova is spending their funding well! Alone this is an excellent documentary on the subject of U-boat operations primarily on the east coast of the US during WWII. Read more
Published on November 15, 2001 by aj7000

4.0 out of 5 stars Read the book first
While the documentary Hitler's Lost Sub is not *based* on the book The Last Dive by Bernie Chowdhury, both deal with the same U boat and both relate the adventures (and... Read more
Published on September 6, 2001 by steveklloyd

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