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Thursday 4 March 2010

Battle 360°
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Battle 360°

A computer-animated image of the USS Enterprise on Battle 360°.
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]