Fwd: [NOVA] "Sinking the Supership"

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From: owner-nova-online@franz.wgbh.org (NOVA)

Date: April 25, 2008 2:29:04 PM EDT

To: nova-online@franz.wgbh.org (NOVA Bulletin)

Subject: [NOVA] "Sinking the Supership"

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Next on NOVA: "Sinking the Supership"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/supership

Tuesday, April 29 at 8 p.m.
(Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.)

The final phase of the Pacific war during World War II saw a terrible
new tactic: massed kamikaze attacks on American ships by Japanese
planes. But the biggest kamikaze attack of all was the suicidal
mission of the super battleship Yamato, the largest, most advanced
warship of the day. In "Sinking the Supership," NOVA joins an
international team exploring the grave of this magnificent vessel to
learn the secrets of her design, her final mission, and the violent
events that brought her down.

Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:

    Behind the Scenes
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/supership/producer.html
    For executive producer Keiko Bang, who is half Japanese, half
    American, making this film was deeply cathartic.

    Survivor Stories
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/supership/survivors.html
    Fifty years later, two Japanese sailors offer eyewitness accounts
    of Yamato's last battle.

    Anatomy of Yamato
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/supership/explore.html
    See what made this super battleship both seemingly unsinkable and
    highly vulnerable to attack.

    Yamato's Final Voyage
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/supership/last.html
    Relive the supership's last moments as American warplanes
    relentlessly strafed, bombed, and torpedoed it.

Also, Links & Books, a Teacher's Guide, the program transcript,
and more:

http://www.pbs.org/nova/supership

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