Battle 360°

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{{Infobox television

| alt_name = Battle 360

| image = Battle360.jpg

| caption = An animated image of {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}} on Battle 360°.

| genre = Documentary / History / War / Military / Aviation

| creator =

| writer = Tony Long
Samuel K. Dolan

| director = Tony Long

| creative_director =

| developer =

| narrated = Wally Kurth

| composer = Eric Amdahl

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 10

| executive_producer = Louis C. Tarantino
Douglas J. Cohen

| producer = Brian Thompson
Samuel K. Dolan

| editor = Kyle Yaskin
Gina Vecchione

| cinematography = Tom Collins
Jason Newfield
Chris Raymond

| runtime = 54 minutes (approx. without commercials)

| network = History

| first_aired = {{start date|2008|2|29}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2008|5|2}}

}}

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|CV-6|6}}. The show was produced by Flight 33 Productions.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/business/media/29adco.html|last=Elliott |first=Stuart |title=A Series and Its Sponsor Capture a Shared Link With History |work=The New York Times |date=February 29, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2019}}

Battle 360° makes extensive use of animation to depict the story of Enterprise. The animation is combined with documentary footage, interviews of Enterprise crew members and military historians, and voice-over narration.

The series was 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 included Alan Pietruszewski, First Sergeant William Bodette,{{cite web |url=http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/ac95bc775efc34c685256ab50049d458/c0b28a92e90511e0852573fd00824e40?OpenDocument |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301224256/http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/ac95bc775efc34c685256ab50049d458/c0b28a92e90511e0852573fd00824e40?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 1, 2008 |last=Hanks Jr |first=Nathan L. |title=Local Marine to Appear on History Channel |work=Marine Corps News |date=February 28, 2008}} 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 were Louis C. Tarantino and Douglas J. Cohen, and the associate producer was Ryan Hurst.

On February 29, 2008, the first episode of Battle 360° had 1.8 million viewers. At the time, that was the second-highest viewer total for a History channel series premiere, behind Ice Road Truckers.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0554836020080305 |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |title='Dirt' Trampled in Ratings |work=Reuters |date=March 5, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6538095.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906190704/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6538095.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2012 |last=Moss |first=Linda |title='Battle 360' Sets Friday-Night History |work=Multichannel News |date=March 4, 2008}}

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 Enterprise as a fighter pilot during World War II.

Patton 360°, a spin-off series of Battle 360°, premiered on April 10, 2009 on the same channel.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/04/10/2009-04-10_patton_with_a_hitech_twist.html |last=Hinkley |first=David |title=Patton, with a High-Tech Twist |work=New York Daily News |date=April 10, 2009 |access-date=November 14, 2019}}