Legends Of Air Combat: WWII Air War

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*** Résumé en anglais seulement ***WWII Air War provides a comprehensive account of the decisive air battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of WWII. From the early days of the Battle of Britain, to the bombing of Hiroshima bya B-29 in August 1945 that finally ended the war, these programs detail the aviation history of WWII.Disc 1: AIR WAR OVER EUROPEThis is the story of the British and American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers flying a new generation of flying machines such as the B-17 Flying Fortress and the P-51 Mustang, hurtling themselves and their planes across the English Channel and into the teeth of enemy firepower, and going up against Hitler s best fliers in the sky.Air War Over EuropeDam Busters: Mission ImpossibleThe Memphis BelleBONUS MATERIALTarget for Today details the 8th Bomber Command, stationed in England, as they prepare for daylight precision bombing missions on German cities.DISC 2: THE BLITZ: THE BATTLE FOR BRITAINThis program highlights the critical moment in 1941, when all that stood between Nazi Germany and victory was the English Channel and the Royal Air Force. It gives a comprehensive account of the epic aerial campaign that followed, as Goering s Luftwaffe tried to smash the RAF to free the skies for German invasion.BONUS MATERIALTarget for Tonight follows the planning, organizing, directing and execution of a British Royal Air Force night bombing raid on Nazi Germany.DISC 3: AIR WAR IN THE PACIFICThis program covers some of the most decisive air battles that shaped the course of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Learn about the air-to-air combat between Japanese Zeros and the American Hellcats and Corsairs at the Battle of Midway, the strategic attacks on the Japanese Navy Fleet by the US, the desperate Kamikaze counter attacks by the Japanese, and the bombing of Japan itself that finally turned the tide of the war.Air War in the PacificTarget JapanThe General Hap Arnold StoryKamikazeDefeat of JapanBONUS MATERIALIdentification of Japanese Aircraft is a series of rarely seen official training films produced by the US War Department during WWII.