Warbirds of World War II. Air war over Europe.

B-17 Flying Fortress: A look back at the development and history of the B-17. Through experiences of the pilots and crews who were there, it recounts the battles that raged in the skies over Europe as the German interceptors faced off with the B-17 gunners in a life or death struggle for freedom. B-...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Dastar Corp
Marathon Music & Video (Firm)
Entertainment Distributing (Firm)
Language:English
Published: Eugene, OR : Dastar Corp./Marathon Music & Video : Produced and distributed by Entertainment Distributing, [2000], ©2000.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations > Personal narratives.
Airplanes, Military.
Bombers.
Attack planes.
Fighter planes.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 3 hr.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Air war over Europe.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
B-17 Flying Fortress: A look back at the development and history of the B-17. Through experiences of the pilots and crews who were there, it recounts the battles that raged in the skies over Europe as the German interceptors faced off with the B-17 gunners in a life or death struggle for freedom.
B-24 Liberator: Together with the B-17, the B-24 Liberator formed the backbone of America's strategic bombing effort in Europe. Overshadowed by its more glamorous stablemate, the boxy B-24 became the forgotten ugly duckling of the air war against Nazi Germany. Step back in time to see how the B-24 played a critical, if unappreciated, role in winning World War II.
Defenders of the Reich: The success of the German army in the first half of World War II was due in large part to German supremacy in the air. The Luftwaffe, working closely with German army units on the ground, seemed on the verge of world domination. However, with America's entrance into the war, the battle for the skies over Europe was on. Relive the harrowing accounts of these battles as told by both German and American pilots.
Note:"Contains combat veteran interviews."
Videorecording.
Call Number:9W8 D0001484 VideoDVD
ISBN:0741104881
9780741104885
System Details:DVD.