Dogfight over Guadalcanal / a Cineflix production in association with Thirteen/WNET New York, National Geographic Channels International and Discovery Canada ; a Cineflix/Windfall presentation ; directed by Michael Barnes.

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In the summer of 1942, two ace fighter pilots--one American and one Japanese--faced off during a dramatic dogfight in the skies over Guadalcanal. Eventually the Japanese pilot shot down the American, who crash landed behind enemy lines but managed to escape before being captured. Using both pilots'...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Cineflix Productions
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
National Geographic Channels International (Firm)
Discovery Channel Canada
Windfall Films (Firm)
PBS Home Video
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Barnes, Michael, 1948-
Schreiber, Liev
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2006]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
Fighter plane combat.
Fighter pilots.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary > Television series.
War (Nonfiction) > Television series.
1939-1945
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Military operations, Aerial > Japanese.
Solomon Islands.
Genre:
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary
War (Nonfiction)
Television series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In the summer of 1942, two ace fighter pilots--one American and one Japanese--faced off during a dramatic dogfight in the skies over Guadalcanal. Eventually the Japanese pilot shot down the American, who crash landed behind enemy lines but managed to escape before being captured. Using both pilots' comprehensive memoirs and following a forensic expedition to the recently found American plane, this program examines and re-creates every anxious second of the WWII showdown over the Pacific, revealing just how evenly matched the two men were and how they both survived, despite serious injuries.
Note:Title from container.
Originally broadcast as an episode of Secrets of the dead in 2006.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ9 D0080512 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:141573058X
9781415730584
Credits:Directed by Michael Barnes.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Liev Schreiber.