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A WASP Among Eagles: A Woman Military Test Pilot in World War IIBefore World War II most Americans did not believe that the average woman could fly professionally, but during the war more than a thousand women pilots proved them wrong. These were the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), who served as military...
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America's Fighting Jets (4 Disks)America’s Fighting Jets is the definitive series on the aircraft that daily stand guard in defense of freedom. Experience the world of the US Air Force combat pilot, real Top Guns, see jets of the Cold War, and top secret spy. The 4-DVD collector’s set features intense archival footage of planes, pilots and crews in action!
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An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in EuropeWhen the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging...
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B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (Part 2) The Boeing B-17, which has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe during World War II (1939-1945), took the fight to Germans from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. Its primary operator in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth', who...
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B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO (Combat Aircraft)Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by...
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Behind Nazi LinesIn 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in the prisoner-of-war camps off the Atlantic coast of occupied France. Miraculously, local villagers smuggled a message from the camp to the Allied forces—sparking a remarkable quest by an unlikely hero.
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Beyond The Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern FrontNear the end of World War II, thousands of Allied ex-POWs were abandoned to wander the war-torn Eastern Front. With no food, shelter, or supplies, they...
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Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of GermanyFrom Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S....
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Clipped Wings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War IIDuring World War II, all branches of the military had women's auxiliaries. Only the Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) program, however, was...
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D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War IID-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Distinguished historian Stephen E. Ambrose portrays the...
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Dumb but Lucky!: Confessions of a P-51 Fighter Pilot in World War IISecond lieutenant Dick Curtis arrived in Italy in May 1944–twenty years old and part of a shipment of P-51 Mustang fighter pilots so desperately needed that they were rushed into combat with less than thirty hours of...
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Fighter! Ten Killer Planes of World War IIThere's no shortage of fantastic archival aviation photography from World War II. But photos from the period fall short in three major categories: the vast majority are black and white, most were composed under duress, and very few capture moments that have since entered the written record of aerial conflict.
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Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi GermanyFighting Hitler's Jets brings together in a single, character-driven narrative two groups of men at war: on one side, American...
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Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War IIDuring a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia....
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Fw 190 Sturmböcke vs B-17 Flying Fortress: Europe 1944–45 (Duel)For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves...
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Great Air Battles of WWII (3 Discs)From the Spitfires that won the Battle of Britain, to the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mustangs that escorted the bomber assaults on Germany, this story takes you right over the front lines. It's the most complete film collection of pilots, their planes, and their daring courage that turned the tables on the air power of Germany, Italy, and Japan. From the film...
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Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's WehrmachtHell Hawks sets a new standard for histories of the tactical anti-war in Europe. Veteran authors Bob Dorr and Tom Jones combine masterfully crafted veteran interviews with the broader picture of the air war fought by the...
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Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War IIAlthough the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled. The first target...
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Heroes in the Skies: American Aviators in World War IIPublished to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, these gripping true stories capture the astonishing bravery of the fliers who helped win World War II. American pilots fought fierce and often deadly battles in every theater of...
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Heroes of World War II (4 Discs)World War II collection by filmmakers who were on the front lines. Hosted by Walter Cronkite. Over 12 hours of entertainment!
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Hidden Warbirds II: More Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII's Lost AircraftIn Hidden Warbirds II, the engaging follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hidden Warbirds, aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico further explores...
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Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII's Lost AircraftAviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico has been investigating and writing about aircraft wrecks for many years. His website, wreckchasing.com, is the...
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P-51 Mustang: Seventy-Five Years of America's Most Famous WarbirdFrom D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge, through reconnaissance missions and combat, fighting flying bombs and Me 262 Stormbird jets, P-51 Mustang pilots saw it all during World War II. P-51 Mustang celebrates the 75th anniversary of the most iconic American warbird written by Cory Graff, lead...
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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, the turning point of World War II.
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Personal Journeys of World War II (3 Discs)Priceless 70-year-old archival films and newsreels enhance the personal journeys of those overseas and at home. It’s an “up close and personal” look at World War II rarely ever seen!
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Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War IIElizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she...
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Spitfire: The Birth of a LegendKnown as the fighter that saved Britain from invasion and defeat, the Supermarine Spitfire has come to spirit that saved the country in the desperate days when Britain stood alone.
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The Fight in the Clouds: The Extraordinary Combat Experience of P-51 Mustang Pilots During World War IIThis is as close as you'll get to a World War II - era P-51 Mustang without flying one yourself. The North American Aviation...
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The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told - Release Date: April 3, 2017In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a...
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The Original Hell's Angels: 303rd Bombardment Group of WWIIDuring World War II, there was a famed B-17 aircraft named Hell's Angels. The men who worked together to keep the plane flying over Hitler's occupied Europe, those of the U.S. Army Air Force's 303rd Bombardment Group, were the first in the 8th Air...
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The Secret History of World War II: Spies, Code Breakers, and Covert OperationsFrom top secret spy missions to recently declassified WWII documents, this richly illustrated account of the covert espionage operations of World War II takes readers behind the battle lines and into the undercover war effort. Includes recently released never-before-seen photographs, coded...
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Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-1945Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine...
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Wings for Maggie RayThey said women didn’t belong in the cockpit. But Margaret “Maggie” Ringenberg aimed for the sky anyway becoming a U.S. Army Air Force WASP and an accomplished long-distance aviation racer. A story so inspiring, Tom Brokaw dedicated an entire chapter in his book, The Greatest Generation, to her.
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Women of ValorWomen of Valor tells the extraordinary story of the Rochambelles, the only women's unit to serve on the front lines of World War II. Some of them had been proper young ladies stranded abroad by the German invasion of France; others had scaled the Pyrénées by night to escape the Nazi occupation.
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A WASP Among Eagles................................................................................................ 1America's Fighting Jets (4 Disks).................................................................................. 1An Ace of the Eighth......................................................................................................1B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (Part 2) .......................................... 1B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO (Combat Aircraft)..............................................1Behind Nazi Lines..........................................................................................................1Beyond The Call............................................................................................................ 1Citizen Soldiers..............................................................................................................1Clipped Wings................................................................................................................1D Day.............................................................................................................................2Dumb but Lucky!............................................................................................................2Fighter! Ten Killer Planes of World War II..................................................................... 2Fighting Hitler's Jets...................................................................................................... 2Forgotten 500................................................................................................................ 2Fw 190 Sturmböcke vs B-17 Flying Fortress.................................................................2Great Air Battles of WWII (3 Discs)............................................................................... 2Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's
Wehrmacht................................................................................................................ 2Hell's Angels.................................................................................................................. 2Heroes in the Skies........................................................................................................3Heroes of World War II (4 Discs)................................................................................... 3Hidden Warbirds............................................................................................................3Hidden Warbirds II.........................................................................................................3P-51 Mustang................................................................................................................ 3Pegasus Bridge............................................................................................................. 3Personal Journeys of World War II (3 Discs).................................................................3Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys................................................................................... 3Spitfire............................................................................................................................3The Fight in the Clouds..................................................................................................4The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told - Release Date..............................................4The Original Hell's Angels............................................................................................. 4The Secret History of World War II................................................................................ 4Wild Blue........................................................................................................................4Wings for Maggie Ray................................................................................................... 4Women of Valor.............................................................................................................4