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Air Wars - Fighter Aircraft of World War II

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Air Wars - Fighter Aircraft of World War II
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Air Wars - Fighter Aircraft of World War II
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Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
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ASIN: B0000C52HV
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Customer Reviews:

Air Wars - Fighter Aircraft of World War II.......2006-08-27

As an avid reader - film viewer of this period of history anything available as long preserved as this is invaluable.
It is surprosong that so much is yet to be learned form this era however, the expose of the engineering and development behind these fighter aircraft realises that, unfortunately, war necessitates the rapid developement in egineering to give an edge to its exponents in the "mechanisation" of war. These DVD's provide an insight that is unavailable from other film in my collection. For those who share an interest in this period of history this DVD is a requirement and should be included in one's collection.

dissapointing.......2006-01-30

I am a big fan of these aircraft and have a collection of DVD's on the subject of World War 2 Fighter Planes. This is a very dissapointing set. I based my purchase on the review I read on this sight, so when I saw this copy I was amazed. The film is of course grainy (although the previous review says it's not!). It's lod it's bound to be grainey! 3 Hours yes but did the person who wrote the review actually watch them? I wonder. Because there is a hell of a lot of repetition across the four featured aircraft, of interviews, of flying footage and even V/O coverage of aspects of the wars these craft featured in. And when the famous German Figther ace Eric Hartman is talking the editor cuts away from him to show more footage of aircraft in action. WHY? I would rather have had a chance to see this quite rare footage of the pilot talking and the sound quality is quite poor so it is very difficult to catch what he is saying which is compounded by the fact that we cant see him talking. I had hoped for more indepth knowlege of the different types and factual information rather than all this repetition.
Definitely nice tro see the interviews with these ighter ace's but that not what it sais on the tin!

Great buy.......2006-01-11

The package contains 2 DVD's, which covers 4 aircraft, for a total of 3 hours. The Hurricane, The Spitfite, The 109, and the 110 are all coverd in depth. The footage on the videos is of good quality, and not grainy. It shows not only historical footage of each aircraft, but also numerous flights of newly restored aircraft. The narration is easy to understand and follow. This is a great buy for any aviation fan, and I can see someone watching this a few times and not allowing it to collect dust on a shelf. I bought it used, so I deffinitly got my moneys worth on this one.

The Tuskegee Airmen - They Fought Two Wars

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We stand stronger than time and space
"It's their country, too!"
Informative and interesting
Profile in Moral and Physical Courage

The Tuskegee Airmen - They Fought Two Wars
Starring: Tuskegee Airmen
Manufacturer: Pbs Paramount
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ASIN: B0001L3MK8
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Customer Reviews:

We stand stronger than time and space.......2007-03-23

More enlightening historical data to further show you how strong black people are. Two wars is definitely what these brothers fought because they had to fight White america in addition to the enemy across the ocean. This documentary features some of the surviving tuskegee airmen and they get to tell their story in their own words. To hear the history actually from the person who experienced it makes the story even more powerful. This is a great documentary and is highly recommended!!!!!!

"It's their country, too!".......2007-02-08

The Tuskegee Airman - They Fought Two Wars - PBS, 60 min. (for a film of this historical event check out Laurence Fishburne's "The Tuskegee Airmen"

This documentary is a legacy to the men who fought two wars in WWII, the enemy abroad and racism at home. This documentary (along with others) is an important part to complementing the standard history books on American WWII era.

The Army had allowed the negros to try out for this flight program, only to see if the negro man was capable, mentally and physically, to make it thru pilot training. These were the elite of the African American community of those days, college educated negros. Negro is the term used during that era, and used in this review, only for historical purposes.

Starts off with the remaining living veterans aboard a bus going back to Tuskegee, Alabama - a veterans reunion. With scenes overlapping with recreated footage, one learns from the veterans what it was like to be a negro in pre-WWII America ("the white press did not publish anything favorable of the negros. The negros got their news and understood white America thru the black press"). The Intro. also mentions Bessy Coleman, as the first woman black pilot.

The vision the young educated negro cadets, to change their society thru their joined efforts to fight for their country and prove to white America that the negro man can fly and do a great job at that, is quite contagious. I could not, as a white Protestant, but just root for them and be glad that they proved their 1940 society, wrong.

SCENE SELECTIONS:
* Introduction
* Coming Home
* The Battle for the Right to Fight
* Welcome to Tuskegee
* Learning to Fly
* Winning their Wings
* Trial by Fire
* Victory for the Red Tails
* A Disappointing Homecoming
* An Everlasting Legacy
* Credits

It is so weird and ironic to learn, that today Tuskegee is a known town in Alabama, primarily because of the Tuskegee Airmen and the black Institute campus.

If you want to learn the real story, accurately, watch the PBS DVD (it is really well made). If you just want to watch a great film about a great story and with a plot that conveys the segregation and racism of the times (but without all the details being historically accurate), then watch the film by Laurence Fishburne. The PBS edition, also talks about what happened to the airmen after WWII, and one of the things mentioned is Truman's the bill for desegregation of the army.

The Tuskegee pilots of the 232 became known as the best in the business. Also, as "the Red Tails."

The message of this documentary is simply: "It's their country, too!"

Informative and interesting.......2005-10-30

This is a must see for all Americans. The story of these heros, and the ground that they broke for African Americans is the best you will see. The film that came out several years ago is a travesty to the honor that is due to these brave Americans. Nothing in this PBS documentary cheapens their accomplishments and their dignity. This is the best of educational TV productions, which is why PBS excells in this and others do not. The narration by Ossie Davis is done with the quality that one would expect from a distinquished American who along with his wife long fought for the rights of African Americans. These airmen loved this country. The young African American men that fly over the skies of Iraq for freedom for that nation can be proud of those Americans who made it possible for them.

Profile in Moral and Physical Courage.......2005-05-25

The stories of the 99th and the 332nd, the Tuskegee Airmen, are ones that should be heard by all Americans. As the subtitle states, they did fight two wars. They fought against the Nazis and they fought the civil rights war here at home.

This is a well done documentary that presents the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Topics examined include the prewar state of affairs of black servicemen, their training in Tuskegee, Alabama, their air campaigns in North Africa and Europe and their less than triumphant return home after the war. At each step of the way, they had to fight individual and institutional racism and they did so in the best possible manner. They fought bigotry with sheer excellence. They remain the only fighter group never to have lost one of the bombers they were charged with protecting to enemy fire.

Participating in this documentary are some of the original airmen and their poignant recolections and anecdotes bring a very human face to go with their legendary exploits. These people include both pilots and the aircrews who kept them in the air. Ossie Davis provides narration and does a commendable job.

This documentary should be of interest to people interested in military history. It should also appeal to those concerned with the civil rights struggle. More than either of these, it should appeal to anyone who wants to see a true profile in courage.

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The Tuskegee Airmen - They Fought Two Wars
Starring: Laurence Fishburne , Allen Payne , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Courtney B. Vance , and Andre Braugher
Director: Robert Markowitz
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ASIN: B0000C23BA
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Description

This inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. A group of black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and took on racism at home. Trained in the segregated military as an experiment to see if blacks had what it took to fly in combat, these fighter pilots made more than 15,000 sorties and 1,500 missions. Their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces.

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Great for airplane nuts

Sky Wars: Ultimate Top Guns
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ASIN: B000CCZR8G
Release Date: 2006-01-03

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Great for airplane nuts.......2006-10-01

If you know about most of these planes already, the mainstays of the US military, then this is great. There is no commentary so for those looking for an informative DVD set this is not it. It is just 7.5 hours of footage (good footage!) of these planes and helicopters flying around, landing, and taking off. For someone like myself who knows a decent amount already, i'm okay without the commentary...but it would be frustrating for those who want to know what they're looking at. With 5 discs and 7.5 hours, for 10-15 bucks its a pretty good deal.

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The Great American Western (One-Eyed Jacks/The Over-the-Hill Gang/The Deadly Companions/The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again/Against a Crooked Sky/Battles ... Pontiac/Great Indian Wars/Sitting Bull)
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ASIN: B0000C0FIZ
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Secrets of War - Air Wars (Vietnam: Alpha Strike, Spies in the Sky)

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On the Ground Looking Up

Secrets of War - Air Wars (Vietnam: Alpha Strike, Spies in the Sky)
Starring: Secrets of War
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ASIN: B00003XAMM
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Description

Discover the most daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history. Painstakingly researched with previously classified footage from private sources and government archives all over the world, "Secrets of War" exposes the real stories of the 20th century's greatest conflicts! "Vietnam: Alpha Strike" - American pilots fought the enemy and their own political leaders in the skies over Vietnam. Exclusive interviews with North Vietnamese veterans, secret American operations in Laos and Cambodia, and the Navy's classified program to counter heavy losses against Vietnamese pilots. "Spies in the Sky" - The profound impact spies in the sky have had on modern warfare--from primitive balloons to supersonic spy planes and amazingly sophisticated satellites, they are the ultimate intelligence resource. An inside look at the pioneers of aerial reconnaissance and their top-secret programs.

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On the Ground Looking Up.......2001-05-10

This is a pretty good DVD especially if you are into the war scene. Having been in Vietnam I only saw the air war from the groung looking up. This gave a good perspective of what the air war was all about. Having Charlton Heston narate is a nice touch. All in all, worth the money.

Average customer rating:

Not very good at all

Sky Wars
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Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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ASIN: B00005A07X
Release Date: 2001-03-20

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Not very good at all.......2001-08-13

In recent months there have been a whole heap of these sort of DVD's, and for the most part they have been pretty good. Most have had no speech and just constant footage of planes and weapon systems. This one falls short of the mark. The music is bad, the footage jumps from one thing to another so quickly sometimes that it fails to show the aircraft in detail. That is my biggest complaint for this DVD. They will show a f-16 on a landing approch and just when you can really see the detail they jump to something else. With weapon system shots they jump to a new shot before the explosion has finished. Overall it just does not come up to the standard that the others have been. If you want to get some of these DVD's then I suggest giving this one a miss and grabbing one of the other ones.

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Sky Wars

Manufacturer: Digiview Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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Product Description

Enter heated combat in the aerial arena. Jets howl through the skies, engaging their enemies with every weapon and evasive maneuver at their disposal. Fly along with the top guns as they go head-to-head and wing-to-wing on the horizon. You'll feel as though you're strapped into the cockpit with these pilots. Feel the adrenaline pumping as the action heats up the heavens and the pulsing soundtracks sets the furious pace.

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Sky Wars

ProductGroup: DVD
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Sky Wars

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Suit up and strap in for high flying adventure!

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