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6 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Thu, Jul 1, 2004 50 mins
The role of Allied aircraft in neutralizing Nazi Germany's naval power in the Atlantic---including the destruction of the Bismark and the U-boat menace---is recalled through the use of computer graphics and combat footage.
Episode 2
Thu, Jul 8, 2004 50 mins
The April 18, 1942 bombing raid on Tokyo conducted by Lt. Col. James Doolittle's 16 Mitchell B-25s---dubbed "Operation Shangri-la" by FDR---is recalled. It was a major American morale booster in the wake of Allied disasters in the Pacific, although its military significance was minimal.
Episode 3
Thu, Jul 15, 2004 50 mins
The impact of the relentless Allied bombing raids on German industry, air defense and morale is charted in this review of the clash for control of the skies over Europe. Included: U.S. development of long-range fighters to escort Allied high-level bombers.
Episode 4
Thu, Jul 22, 2004 50 mins
Clashes between Hitler's Luftwaffe and the Soviet Air Force are addressed. Although outclassed at the start, Stalin's pilots eventually achieved parity with Allied help.
Episode 5
Thu, Jul 29, 2004 50 mins
A look at "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," an aerial battle over the Western Pacific in which the U.S. shot down more than 300 Japanese aircraft with a 12-1 kill-to-loss ratio.
Episode 6
Thu, Aug 5, 2004 50 mins
The havoc wreaked by Japan's World War II kamikaze fliers are recalled by witnesses. These suicidal pilots willfully crashed their planes into American ships in a last-ditch effort to repel U.S. forces from their homeland.