Title:
WWII air war / National Archives and Records Administration, Motion Picture, Sound & Video Branch ; chief, Les Waffen.
ISBN:
9781600773501
Publication Information:
Renton, WA : Topics Entertainment, 2008.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (approximately 353 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced from 1941-1944.
"From the National Archives"--Container.
DVD; region L.
Contents:
Vol. 1. Rear Gunner / featuring footage of Ronald Reagan, Burgess Meredith, and FDR (26 min.) -- Memphis Belle / director, William Wyler) (43 min.). Vol. 2. Bomber / narrated by Carl Sandburg (10 min.) -- Thunderbolt / directors, William Wyler and John Sturges ; narrated by James Stewart and Lloyd Bridges (43 min.). Vol. 3. Combat America / narrator and actor, Clark Gable (62 min.). Vol. 4. Expansion to Air Power (43 min.) -- Army Air Forces: Pacific / appearances by General "Hap" Arnold, General Douglas MacArthur, Ernie Pyle) (18 min.). Vol. 5. Air War in Europe (14 min.) -- AAF Report / Army Signal Corps and Army Air Services (41 min.). Vol. 6. Fight for the sky (20 min.) -- Thunderbolt Combat Film Report (33 min.).
Summary:
This boxed set contains unedited footage direct from the National Archives, representing an invaluable recounting of American airborne involvement during World War II.
Added Corporate Author:
Added Title:
Rear gunner.
Memphis Belle.
Bomber.
Thunderbolt.
Combat America.
Expansion to air power.
Army Air Forces: Pacific.
Air War in Europe.
AAF Report.
Fight for the sky.
Thunderbolt combat film report.
OCLC Number:
ocn316327894
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
