Disc 1
Origins of Air Power
Follow the growth of air power in America from its beginning at Kitty Hawk in 1903 to the early days of fighting in World War II. Witness the first military aviation in America, the daring flying men of World War I and the development of air power between the wars. Watch the swirling war in the air as the Allies struggle to fight back against the early vicious attacks of the Axis in World War II.
- The Beginning
- After The War
- Struggle for Recognition
- Between Wars
- Air Power Advances
- Prelude
- The Air War Starts
- The Drawing of the Battle Lines
- The AAF Fights Back
Extra:
Newsreels Of WW II
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Disc 2
Hold the Line
American air power is growing and has been refined in the fire of the early battles of World War II. American aviators have the men and the planes to unleash a global aerial campaign against the Axis. Follow the struggle for spuremacy in the air over fortress Europe and Japan as the Air Force makes its presence known in the homelands of the enemy.
- The Tide Turns
- North Africa
- Global Operations
- Expanding Air Power
- Schweinfurt and Regensburg
- Two Years of War
- Maximum Effort
- Superfort
- Road to Rome
Extras:
Newsreels Of WW II |
Disc 3
Coming of Age
Fighting through the early struggles of World War II, the Air Force triumphs and drives the enemy planes from the skies throughout the world. In the post war period, a separate Air Force is established, just in time to meet a new challenge. Communist North Korea has invaded its neighbor to the South in a bid to unite the country under its control. The Air Force takes to the air again to meet the Red challenge and triumphs in the air over the embattled countryside.
- Prelude to Invasion
- Ploesti
- D-Day
- Retreat and Advance
- Victory in Europe
- Air War Against Japan
- Meeting the Red Challenge
- On to the Yalu
- Korea: The Final Phase
Extras:
Newsreel of WW II
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