| View Larger Image | Aircraft Carrier | DVDDirected By: Harry W. Smith
| List Price: | $25.98 | |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 170 minutes | | Format: | Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | Cromwell Productions | | Number of Discs: | 3 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | January 13, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 86,994th |
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Description
During World War II, the aircraft carrier emerged as the preeminent instrument for projecting military power at sea, marking an unprecedented increase in the striking power of the world's navies. Today, the aircraft carrier still reigns supreme. This outstanding 3-DVD collection features rare archival footage of aircraft carriers in action as well as 3-D computer graphics. Special features on each disc include interactive menus, chapter selections, and excerpts from other tiles in the War File series. COLOR and B&W, NTSC. Disc 1 Aircraft Carrier Aircraft carriers proved to be the decisive instrument of naval warfare during World War II. This program traces the history and development of the aircraft carrier from World War II through the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Disc 2 Carrier Warfare The aircraft carrier played a crucial role in America's naval offensive in the Pacific Theater. From the Battle of the Coral Sea to Midway, from Leyte Gulf to Okinawa, the carriers proved time and again the enormous firepower they could bring to bear. Disc 3 Carrier Battles of World War II In this program we witness some of the great carrier battles of World War II. We also see the important role that carrier-based planes played in hunting down and crippling the German surface raider Bismarck. Carrier warfare fundamentally changed the nature of war at sea and marked an end for the battleships. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Informative by David Woodin  3 Stars
May 25, 2009
The information provided is detailed but aimed at the history of World War II. Not much detail on the actual ships themselves. For that I had to get a different video.
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Aircraft carriers the projection of power at sea by Isaac Ho (Canada)  5 Stars
May 10, 2009
I have seen this series on television and intend to purchase a copy for "self-study." Aircraft carrers played a very decisive role during Second World War and how Imperial Japan was brought to its knees when several of its flat tops were devastated by American dive bombers, hence hastened the end of the Pacific War, the saving of the lives of young American GIs and as recorded by dedicated war cameramen in VICTORY AT SEA movie series.
My ancestral homeland of China is proposing of building an aircraft carrier in the near future purely to defend its vast coastline and south sea island possessions. Even if China has one or more aircraft carriers, she has no intention to flex its naval powers other than to cooperate with other nations in maintaining pirate-free sea lanes and in conducting anti-terrorist operations worldwide, and in a very effective manner...(you may believe this or not)!!!
Thus, I want to understand the pros and cons of having and maintaining an aircraft carrier which is very expensive and calls for extensive technical know-how as well. It is exciting to know and understand the awesome power of a military floating city in a crusing Aircraft Carrier and its day to day activities abroad...!
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