Name: Complete History of Air Combat
Uploaded: 2019-10-25T22:44:28.000Z
Description: Hosted by decorated Vietnam veteran and acclaimed author Nelson DeMille, this series provides in-depth behind-the-scenes insights into the strategies, decisions, battles and men in air combat.

Hosted by decorated Vietnam veteran and acclaimed author Nelson DeMille, this series provides in-depth behind-the-scenes insights into the strategies, decisions, battles and men in air combat.

Total Content Digital - Combat War

Over 19,000 of these durable four-engine heavy bombers were commissioned for the war effort - more than any other American aircraft, military or civilian. Follow this rugged weapon into actual combat during the Second World War with this rare footage.

B-24 Liberator: View from the Cockpit

Get a bird's eye view of WWII in the air over Germany and see America's finest fighters in action. From P-47 Thunderbolts to P-51 Mustangs, witness the execution of air-to-air combat from the initial Top Command planning to the annihilation of the enemy.

Fight for the Sky: Air War Over Germany

Watch as a B-17 Flying Fortress and its crew fights its way over Nazi occupied Europe, battling the enemy's ME-109s and FW-190s. Witness all the fear and excitement of air combat as fighters spit out machine gun fire and brave deadly ground fire.

Pilots at War

From top-secret strategy meetings between German generals before the battle at El Alamein to their shock at the surprise Allied victory in the desert, find out how Allied General Bernard Montgomery and his air troops gained this decisive victory.

Air Power & Armies: Strategic Warfare

As the Second world War rages, watch how America builds up its air power even before getting dragged into the conflict. As early as 1939, President Roosevelt stepped up the production of military aircraft, leading to decisive victories by American forces.

America Unprepared: WWII Begins

Follow B-17 Fortresses as they begin their high altitude bombing missions of Nazi-occupied Europe. Over in the Pacific, see P-38 Lightning fighters shoot down Japanese aircraft as the Allies and their air combater's turn the tides of war in their favor.

The Tide Turns: Allies Strike Back

On June 24, 1948, the Soviets attempted to blockade the city of Berlin. This episode tells the story of how American General Lucius Clay attempted to feed starving Berliners by air, a feat that had never before been attempted.

The Berlin Airlift & the Atomic Bomb

This episode dramatically details the outbreak of the world's first jet war. On June 24, 1950, Communist North Korea invaded her sister to the south, forcing a war. Within days, America had F-80s knocking out Communist supply lines.

War of Korea: On to the Yalu

This episode tackles the exciting story of naval aviations's most powerful weapon system, the Attack Carrier. As one of the weapons that helped win WWII for the Allies, the Attack Carrier was also instrumental in the development of the nuclear age.

Attack Carrier: Naval Aviation

When America entered World War I, its air power was ranked 14th in the World. By the end of the war, nearly 1,500 planes were ready to attack, completely overtaking Germany, long thought to be the superior in the realm of air power.

Birth of American Air Power and the First World War

Here's a front row seat to Japanese attack on Manchuria and the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. As the world was undergoing significant changes so was the military air power.

Lull Before the Storm: Between the Wars

Imagine being an Air Force serviceman during WWII. Eager to serve your country, you signed up for battle. You then have just 12 short weeks to master the ins and outs of aircraft warfare - and you're barely old enough to drive a car!

Strategic Air Power Comes of Age

For much of WWII, the German Luftwaffe was virtually indestructible, churning out planes at a rate of one every quarter-hour. By 1944, the Allies turned the tide. The 'Big Week' kicked off on February 20, 1944.

Maximum Effort: Prelude to Invasion

Explore the role played by the 101st Airborne Division during Normandy. On June 5, General Dwight Eisenhower delivered a rousing speech intended to boost the morale of the division and help make them pivotal in the success of the invasion.

Bombs Away: D-Day and Japan

Just one week after D-Day, France was home to more than 500,000 allied soldiers. Victory in the Skies deals with their incredible advance across Europe in the days following the invasion at Normandy. Air power was the driving force in the Allied push.

Victory in the Skies: Japan and Germany Defeated

The post WWII years were a technological boom period. Watch the history of rockets and missiles as the world's first guided missile is created during WWI. Witness the first operational jet bomber, the B-47 as it takes over from its predecessors.

Meeting the Soviet Challenge

A closer look at the scope of the U.S air power during the Vietnam war. See how air power changed the war, from bomb showers by the Republic F-105 Thunderchief, to C-123 Providers crashing, intended to supply provisions and air lift soldiers and civilians.

Vietnam and the Limits of Strategic Bombing

Strap in and get set for the real Top Gun! Come aboard the U.S. Navy Battle Group and its Top Gun-fighter, the F-14 Tomcat. See the day-to-day operations of a nuclear carrier at sea, and witness an at-sea air defense that is second to none.

Air Power at Sea: U.S. Naval Battle Group

The U.S. Carrier Task Force becomes an integral floating base that is instantly responsive and capable of high-speed transit to anywhere in the world. The carrier is the self-contained strike force. Follow its evolution through rare interviews.

Technology Triumphant: Naval Aviation Today

From the air balloons of the Civil War to the Apache Army Choppers of Desert Storm, this episode traces the evolution of military air power over the last century and a half. Watch the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a branch of the Army in 1909.

From Bi-Planes to Helicopters

Certain Victory is a testament to the US Armed Forces unprecedented triumphant victory in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The most convincing evidence of the American style of war, proving the ability to project overwhelming force anywhere in the World.

Desert Storm: The Gulf War

Between the wars US Army Aviation Cadets were trained at Kelly and Randolph Fields in Texas. This historic program shows you the making of great air combat leaders and takes us to the point where the pilots get their Silver Wings and Gold Bars.

Where Great Air Combat Leaders Are Made

Proving that Choppers are versatility in action the Sikorsky BlackHawk UH-60 improves on the great role of the Huey in Vietnam. See them in action with the 101st Airborne Divisions Air Cavalry in a most realistic battle training exercise.

Choppers: Versatility in Action

Although not officially named, the flight test crew of the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) have aptly called the deadly fighter, The Raptor. See the sleek gray champion of Air Combat of the 21st Century. The F22 Raptor, tomorrow's fighter today.

Complete History of Air Combat

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