Dogfights Season 1 History Channel

Product Description History's most thrilling aerial battles can now be experienced as never before--from inside the cockpit. Legendary aircraft like the F8 Crusader the F6F Hellcat the P40 Tomahawk and more are brought back to life as DOGFIGHTS takes viewers straight into the heat of the aerial action. The original pilots themselves narrate these battles illuminating the capabilities and histories of these magnificent aircrafts the enemies they faced and the realities of life as a fighter pilot. Filled with astounding state-of-the-art CGI technology all eleven episodes of the first season of DOGFIGHTS revitalize some of the most thrilling and captivating life-or-death battles ever fought. Witness some of the most celebrated dogfights in modern history as the pilots strap back in and recall their memories of these historic engagements including Guadalcanal North Korea Vietnam the Middle East and more. DVD Features: Feature-length Pilot Episode "Dogfights: The Greatest Air Battles"; Behind-the-Scenes Featurette "Dogfights: The Planes" Amazon.com Detailed digital re-creations of aerial combat are the obvious highlight of Dogfights, but the greatest value of this popular History Channel series lies in its assembly of priceless interviews with veteran pilots who fought in history's most dangerous dogfights and lived to tell the tale. As an oral and visual history that will enthrall viewers of all ages, the series pays tribute to these men and their remarkable skill, and their vivid recollections ensure that this series will be discussed and studied for many years to come. Filling four DVDs, these 11 first-season episodes run about 43 minutes in length, with each episode focusing on specific dogfights where "you're in the pilot's seat" for a breathtaking study of how these potentially deadly aerial encounters began, developed, and concluded. From the biplanes of World War I to the F-15 Eagles of the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces, the series re-creates legendary dogfights with computer-generated aircraft so authentically detailed (including accurate paint-schemes and military markings) that you can even see the rivets in their fuselages. With CGI pilots nestled in their cockpits, these airplanes look and move like the real thing, and while other details such as aircraft debris, flames, explosions, and crashes are rendered in video-game quality resolution (i.e.,