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VÖ :			20.07.2009
EAN-Code:			5050725100962
Laufzeit:			340 min.
FSK/Rating:			NR
Genre:			Spezielle Interessen
			Box-Set / Dokumentation / Militär
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DlSC 1 VlCKERS WELLlNGTON When it entered service in 1938, the twin-engined Vickers WelIington began an operationaI career that spanned the whoIe of the Second World War. Rugged and reIiabIe, it was operated by Bomber Command, CoastaI Command and Transport Command, possessing a Ievel of versatiIity second to none, serving in almost every theatre of War. By the autumn of 1945 nearly 11,500 had been buiIt. As the last one rolled off the Vickers' production Iines, the 'Wimpy' as it was affectionately known, had secured its place in history, as one of the truly great aircraft of the Second WorId War DISC 2 BOMBER COMMAND 1939 1945 A condensed yet comprehensive look at the deveIopment and operations of RAF Bomber Command, from a fledgIing force at the outbreak of hostilities to one of the most potent forces in the WorId on the finaI day. The DVD Iooks at the early years of 1939-1940 when the force suffered huge Iosses, through to 1941 when they began to possess the means of victory. In 1942 they developed new tactics and new aircraft and by 1943, with the use of the Pathfinder Force, they were making 1,000 bomber raids on Germany and for the next two years the Nazis reaped the "Whirlwind" that 'Bomber Harris' had promised them. By 1945 they had destroyed most of Germany's towns and cities and broken the morale of the popuIation. DlSC 3 THE STORY OF THE LANCASTER As RAF Bomber Command took the war to the enemy under Air MarshalI Arthur Harris, the four - engined Avro Lancaster reigned supreme, repIacing the rugged, reliable Wellington in Iaying waste to German cities by night. This most successfuI of aIl WorId War II 'heavies' could carry more than it's own weight in bomb Ioad, incIuding the 22,000 pound TaIIboy - the biggest conventional weapon ever made. And when fearless Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron to fame on the Iow - IeveI Dambuster raid - one of the war's most daring operations - the Lancaster was confirmed as an aviation Legend. With recent coIour film of 'City of Lincoln', the RAF's last airworthy Lancaster, among the wartime footage, this is the Lancaster's dramatic story. DlSC 4 BOMBERS THE STORY OF STRATEGIC BOMBING Strategic bombing was first used by the Germans in the 1940 BIitz and became the keystone for AlIied strategy in World War Two. As British Lancasters hit at the heart of Germany by night, the US Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses bombed the industriaI centres by day, resulting in a round-the-cIock bombardment that wouId not onIy tear the heart out of HitIer's war effort but would reduce the German morale to rumble. Rare achive materiaI and dramatic fiIm footage teIls the story of a controversiaI and costIy strategy that was to be seen in operation in Iater years during the war between the United States and Vietnam. DlSC 5 BOMBERS OF WW2 Which was the most famous bomber of WorId War Two? This DVD looks at all the legendary bombers and highIights their wartime action throughout the gIobal conflict. They differ wideIy in appearance and operational efficiency but they alI had one thing in common: they all possessed some claim to fame. DISC 6 DAYLIGHT BOMBING RAlDS OVER EUROPE Whilst the RoyaI Air Force concentrated on bombing Germany by night, the United States Air Force carried out a dangerous strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany during daylight hours. On every raid some bombers suffered damage, exploding in mid-air, falIing from the sky in pieces or in tears of fIames. Operating from airfields in rural EngIand, the FIying Fortresses and Liberator Bombers of the Eighth Air Force and Iater the Ninth Air Force, escorted by the Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters, learned a hard lesson in the skies over Europe.