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The Restorers | Red Tail Reborn
Confronting Iraq | Wings of Thunder DVD
Battle Chopper DVD | Air Battle DVD | Test Pilot DVD
History Channel: The White House DVD
To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace
So Others May Live: Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers
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The Restorers (DVD)
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The Restorers is an outstanding Emmy Award-winning documentary by Adam White about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers and the planes they resurrect from the graves of history. From Kitty Hawk, NC to the Reno Air Races, the film examines the the people who sink obscene amounts of money and time into aircraft restoration and finds out what makes them tick. The Restorers is beautifully photographed with excellent narration and features insightful and informative interviews with:
- Maj. Gen. Bill Anders - Heritage Flight Museum, Astronaut, Seattle, WA
- Col. Frank Borman - Warbird Restorer, Astronaut, Las Cruces, NM
- Brig. Gen. Regis Urschler - Pilot P-51 "Gunfighter", Omaha, NE
- Gerald Beck - Tristate Aviation, Wahpeton, ND
- Nick Engler - Aviation Archaeologist, Wright Flyer Pilot, Dayton, OH
- Mike Cuy - 1930's Pietenpol Owner/Pilot, Cleveland, OH
- Robert Odegaard - Odegaard Aviation, Kindred, ND
- Chuck Reed - Vintage Aircraft Restorer, Cleveland, OH
- Roy Rehm - Vintage Aircraft Restorer, Gardnerville, NV
- and others
Special Features:
- Widescreen presentation (1.85:1)
- Full length filmmaker's commentary
- Deleted scenes
- Photo Gallery
- Promotional trailer
The video is 60 minutes in length and is a must-see for any aviation enthusiast! DVD (NTSC format).
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Red Tail Reborn (DVD)
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Amidst the racial naysayers during WWII, the first African-American fighter pilots were commissioned in 1941 to help defend the distressed bombers in the European theater. Under the watch of these pilots, few to no bombers were lost to enemy fighters. These forgotten pilots are known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
The ambition to make these heroes a household name is the primary objective of The Red Tail Project, a group of men and women who honored the Airmen by touring air shows with a restored P-51C Mustang, the infamous roaring fighter plane these men flew in combat. Like the men they tribute, the Red Tail Project encountered adversity when their flying homage to the Airmen, the Mustang, crashed in 2004, killing pilot Don Hinz, who was also the project leader.
Red Tail Reborn, narrated by actor Michael Dorn (Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9), is a tale of inspiration. Historic interviews, unprecedented access, and emotional honesty bring to light the tale of the Airmen, and of those who honor them. The Tuskegee Airmen showed the world what hope, determination and hard work could do. Find out how these lessons are applied to a project recovering from a lost aircraft and a lost friend.
Red Tail Reborn is an outstanding documentary by filmmaker Adam White (The Restorers). Runtime: 54 minutes. NTSC format.
Disc 1 Features
• 16x9 widescreen presentation
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• Digitally mastered from High Def
Disc 2 Features
• The Airmen's Diary - the raw interviews with the Tuskegee Airmen
• Production stills
• Production trailers
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Confronting Iraq (DVD)
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"Confronting Iraq" is a powerful new documentary produced by Roger Aronoff, to attempt to set the record straight and to examine some of the big issues related to this war. Did the U.S. really act unilaterally, motivated by greed and politics, in an unnecessary war? Or is it a just and necessary war - part of a larger war - against the unrelenting forces of radical Islam?
How have the various participants Confronted Iraq. This documentary tackles these complex issues, through dramatic footage and insightful interviews, in a thought provoking, powerful, and at times humorous and ironic manner.
Confronting Iraq features interviews with, among others, the following individuals:
- James Woolsey - former CIA director
- Bernard Kerik - former New York City Police Commissioner
- Stephen Hayes - reporter for The Weekly Standard and author of The Connection.
- Tim Trevan - former UN weapons inspector
- Jano Rosebiani - Kurdish-American filmmaker who has documented Saddam's mass graves
DVD format.
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Wings of Thunder (DVD)
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Wings of Thunder is an action packed double-sided DVD. Chart the course of land warfare as Volume 1: "Strike Force - High Tech Battlefield" takes you on a journey where tomorrow's warriors engage each other in the digital, yet still deadly, encounters of the 21st Century. In Volume 2: "Fast Strike," you'll see how American airpower is deployed to deal with crises that develop in the far corners of the globe. See how high tech aircraft and GSP-guided weapons, backed by a massive network of support services, combine to create the shattering power of a FAST STRIKE! Color. Approx. 120 minutes. DVD format.
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Ultimate Aircraft: Battle Chopper (DVD)
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Although the helicopter has only been involved in combat for about a half a century, it has revolutionized the battlefield. Battle Chopper showcases two of the most deadly helicopters today - the AH-64 Apache and Russia's Mil-24 Hind. Each attacks with different tactics, but both are deadly. Color. Approx. 60 minutes. DVD format.
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Strike Force: Air Battle (DVD)
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Enter the age of supersonic jets, air-to-air missiles, electronic warfare, and stealth where only the most painstaking training can make a pilot a winner at air combat maneuvering. In Air Battle, you'll see exactly what it takes to become a fighter pilot, to be mission ready and combat ready at all times. Plus, you'll get a first-hand look at the awesomely complex technology that has evolved since the Vietnam war. Color. Approx. 60 minutes. DVD format.
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Strike Force: Test Pilot (DVD)
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Test Pilot is a thrilling, comprehensive view of one of the most demanding jobs in all of aviation. Meet and fly with the world's top aircraft-men like Scott Crossfield, Kurt Schroeder, and Heinz Frick. Explore first-hand the world of test pilots as they take military jets, rotary winged aircraft, and the latest commercial transports through their paces and see the development of flight testing from the Wright Flyer to the ATK. Color. Approx. 70 minutes. DVD format.
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A History Channel® DVD:
Great American Monuments
The White House
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It was first called the "Presidential Palace." But from its construction in 1792, the White House has always been the property of a democratic people - as intimate and accessible as it is palatial.
The White House is a remarkable historical tour of the White House from its slave-labor construction and subsequent burning at the hands of the British to the modern additions of indoor plumbing, telephones, theatres and even bowling alleys. Walk with Jackie Kennedy on a tour of the newly redecorated White House and sit in on First Family holidays and weddings. Review the household budget and visit the "other" White Houses Air Force One and Camp David.
Take a rare inside look at a building that is part monument, part command center and part exclusive mansion an executive residence that is unique in the world. Color. Approx. 70 minutes. DVD format.
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To Fly and Fight:
Memoirs of a Triple Ace
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Bud Anderson is a flyer's flyer. He was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down over 600 aircraft while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany.
In February 1944, Bud Anderson entered the uncertain, exhilarating and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of planes, he ranked among the group's leading aces with 16+ aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his "Old Crow" without ever being hit by enemy aircraft, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager says, "In an airplane, the guy was a mongoose... the best fighter pilot I ever saw."
This is Bud Anderson's story. "To Fly and Fight" is about flying, plain and simple. The joys and dangers, and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.
"A clear, straightforward narrative of what it's like to fly a Mustang... Good reading for aviation buffs or for anyone who just enjoys a good story."
— Air and Space
"The finest first-person account of combat flying since Robert Scott's moving God is My Co-Pilot."
— Bill Wagstaff, Aviation International News
"It is, I think, the finest pilot memoir of World War II and I have made it mandatory reading for all my historians."
— Richard Hallion, the Air Force Historian
"Anderson's accounts give the reader an insider's view. An exceptional account of an exceptional man. Highly recommended."
— Library Journal
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Book: So Others May Live
Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers
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"So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Saving Lives, Defying Death" is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the panicked and chaotic streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, here are their stunningly heroic stories -- some of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program was started in 1985. This book has won 5 awards and is featured on the Commandant of the USCG's professional reading list. The author, Martha LaGuardia-Kotite, is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has served for over twenty years in the Coast Guard. Foreword by Governor and First Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge.
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