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AMAZING INCREDIBLE HELICOPTERS (1 x 1 hr)
Seeming to contradict the rules of nature, the helicopter still fascinates and thrills people all over the world. This special reveals some of the newest technology employed in these amazing machines, including a new helicopter that will even fly upside down!

• From Cube International, 1999
THE WARPLANES OF WWII - LEGENDARY COMBAT AIRCRAFT (10 hrs / 5 DVD set)
The skies over Europe and the Pacific were witness to the largest air battles in history. Through rare footage, some never seen for over 60 years, you will bear witness to the German Blitzkrieg in Poland and France, and the heroic RAF in the Battle of Britain. From the US bombing raids over Europe, to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the A-bomb attacks on Japan, this is the story of the men and machines that faced off every day in a deadly struggle for the air.

• From Hi-Impact, 2007
STRIKE FORCE LAND - MILITARY MIGHT OF THE 21ST CENTURY (5 hrs / 5 DVD set)
Air power wins battles, but land power wins wars! This is the story of the hardware that dominates the battlefields of the 21st century. Climb aboard the undisputed heavy weight “King of the Desert,” the mighty M1A2 Abrams tank to join the Calvary Scouts as they venture through the desert, then watch as they assault enemies from their Blackhawks, and Apache Helos.

• INCLUDES 36-PAGE COLOR BOOKLET
• From Hi-Impact, 2007
STRIKE FORCE SEA - MILITARY MIGHT OF THE 21ST CENTURY (5 hrs / 5 DVD set)
Visit a virtual ‘city at sea’ with the super carriers on patrol in hostile waters. Get an up-close view of the launch of the stealthy and lethal F-18, and join them as they fly into harms way. See how the “Aegis” protects the fleet with a system of fire control computers and a radar system so smart that it can learn from its mistakes.

• INCLUDES 40-PAGE COLOR BOOKLET
• From Hi-Impact, 2007
STRIKE FORCE AIR - MILITARY MIGHT OF THE 21ST CENTURY (7 hrs / 5 DVD set)
From fighters to bombers and giant cargo ships, this is the story of nine history-making aircrafts and the men and women who navigate them. Chapters include: C-17 at Rodeo, F-22 Maiden Flight, B-29 FiFi, F6F Hellcat – To Fly Again Is Everything, F/A – 18 Carrier Qualification, KC – 135 Service Station In the Sky, B-1B at Desert Fox, C-130 Stuck in Snow, Flight Plan – The Tide Turns, The War That Changed War – Aircraft.

• INCLUDES 36-PAGE COLOR BOOKLET
• From Hi-Impact, 2007
WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WAR (10 hrs, 5 DVD set)
This series will take you through over 1000 years of military weapons history and show how man has developed them to technological perfection. From the spear to the A-bomb, this is a history of the most significant weapons. Each episode focuses on one weapon system, explaining how it worked and how it was used in combat. This is the complete story of the tools used by some of history’s greatest warriors.

• From Hi-Impact, 2009
ARMORED FORCE (5 hrs, 2 DVD set)
Go inside one of the most devistating and powerful instruments of 20th Century warfare, the tank. Explore the history and evolution of this extraordinary war machine, including interviews with WWII tank soldiers in Europe and the Pacific and a special biography of General George S. Patton.

• From Timeless Media, 2007
• Color/B&W
• Formatted for DVD only.
ATOMIC BOMB TESTS - DECLASSIFIED
The only series of films released by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Although nuclear weapons were instrumental in ending World War II, little was actually known about their true power. These episodes chronicle the results as they detonated bomb after bomb. How big was the blast ring? How powerful was the shockwave? What altitude of detonation gave the most devastating blast?

• From the Cube International catalog
DOCUMENTARY, 15 x 1 hr, 1997-98
DEVIL BOAT: SAGA OF PT 658 (1 x 1 hr)
Compelling stories of the brave men who sailed aboard the heavily armed PT boats of the Mosquito Fleet. As a group of veterans take on the daunting task of restoring PT 658 to its original state complete with armaments and three 1,200 horsepower Package engines, weâll learn of their experiences of combat on the high seas & how they turned the tides in the Pacific, Mediterranean AND English Channel during WW II.

• From Timeless Media, 2006
• Color/B&W
ELITE CHOPPERS, BIRDS OF PREY (2 x 1 hr)
Striking fear across the battlefields, no weapon system has become so lethal as the attack helicopter. Witness the incredible firepower of the Apache, Kiowa Warrior, Blackhawk, Cobra, and Bolko war birds!

• From Cube International, 1998

FLIGHT CHECK: COMBAT MISSIONS
Training films of fighting aircraft of World War II include such tactics as belly landings, vertical banks, bailouts, weapons, and stalls. A tribute to the brave airmen and the fabulous warplanes that ruled the skies. Featuring the P-39 Aircobra • B-25 Mitchell • P-47 Thunderbolt • B-24 Liberator • B-17 Flying Fortress • P-61 Blackwidow • P-40 Warhawk • B-26 Marauder • B-29 Superfortress • and the P-38 Lightning.

• From the EDI / MM&V catalog
• Color / B&W
DOCUMENTARY, 7 x 1 hr, 1997

FRONTLINE PILOTS (5 x 1 hr)
Using real-time mission profiles and live cockpit audio, witness a ground-breaking military-aviation series that puts viewers in the cockpit of a formidable array of military aircraft during thrilling air-to-air combat sequences.

• From Cube International, 1998
GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE OF WW II (1 x 1 hr)
Original footage from World War II fighter planes and bombers. Viewers witness the terror of the air war exactly as it was fought in Europe and the Pacific, all seen from the unique vantage point of the cockpit.

• From Cube International, 1998

GUNS OF WAR (4 hrs, 2 DVD set)
The evolution of firearms, from the first crude matchlocks to the modern infantry weapons of today, Guns of War explains how firearms changed and how they, in turn, changed the face of warfare. Features segments such as The Components of Firepower, The Flintlock Smoothbore Musket, The Kentucky Rifle, The Bolt Action Magazine Rifle, The Assault Rifle, The Mobile Machine Gun, The Water Cooled Machine Gun and The Weapons of the Infantry.

• From Timeless Media, 2008
• Color/B&W
• Formatted for DVD only.
LIFE AT GROUND ZERO (1 x 1 hr)
Three remarkably candid U.S. government films document the only civilian nuclear effects tests ever conducted anywhere in the world. Portraying incredible naivete and oversimplifying a powerful issue, these films show men and women, cars, homes and buildings placed near ground zero and then blasted by hydrogen bombs.

• From Cube International, 1998
LOST BOMBS: NUCLEAR WEAPONS (1 x 1 hr)
This amazing program examines how 10 air crews dealt with dire emergencies in armed nuclear bombers. The results are absolutely, positively, nothing short of startling and they are completely true.

• From the book by Douglas Keeney, published by Simon & Schuster
• From Cube International, 1998
NASA'S X-FILES (5 x 1 hr)
Soar beyond the horizon and into the future of aviation from Earth to space at MACH 10 with unprecedented behind the scenes access to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Experience never-before-seen test flight footage and air travel at unimaginable speeds, from the first supersonic X-1 flight to plans to create the ultimate hypersonic aircraft, the X-48.

• From Maverick Media Works in cooperation with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, 2007
NO EASY DAYS I & II (2 x 1 hr)
Experience first-hand all of the ways a flight can go wrong. Nothing is easy about flying from an aircraft carrier. Witness the most dramatic accidents and crashes in naval aviation, including the unedited story of the horrible USS Forrestal fire. Even the smallest decisions can mean the difference between life and death!

• From Cube International, 1998
WARBIRDS OF WWII (9 x 1 hr)
Stories of the battles & planes that ruled the skies of World War II -- from the B-17 "Flying Fortress," the P-47 Thunderbolts & the P-51 Mustangs, to the mighty B-29 "Superfortress." Witness the P-38 "Lightning" in early battles & watch the B-24 "Liberators" as they pulverize the enemy. Learn the deadly art of "Attack Aviation," get into the minds of the defenders of the Reich, and watch Churchillâs RAF turn the tide against the Luftwaffe.

• From Timeless Media, 2002
• Color / B&W
WINGS OF GLORY: THE AIR FORCE STORY (7 x 1 hr)
The story of the evolution of American airpower from its early beginnings through the birth of the jet age. Discover how the Air Force grew from a few daring young men to a force with capabilities beyond the wildest dreams of the early aviation visionaries. This is the official story of the Air Force, the story of the Wings of Glory.

• From Timeless Media, 2002
• B&W