Aircraft Carrier | Documentary

UPC 5034504704176

Product Details:

• Brand: Pegasus Entertainment
• Genre: Documentary, Military History
• Release Year: 2002
• Runtime: Approx. 57 minutes
• Audio: Stereo
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• Region: 0, PAL

Overview:

"Aircraft Carrier" is a compelling documentary that traces the evolution and pivotal role of these formidable ships in naval warfare. When Japan declared war on the United States in 1941, their attack on Pearl Harbor demonstrated the aircraft carrier's dominance as the ultimate weapon at sea.

This program chronicles the carrier's development from World War II through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, to the Falklands conflict. It explores the daring revenge mission by America's James Doolittle, who struck back at Tokyo with carrier-based bombers, and the legendary Battle of Midway, where U.S. commander Chester Nimitz outmaneuvered Admiral Nagumo's forces.

As the documentary progresses, it showcases the carrier's changing role and the integration of new technologies, such as vertical take-off strike planes, helicopters, and missile systems, proving that the modern aircraft carrier remains supreme in naval warfare.

Interesting Facts:

• The program features rare archival footage from various conflicts, including the devastating kamikaze attacks on Allied carriers during World War II.
• It highlights the mass production of aircraft carriers by the United States, which played a crucial role in the war effort against Japan.
• The documentary examines the Battle of the Coral Sea, a pivotal engagement that demonstrated the carrier's dominance over traditional battleships.

Scene Selection:

1. Pearl Harbor
2. Mass Production
3. Coral Sea
4. Midway
6. New Role for Carriers
7. Kamikaze
8. Korea

From Backside:

When Japan declared war on the United States in 1941, Japan's opening gambit - Admiral Nagumo's air strike on Pearl Harbour established the aircraft carrier as the ultimate weapon of naval warfare. In a daring revenge mission, America's James Doolittle hit back at the heart of Tokyo with a handful of carrier-based bombers before Nagumo met his match in US commander Chester Nimitz at Midway. The carrier's development is traced from World War Two through Korea and Vietnam to the Falklands, where a combination of vertical take-off strike-planes, helicopters and missile systems proved the modern carrier still reigned supreme.