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tomcervo - 17 Dec 2006 17:07 GMT

12/29, 10pm
Dogfights: 08 - Death of the Japanese Navy

"In one of the most amazing yet lopsided naval battles in history, a
mighty Japanese fleet led by the Yamato, the biggest battleship in the
world, versus Taffy 3, a small U.S. task unit of tin can destroyers and
baby flat-tops. The U.S. fleet is made up of ships too weak to fight
and too slow to run. David battles Goliath in a fight for survival,
with the lives of thousands of American soldiers in the balance. We
will recreate this famous battle using state of the art computer
graphics. Viewers will feel like they're in the battle, facing the
enemy."

Next week are two reruns: Hell over Hanoi and MigAlley

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Dave Williams - 17 Dec 2006 20:07 GMT

> 12/29, 10pm
> Dogfights: 08 - Death of the Japanese Navy
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> Next week are two reruns: Hell over Hanoi and MigAlley

Does anyone else notice that they seem to be almost avoiding WWII European
air conflict? Other than specific encounters involving Robin Olds in his
P-38 and the Mustang vs 109 in the two hour premier, there has been almost
nothing. We've had 4 epps on Vietnam and this upcoming show is the third on
the US vs Japan. What's up with that?

Dave

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Willshak - 17 Dec 2006 21:42 GMT

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The US air war in Europe was mostly bomber escort until air superiority
was gained.
The air war in the Pacific was mostly carrier based from day one.

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AMPSOne@aol.com - 17 Dec 2006 21:48 GMT

> Does anyone else notice that they seem to be almost avoiding WWII European
> air conflict? Other than specific encounters involving Robin Olds in his
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> Dave

One thing that seems to drive this show is having the original
participants there to interview and present their side of events. Many
of the more famous WWII ETO aces are gone now, and therefore it's hard
to present their stories as they have to rely on secondary or tertiary
sources.

Guess you will not see anything on Bong, McGuire, Gabreski, or some of
the other best-known AAF pilots, nor David McCampbell.

Cookie Sewell

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tomcervo - 18 Dec 2006 00:14 GMT

> One thing that seems to drive this show is having the original
> participants there to interview and present their side of events. Many
> of the more famous WWII ETO aces are gone now, and therefore it's hard
> to present their stories as they have to rely on secondary or tertiary
> sources.

That's a good reason to watch it--I'd rather see five minutes of Tex
Hill and "There I was . . ." than an hour of breathless narration from
an actor.

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C.R. Krieger - 21 Dec 2006 20:14 GMT

> One thing that seems to drive this show is having the original
> participants there to interview and present their side of events.
>
> Guess you will not see anything on Bong, McGuire, Gabreski, or some of
> the other best-known AAF pilots, nor David McCampbell.

ISTR one of the original segments (four in one show, IIRC) was a WWI
air battle (and I keep hoping for more). I don't think having the
original participants is a program requirement, although it obviously
helps.
--
C.R. Krieger

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jitterthug@hotmail.com - 20 Dec 2006 14:39 GMT

>Dave Williams wrote:
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> Dave

Didn't notice it until you mentioned it. While the airwar ETO summer
'43 to June '44 is my favorite period of study, it's great to see them
covering stuff like the Korean War and F-8s over Vietnam. IMO, those
are two areas that have never gotten the coverage they deserve in books
or media.

I've got no gripes about the series other than it's seems they try to
drag things out a bit to be able to fill an hour.

Michael

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