Product Details

• Actors: Walter Cronkite
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 4
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
• VHS Release Date: November 2, 1999
• Run Time: 354 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000035Z5Z
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,474 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent choice, January 4, 2000

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W. Armstrong (Annapolis, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Air Power Gift Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The dramatic script and musical score will quickly expose the age of this documentary, but in many ways it remains a timeless set with excellent footage narrated by Walter Cronkite. It reflects some of the "air power won the war!" attitude of the immediate post-war decades, but it is also fairly balanced and despite being funded by the Air Force it does not disregard the Navy. It suffers, as all air power documentaries seem to, from some historically inaccurate editing (e.g., VIII Bomber Command Liberators seemingly bombing Rabaul), but much of the footage is true to the locations and/or events that are being described, making it a must-have for the WWII or Aviation enthusiast. This is predominantly a history of US air power, but footage includes aircraft from all the major combatants, including some great German and Japanese clips (most likely taken from wartime propaganda reels). Don't let the age of these episodes delude you...in my opinion a finer series has yet to be done.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Airpower has No Equal, November 22, 1999

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George A. Ramick (Rockville, Md USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Power Gift Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Military documentaries continue to be popular. This one was done in the mid-50's as a counterpoint to the popular VICTORY AT SEA series done earlier in that decade. The slant this time is victory through airpower. Both shows had unequaled drama in their compelling use of literate narration, dramatic combat scenes, and memorable music. The editing in both series was masterful. This program was originally 30 minutes long and deals with a major aviation themes of World War II, including Ploesti, Schweinfurt, the Battle of Britain, and many others. The Air Force ate it up, considering how the Navy's story got such a public realtions boost from VICTORY. Although is is now 40 years old is it is still first class.

Documentaries today lack the emotion and literate narration this series offered. To understand why Air Power maintains such an important position in the American pysche you must see this series. This is a must for those that love aviation.