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Sources

Television, Videotape & DVD


Many sources were used in the creation of this site, including a number of video presentations. Both documentaries and feature films are listed.

Unless otherwise indicated, all video covers are scanned from the webmaster's personal library.

Click on the film title below to view details of the video.

Documentaries

Life aboard CV-62 USS Independence.
History of CV-6 USS Enterprise during World War II.
Account of the Battle of Midway.
Account of the Ballard Expedition's search for the carriers sunk at Midway.
Story of the Battle of Midway, as told by the participants.
This two-DVD set follows the Navy's Blue Angels from winter training to the induction of new members in the fall.
The Blue Angels flight demonstration team, narrated by Leslie Nielson.
The history of aviation, from the Wright Brothers to the Space Age, on 4 DVDs.
History of naval aviation.
Construction of the USS Ronald Reagan and sea trials of the USS Harry S Truman.
This 2 DVD set chronicles the history of the battleship, from the first sailing warships through World War II.
3 DVD collection of films produced by the U. S. Navy, chronicling the history of the Navy from it's origins to the present day.
This British production tells the story of World War Two from the Japanese perspective.
Famed ocean explorer Robert Ballard returns to Guadalcanal in this National Geographic video.
Take a tour of the USS Carl Vinson.
Describes the operation of modern aircraft carriers.
Tells of the catastrophic fire aboard USS Forrestal off the coast of Vietnam, 29 July 1967.
A pair of short documentaries about both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy flight demonstration teams.
Naval operations and equipment during World War Two.
Describes the aircraft that operate from today's carriers.
History of the USS Intrepid, now a museum in New York City. Narrated by Michael Ironside.
Classic documentary series about the war at sea during the Second World War.
Documentary series covering all aspects of Allied operations in World War II. Hosted by Patrick O'Neal.
Frank Capra's classic documentary series about the Allied war effort in WWII.
Discusses the effects of naval aviation of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
4 disc collection of World War Two documentary films.
30 documentary films made during and after World War II, collected on 10 DVDs.


Feature Films

Naval aviators over Korea. Starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Mickey Rooney and Earl Holliman.
USS Nimitz is drawn through a storm and appears near Hawaii on the day before Pearl Harbor. Starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino and Katharine Ross.
Fictionalized account of the Battle of Midway. Starring Charleton Heston, Henry Fonda, Toshiro Mifune.
Gary Cooper stars in this tale of the history of naval aviation, as told by one of it's pioneers. Also starring Jane Wyman and Walter Brennan.
Naval aviators "feel the need for speed" in the air and on the ground in this action-packed adventure. Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt.
Both American and Japanese stories of the attack on Pearl Harbor are told in this fictionalized account. Starring Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, Soh Yamamura and Tatsuya Mihashi.