 $24.95 |
Report from the Aleutians
- DVD
This John Huston epic WWII film documentary, filmed
over six months, captures the lives of the soldiers
who manned the most remote outpost in the war: the
Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific. This Academy
Award-nominated 1943 production captures the bombings
of this area as well as the loneliness of the troops.
Unusual scenes include B-24s and P-38s trying to operate
under the extremes of wind and rain. 58 minutes.
Bonus feature: Hook Down, Wheels Down, which combines
modern-day interviews and combat footage to tell the
story of the U.S. Navy's "ungainly floating airfields,
the aircraft carriers. 59 minutes. |
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$19.95 |
Report from the Aleutians
- VHS Video
This John Huston epic WWII film documentary, filmed
over six months, captures the lives of the soldiers
who manned the most remote outpost in the war: the
Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific. This Academy
Award-nominated 1943 production captures the bombings
of this area as well as the loneliness of the troops.
Unusual scenes include B-24s and P-38s trying to operate
under the extremes of wind and rain. 45 min. |
$24.95 |
History Undercover:
The Bloody Aleutians
- VHS Video
Here is the first complete account of the Aleutian
campaign on video. Survivors dramatically recount
the terror and hardship of firefights with a fanatical
enemy and the struggle simply to survive in some of
the harshest conditions on earth, while scholars explain
the strategic significance of the islands and the
battles fought upon them. Extraordinary combat footage,
some unseen for over 50 years, puts you in the heart
of the bitter action. 50 minutes. |
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