WWII
Subtitle: top secret missions
Contributors: Rota, Carlo; White, Michael; Engelhorn, Sonja; Putnam, Tom; Jones, Chuck, 1912-2002; Geisel, Theodor Seuss, 1904-1991; Rainstorm Entertainment; Three-Headed Monster Productions; PBS Home Video
Publisher: PBS Home Video
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Alexandria, Va.?]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781593758813
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Aerial operations; Balloons; Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943
Other titles: Top secret missions; World War II :; Flying the secret sky.; On a wind and a prayer.; Red, white, black & blue.; Private Snafu in the Aleutians.
Description: Flying the secret sky: In 1940, Nazi air strikes had Britain on its knees. The RAF was desperate for planes and their supply of U.S. aircraft, sent on ship convoys, had been sunk in the icy Atlantic by relentless German U-boats. In response, the U.S. launched a secret operation to fly the planes across the unforgiving ocean to England.

On a wind and a prayer: Takes an in-depth look at the Japanese Fugo Balloon Bomb offensive and highlights its place in WWII history.

Red, white, black & blue: Bill Jones and Andy Petrus fought 3,000 Japanese in a secret Alaskan invasion during World War II. Now 60 years later, these two forgotten heroes embark on a journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19-day battle.
Notes: Cataloged from container.

"As seen on public television"--Container.

Special features (disc 3): theatrical trailer; outtakes and deleted scenes; newsreels from the 1943 invasion; slide show of the island of Attu today; additional combat photography; animated short film, "Private Snafu in the Aleutians," directed by Chuck Jones and written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel.

Flying the secret sky: Narrated by Carlo Rota.

DVD; Region 1; 5.1 surround sound ("Flying the secret sky" only).

Closed captioned.
Table of contents: title: [disc 1].; title: Flying the secret sky  -- written, produced & directed by William VanDerKloot -- (ca. 74 min., 2008) -- [disc 2].; title: On a wind and a prayer  -- directed and written by Michael White ; produced by Michael White and Sonja Engelhorn -- (ca. 60 min., 2005) -- [disc 3].; title: Red, white, black & blue -- Rainstorm Entertainment presents ; a Three-Headed Monster production ; producers, Tom Putnam ... [et al.] ; director, Tom Putnam-- (86 min., 2008).-- adam