Title from container. Originally broadcast on the A & E Television network. Release date: Oct. 26, 2010. Red Mike Edson; Swede Momsen: Host, Roger Mudd ; narrated by Fritz Weaver. The fighting leathernecks of WWII: Hosted by Gerald McRaney. Marine Raiders; Pathfinders: Narrator, Jason Richards. Tuskegee airmen: Narrator, Phil Crowley. Black aviators: Narrator, Harold Dow. Honor deferred: Host, Bernie Mac ; narrator, Samuel L. Jackson.
Contents:
Red Mike Edson : Marine Raider ; General Roy Geiger : flying leatherneck -- Swede Momsen : submarine savior ; Peter Tompkins : the spy who sparred with Hitler -- The fighting leathernecks of WWII -- Marine Raiders -- Pathfinders -- Dogfights : Tuskegee airmen -- Black aviators : flying free -- A distant shore : African Americans of D-Day -- Honor deferred -- Combat jump -- Navajo code talkers.
Summary:
Includes 11 documentaries: Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Red Mike Edson; Marine Raider / Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Swede Momsen; Submarine Savior / Weapons at War; Fighting Leathernecks of WWII; Dangerous Missions; Marine Raiders / Dangerous Missions; Pathfinders; Dogfights; Tuskegee Airmen / Black Aviators; Flying Free; A Distant Shore; African Americans of D-Day / Honor Deferred; and Combat Jump / Navajo Code Talkers.
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