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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: THE NAVY'S FIGHTING SEABEES
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With their trademark of a fierce and determined bee carrying hammer in one hand and a Tommy gun in the other, no other branch of the U.S. Navy has served in more theatres of war or tackled more challenging missions than the Seabees.Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations during World War II, said: "Seabee ingenuity and fortitude have become a legend in the naval service." Indeed it has.
The Seabees are the U.S. Navy's construction battalions. From the sweltering jungles of Guadalcanal, to the arid deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, they've upheld their proud tradition as fighters who build and builders who fight.
In this riveting episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," we pay tribute to the often-overlooked men and women of the Navy's fighting Seabees. You'll meet Joseph Shawinsky of the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion who landed beside the Marines on Iwo Jima and lived to tell the story. You'll also hear from two members of Vietnam-era Seabee Team 1104--Johnny McCully and Frank Peterlin--who served with Marvin Shields, the first and only Seabee to have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. And go along for a day in the life of the new generation of Seabees at Ft. Hunter Liggett, California...you'll see how these warrior builders are being trained today for the global War on Terror.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: NORMANDY!
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On the morning of June 6th, 1944, the waters of the English Channel along Omaha Beach ran red with the blood of young American soldiers. It was 'D-Day'--the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. "Operation Overlord" was the biggest military operation in history, aimed at toppling Adolf Hitler's brutal regime.In this compelling episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you'll hear from some of the brave servicemen who slogged through neck-deep waters weighed down by a hundred pounds of gear, braving blistering enemy fire to reach shore. You'll meet paratroopers Bob Murphy and Vinnie Vicari who parachuted behind enemy lines dodging bullets and anti-aircraft shells as they fell. You'll also hear from U.S. Army Ranger Len Lomell, who received a Distinguished Service Cross for his courage and determination at deadly Pointe-du-Hoc.
We'll also pay tribute to those you can't hear from, the 29,000 others whose lives were taken from them to preserve America's freedoms and liberate Europe from Nazi domination. This, too, is their story.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: THE BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON
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Their Marine Corps designation was VMF-214, but for millions of people around the world, they will always be remembered by the name they gave themselves: the "Black Sheep Squadron." Though they fought together for just 12 short weeks under the command of Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the Black Sheep became the most famous fighter squadron in American aviation history. "Baa Baa Black Sheep," a television show loosely based on their exploits, portrayed them as rebels and misfits but as you will see, their real story shatters the televised myths and boasts an ending that rivals any Hollywood script. In this unforgettable episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you'll take off with five of the original Black Sheep as their F4-U Corsairs roar into battle against the legendary Japanese Zero. In two combat tours they'd lose 20 per cent of their fellow pilots but before they were disbanded in March of 1944, the 51 men of the Black Sheep were credited with an incredible 94 enemy kills. Was "Pappy Boyington" the two-fisted drinker he was portrayed to be? What really happened to him on his fateful final mission? From blistering dogfights over the South Pacific to bar room brawls on the ground, this is the real story of the Black Sheep Squadron from the men who were there.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: DOOLITTLE RAID
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On April 18th, 1942, barely four months after Americans were rocked by the news of the Pearl Harbor attack, 16 specially modified B-25 bombers flew into history. The mission? Surprise the enemy and bomb downtown Tokyo and four other Japanese cities.Manning these planes were 80 volunteers from the Army Air Corps, and what they set out to accomplish looked like a suicide mission. The daring pilots flew the ten-ton bombers off the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet, and took the enemy completely by surprise. This was a feat that no one had ever tried before, and something the Japanese never saw coming.
They were known as the Doolittle Raiders, named for their leader, the aviation pioneer, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. Hollywood has often told the story of these brave men, but in this episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you'll hear the real story from the men themselves, in their own words.
These are the men who restored the confidence of a shaken nation and changed the course of World War II.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest land battle of World War II and a near disaster for the Allies. During that December of 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower and the other Allied commanders believed a battered Germany was near defeat and would surrender in a matter of weeks. They were very wrong.In the pre-dawn hours of December 16th, Adolf Hitler launched a fierce surprise attack. More than 250,000 of his best troops, including the legendary Waffen-SS, overwhelmed a far smaller Allied force in the pine forests of Belgium. The Germans quickly pushed a "bulge" in the Allied lines that gave the battle its name.
In this explosive episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you will learn about this epic month-long battle from the soldiers who were there - both American and German. You will meet one of the few American survivors of the horrifying Massacre at Malmedy carried out by Commander Joachim Piper and his SS troops. And you will hear how a legend was born when General Anthony McAuliffe replied "Nuts!" to a German demand that he surrender his battle weary troops.
This is a story of how scrappy, courageous and determined young American soldiers turned a near-disastrous defeat into an overwhelming victory that hastened the end of World War II.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: LIBERATORS - THE B-24 BOMBER BOYS
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The Liberator. The B-24. A revolutionary plane built for the worst of times. It's design meant it could take more bombs further. The planes and their crews braved the lead-filled skies from North Africa to the Pacific island of Iwo Jima and everywhere in between. During World War II they dropped over 1.2 billion pounds of bombs and shot down thousands of enemy aircraft. But, despite their amazing record and even greater capabilities, they are much less glorified or well -know than their counterpart, the B-17 Flying Fortress.In this fascinating episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you'll meet the three surviving members of Hot Shot Charlie's crew. On one terrifying mission German flak flipped their Liberator upside down and sent it hurtling toward the ground. You'll also join Richard Butler and Robert Sternfels on the devastating first raid against the Ploesti oil fields, which were fueling the Nazi war machine. And Robert Will remembers the design quirks that earned B-24s a rather unflattering nickname. This inspiring episode will also take you back to the homefront and inside the massive Ford plant at Willow Run. "Rosie the Riveter" Bette Torres fondly remembers toiling away in the factory that built up to 500 Liberators in a single month.
"Liberators: B-24 Bomber Boys" pays tribute to the men and women who flew and built these amazing machines. Without them victory during World War II would have been delayed and, perhaps, not possible.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: RUNNING THE GAUNTLET - THE MERCHANT MARINE
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In World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine played a crucial role in every theater of war. Without them, without the bridge of merchant ships delivering weapons, troops, food, ammo, and fuel from the home front to the battle lines, there would have been no Allied victory.
While transiting the ocean, the United States Merchant Marine had to contend with German U-boats, dive-bombers, surface raiders, auxiliary raiders, and mines. When World War II ended in 1945, nearly 80 thousand Allied mariners and 5,000 ships lay at the bottom of the sea. They paid in blood for the right to be called veterans--but it took them over 40 years to be recognized.
In this poignant episode of "War Stories with Oliver North," you'll hear first hand accounts from mariners like Frank Trubisz, whose tanker was torpedoed right off the coast of Georgia. Meet George Duffy and Stanley Willner who managed to survive a blistering attack on the high seas, only to be captured by the Germans, and eventually enslaved by the Japanese. You'll also meet Pete Petersen, a member of Hitler's elite Unterseebootwaffe, who will give you a tour of a captured German U-boat.
This is the story of the United States Merchant Marine."
WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: HELL IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST
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The Battle of the Huertgen Forest is one of the most controversial and overlooked chapters of America's history during World War II. Historians argue that U.S. commanders miscalculated the fierce German resistance under Hitler's "Fireman," General Walter Model, and failed to identify key objectives in the campaign. Some believe it was just a great German victory while others say the battle should never have been fought.By late 1944, American troops had fought their way from the beaches of Normandy to the German border. General Dwight Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley ordered 1st Army Commander General Courtney Hodges to strike deep into the heart of Hitler's war machine - the Ruhr River industrial valley. But between those German factories and U.S. troops lies the 70-square-mile piece of land known as the Huertgen Forest.
In this dark and foreboding forest - some of Germany's most rugged country - American and Nazi forces were bogged down for months in a ghastly war of attrition. As autumn turned into winter, temperatures plunged below zero and snow covered the ground. And for the soldiers who fought there, the terrain was as much an enemy as the opposing army.
Called "the meat grinder," for every yard gained, this was America's costliest campaign in the European Theater during WWII. You'll learn of the great sacrifice and perseverance of the men who fought through the hell in the Huertgen Forest.
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WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
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Five-star General Douglas MacArthur was a proud mixture of vanity and valor, a figure of legend and controversy, who remains a three-war military prodigy unlike any other in history.
In this riveting special edition of "War Stories with Oliver North," you will hear from people who served with him as well as from those who loved him. You will go inside his life with his beloved mother "Pinky," hear stories from his childhood in the Wild West, as well as tales from his hard-earned admittance and hazing at West Point. Learn how his battle skills honed in the trenches of World War I inspired future generations of soldiers and military planners.
And you'll see how his greatest triumphs-as well as his worst defeats-came as a result of ignoring or defying superiors whose orders he had sworn to carry out. Some of those superiors included American presidents.
From the personal side of this war hero, you'll see love letters MacArthur wrote to the women in his life. At least one of them inspired a national scandal. And you'll hear from the woman who was his greatest love, his wife Jean. She and their baby son were at MacArthur's side while bombs fell on Corregidor, one of the darkest chapters of World War II.
In a rare interview, Alexander Haig, who served with MacArthur in Japan, recalls witnessing MacArthur's masterful command of the Joint Chiefs during the Korean War. And you'll meet the man who had to tell the five-star hero he had been fired by President Harry Truman."
WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH: ANZIO
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The Italian town of Anzio, located on the Mediterranean Sea, was the birthplace of Roman emperors Caligula and Nero. A tranquil agricultural area in the fall of 1943, it would become the site of one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. From January to May 1944, America and her allies would struggle daily to puncture the seemingly unbreakable German line that blocked all roads to Rome.At Anzio young men lost their limbs, their lives and their innocence. Hand-to-hand combat, living in water-filled trenches, and deadly artillery barrages were just part of the daily routine. The enemy could be, and usually was, anywhere and everywhere. Each time the Allies made some progress, it seemed that German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring came right back and inflicted more punishment and devastation. By its end, the Allied casualties would exceed 60,000.
This gripping episode of "War Stories with Oliver North" brings you the personal memories of the men who lived through the Italian campaign of 1944. Their stories are of resilience, epic bravery, and triumph in the face of defeat during the bloodiest stalemate of World War II, the Battle of Anzio.
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