Dogfights -The Complete Season 2 (History Channel) | 
| Director: Rob Lihani
Actor: Various
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 2838
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 799 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.5
MPN: AAED114190D
UPC: 733961114195
EAN: 0733961114195
ASIN: B0016OKQZI
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 798 minutes
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 Greatest aviation dogfight documentary ever. April 28, 2008
Valnastar (Deep 13, USA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Dogfights Season Two was every bit as exciting, thoughtful and well produced as Season One. Filled with many great interviews with actual participants in much of the action being documented, coupled with the "in the cockpit" feel of the show, there is no other documentary on the subject of dogfighting quite like it. Why the History Channel would cancel the best, most exciting and informative show they've ever produced at the peak of its popularity is still a mystery. Don't miss out on a chance to own this show on DVD while it is in print.
This DVD set contains all seventeen episodes from Season Two. Here's a list of episode titles:
Kamikaze
Jet vs. Jet
Thunderbolt
Gun Kills of Vietnam
Desert Aces
The First Dogfighters
Luftwaffe's Deadliest Mission
No Room for Error
Night Fighters
The Bloodiest Day
P-51 Mustang
Dogfights of Desert Storm
Tuskegee Airmen
MiG Killers of the Midway
Supersonic
Death of the Luftwaffe
Secret Weapons
 Outstanding program, poor technical representation April 17, 2008
Frank Bitterhof (Berlin)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I had seen various episodes of Season 2 in 2007 and was overwhelmingly impressed, I could hardly wait to see next week's episode.
The veterans/survivors of memorable 'dogfights' tell us about their encounters which are illustrated by state-of-the-art computer generated recreations which put the viewer into the pilot's seat. The program most efficiently and vividly conveys that handling a jet fighter - after all the fastest battle vehicle on this planet - requires an immense amount of skill, knowledge and natural talent or simply "the right stuff".
You'll see men driving themselves and their machines to extreme, blood-chilling limits and often wonder how they overcame insurmountable odds.
We look back onto an era, where fighting your opponent didn't just require to push a launch button but where fighting had the character of a duel with a certain amount of chivalry. You simply can't help to feel respect and sympathy for the unknown Egyptian pilot who managed to regain control of his crashing plane just a few feet above ground but was shot down anyway or the one who accidentally ejected into a canyon wall. The program acknowledges the skills of friends and foes and is rich in anecdotes and what it takes to be a pilot ace.
Produced in anamorphic widescreen and high definition, the previous first season was only available in widescreen letterbox (4:3)- the widescreen format from the 'stone age' of DVDs -, which is nowadays rather unusual and A&E had proven with the latest Horato Hornblower mini-TV-series that they seemed to 'understand' 16:9 widescreen.
As for me, I will only purchase Season 2 in up-to-date 16:9 widescreen on standard DVD or will wait for the future release on Blu-Ray disc.
Therefore, I will gladly give the program itself 5 stars but if - again -the program's presentation format will be equal to that of Season 1 the technical presentation will hardly merit 2 stars.
Very Good Show April 21, 2008
Matt (Grand Rapids, MI)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the best shows I have ever seen. The computer graphics depicting the dogfight put you right there. Plus they interview the pilots to give you inside information on what they were thinking and seeing. Very good series. Start with the "No Room For Error" episode. Highly recommended.
 I'm Rating the DVD set you will receive - not the show on TV July 12, 2008
CP
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great show but...
NO closed captioning again. History Channel website claims it does. So, if you are wondering - the DVDs are not captioned.
There are format errors - such as episodes ending in mid sentence.
Seems to have been rushed into production.
Again - great show - substandard DVD release.
FYI
Best Aviation Show Ever April 18, 2008
Douglas N. Castleman (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Best aviation show ever, and I've probably seen them all. Besides the great storytelling, the visuals are stunning. If you enjoy aviation history, this is the show for you. Too bad we're only getting two seasons of it out of the History Channel, as it is the best thing they've ever featured, IMHO.
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