Crusade in Europe The Air War (Season 1, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 20 min | Documentary, News, War

Crusade in Europe

The Air War (Season 1, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 20 min | Documentary, News, War

This film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had successfully repulsed the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. The first low-level bombing raid in Europe, the Ploesti raid of August, 1943, is shown in this ...See moreThis film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had successfully repulsed the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. The first low-level bombing raid in Europe, the Ploesti raid of August, 1943, is shown in this installment, followed by a description of the "round the clock" bombing offensive, with the U.S. Eighth Air Force attacking Germany by day, and RAF Bomber Command attacking at night. Written by Col_Hessler See less

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Name	Known for
Hugh James Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954)
Anthony Eden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Arthur Harris Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	War (1982)