Dogfights - The Complete Season One (History Channel)

I agree with a previous reviewer that probably the strongest plus in the Dogfights series are the interviews with the pilots. WWII history is about to pass from the realm of "living history", as most of the heroes who fought that war are dead. These interviews help ensure that the stories will be there to enthrall the next generation - assuming that the school systems will allow the stories to be told (but that's another soapbox and not appropriate for this venue).

I love the series; and have watched the episodes over & over - especially the one about the Battle of Leyte Gulf with Taffy 3. The only negative comments I would make from a technical standpoint (and these are not deal-breakers) are these. First, the rocking effect that happens every time a plane flys by is cool at first; but, repeated watchings of the episodes find that the effect starts to become annoying. I could do with the effect happening maybe once per episode, maximum.

The other thing that gets redundant is they show the same plane getting shot down 3-4 times, from different angles. I don't have a problem with seeing the event once from the attacker's cockpit & once from the recipient's vantage point. But, any more times is too repetitive.

As I said before, neither of these things are serious faults; and I'm certainly not suggesting that anyone not purchase the series. The special effects are amazing, and the subject matter is engaging. I'm always on the edge of my seat when I watch an episode, even though I may have seen it 10 times.

I've collected historical and military documentaries for over 40 years and this is without a doubt the worst fake historical-documentary series that is in fact propaganda that I've seen in English. Worse, it is the ONLY series I've seen in ANY language that not only omits the 'Battle of Britain' and Spitfire, but shows such a one-sided, American/Israeli-biased series. If the RAF is mentioned it is to prove how great Americans & Israelis were in comparison to them.
If there was fuel to the rising criticism of the owners of the History channels recently producing unprofessional and unethical propaganda programming, this is it.
This is the only series I wouldn't even accept as a gift to be beer coasters.

This series is so well done, you can't stopping watching until it's it over, so be in sure and taking care of any thing else before you push play. It also has a plus for me, as they detail the movements so well, I've done much better when flying simitation (IL2 1946) and I can transfer the moves directly to the simulation and usually come out better than I used to do. I intend to purchase all the seasons and I highly recommend you do too, for those times when you have all the cable channels on and nothing worth watching.

Having seen "Dogfights of the Middle East" over the x-mas period, I rushed to purchase this dvd set when I returned from holiday.

The graphics used to recreate the air battles are amazing and the quality of the aircraft is at times decievingly real. This coupled with the narrators tone and historical detail make for a thrilling dvd set.

I only have two complants. 1. There is too much WWII stuff (but Im biased more towards modern jets) and 2. Alot of details are repeated as is standard in most US tv documentaries (due to recaps after every ad break)

Overall this series is informative, thrilling and highly recommended. I look forward to season 2 being released.

The best cockpit view of aerial combat that I've ever seen. Great chance to see history repeated, first hand.