"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...

Shedding light on the equipment, operations, and personnel responsible for American air power during World War II, Steinbeck's nonfiction account of his experiences with the U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews aided the efforts to establish a new military branch--the U.S. Air Force. But it was Steinbeck's ability to capture trhe personal stories of crew members that give this work timeless appeal and renders it an enduring piece of both cultural and...

One hour over Tokyo. In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Commander Jimmy Doolittle came up with a bold plan to get a measure of revenge on Japan while raising American morale. 80 airmen volunteered for the top-secret, one-way mission into enemy territory, which required launching army bombers from an aircraft carrier and attacking Tokyo. Here, the raid comes to life through the words of some of the survivors. Filmed at the 2001 reunion of the Doolittle...