Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "douglas-sbd-dauntless-dive-bomber"

1. Dauntless: The Battle of Midway (2019)

98 min | Action, Adventure, History

Actual events as written by carrier pilots at the time of the battle of Midway, Computer-generated imagery but it's so good you have a hard time telling it!

Director: Mike Phillips | Stars: Jade Willey, John Enick, Judd Nelson, C. Thomas Howell

Votes: 955

2. WWII from Space (2012 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, War

The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Corey Johnson, Kevin Farrell, Geoffrey Wawro, Conrad Crane

Votes: 496

3. Battle of Midway: The True Story (2019 TV Special)

50 min | Documentary, History, War

It was one of the largest naval engagements ever and a turning point in WWII. The Battle of Midway changed the face of warfare and made victory in the Pacific possible.

Stars: Timothy Orr, Hill Goodspeed, Ian W. Toll, Laura Lawfer Orr

Votes: 16

4. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Dogfight Over Guadalcanal (2006)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Barrett Tillman, an author and historian who appears in the film "Dogfight Over Guadalcanal," discusses the art of the dogfight and the Guadalcanal campaign.

Director: Michael Barnes | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Duncan Bulling, Bruno Nana, David Richardson

Votes: 28

5. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Guadalcanal (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

The strategic importance of Guadalcanal leads to many intense air battles. American pilot's tell the stories of the experiences that made them aces in a day.

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 25

6. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Long Odds (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

Famous dogfights with bombers ill-equipped for that kind of combat.

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 25

7. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Guadalcanal (2000)

Documentary, History, War

Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito

Votes: 7

8. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Call to Duty (2008)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

After checking in at Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack, the Enterprise goes on the offense, first in the Marshall Islands then escorting Doolittle's raiders on the USS Hornet.

Stars: Sam Dolan, Alan Pietruszewski

Votes: 18

9. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Bloody Santa Cruz (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

The Japanese Guadalcanal invasion fleet engages Task Force 61 spearheaded by the Enterprise and Hornet. For the American forces it is a defensive battle as wave after wave of Japanese ... See full summary »

Star: Alan Pietruszewski

Votes: 17

10. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Jaws of the Enemy (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

American forces go on the offensive and take Guadalcanal from the Japanese. But the Japanese want it back and fight fiercely to get it.

Stars: Sam Dolan, Alan Pietruszewski

Votes: 19

11. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Enterprise Versus Japan (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

The Japanese send a fleet with a dozen troop carriers, a total of 13,000 men, to retake Guadalcanal. As the only remaining operational aircraft carrier in the pacific the job of stopping them falls to the Enterprise and its escorts.

Stars: Jack Glass, Garth R. Hassell, Alan Pietruszewski, Pedro Sandoval

Votes: 25

12. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Battle of Leyte Gulf (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

As American forces prepare to invade the Phillipines the Japanese, now deficient in aircraft carriers and planes, change tactics to disrupt American amphibious landings with their massive ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Harte, Garth R. Hassell, Arthur Kroop, Willard Norberg

Votes: 23

13. Ward Carroll (2020– )
Episode: The Purest, Most Badass Carrier Aviation Movie Ever (2021)

28 min | Documentary

Ward discusses a 1944 film entitled "The Fighting Lady." This academy award documentary was created for the home front to demonstrate the war fighting abilities of the US Navy in the ... See full summary »

Star: Ward Carroll

14. TJ3 History (2019– )
Episode: How a WWII Pilot Destroyed TWO Enemy Aircraft Carriers - The Story of Richard Halsey Best (2022)

11 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

By bombing the aircraft carriers Akagi and Hiryu in the Battle of Miday Richard Halsey Best is like the only pilot in history to strike two aircraft carriers in one day.

15. Ward Carroll (2020– )
Episode: Everything You Didn't Know About the Battle of Midway (with Hozer) (2022)

41 min | Documentary

Retired Navy pilot Kevin Miller, author of "The Silver Waterfall", a novel about the Battle of Midway, discusses the lesser know details of the Battle of Midway.

Stars: Ward Carroll, Kevin Miller

16. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle of Midway (1995)

113 min | Documentary, History, War

A documentary look at the WWII battle of midway. The events leading up to the battle, the national and war leaders involved, and the critical events that lead to the outcome.

Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, Justin McCarthy | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, William F. Halsey, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance