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title: "'Fighter Aces of World War II: Assault on Fortress Europe' Released to DVD"
date: 2011-05-04T10:14:45-05:00
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# 'Fighter Aces of World War II: Assault on Fortress Europe' Released to DVD 

Janson Media today announced the worldwide release of the DVD [*Fighter Aces of World War II: Assault on the Fortress Europe*](http://www.janson.com/dvdcatalog/2011/05/04/fighter-aces-of-world-war-ii-assault-on-the-fortress-europe/) (1 x 30'). An Anthony Potter Production, *Assault on the Fortress Europe* is the 9th release from the 13 disc *Fighter Aces of World War II* collection, documenting the most infamous air battles in history.

In *Fighter Aces of World War II: Assault on the Fortress Europe*, The Allies take the offensive as the tide of war turns against the Axis in the Mediterranean and in Europe. The fury of war in the air takes a heavy toll on both the attacker and defender but the undermanned and outgunned Luftwaffe is defiant in the face of certain defeat.

This is the most comprehensive history series ever produced on the Fighter Aces of World War II, featuring amazing air combat footage and first hand accounts of the greatest air battles the world has ever known. Each episode includes extraordinary air combat footage shot at the height of raging dogfights. Surviving Fighter Aces from all sides of the conflict - from Japan, Germany, Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia and the United States - provide vivid and graphic first hand accounts of what it was really like to be a fighter pilot in some of the greatest air battles the world has ever known.

FIGHTER ACES OF WORLD WAR II: ATTACK ON THE FORTRESS EUROPE DVD LENGTH: 30 Minutes MSRP: $9.95 CATALOG #: 20470 UPC #: 6-4603204709-7 ISBN #: 1-56839-394-6 RELEASE YEAR: 2011 PRODUCER: An Anthony Potter Production STREET DATE: AVAILABLE May 18th , 2011