Warriors of the Night

Warriors of the Night

Documentary 1999

Available on Prime Video

World War II was the first time in the history of human conflict, a war was fought by men and machines in the air at night. Veterans from both sides recount the commonplace bravery and horror that they faced on a daily basis. The war had become not only a battle between the brave men of the Royal Air Force and the Army Air Corps and the Luftwaffe, but also a struggle of science and technology.

Documentary 1999

Starring Robin Ward

EPISODE 1

Nightfighters, 1939-1941

Early in World War II, members of the Canadian bomber forces had to fly in the dark without electronic aids.

46 min · 1 May 1998
EPISODE 2

Millenium to Gomorrah

The bomber offensive grew between 1942 and 1943 with the "bomber stream" that overwhelmed the Germans and the first electronic aids.

46 min · 1 May 1998
EPISODE 3

The Big City, 1944-1945

The night air war concludes in 1944-45 with the bombing of Berlin.

46 min · 1 May 1998
EPISODE 4

Preserving the Memory

The Warplane Heritage Museum has a large collection of restored aircraft, a fitting tribute to the Canadian bomber forces.

46 min · 1 May 1998

Robin Ward

Narrator
James Hyslop

Director
Robert Linnell

Producer
James Hyslop

Writer
Robert Linnell

Writer

About

Warriors of the Night

DOCUMENTARY

World War II was the first time in the history of human conflict, a war was fought by men and machines in the air at night. Veterans from both sides recount the commonplace bravery and horror that they faced on a daily basis. The war had become not only a battle between the brave men of the Royal Air Force and the Army Air Corps and the Luftwaffe, but also a struggle of science and technology.

Information

Studio: TDCC
Released: 1999

Languages

Original Audio: English (Australia)
Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)