In this program, the German blitzkreig by the invincible Luftwaffe crushes Poland, France, Denmark and Norway- but a handful of fighter pilots saves the Empire during the Battle of Britain. Fighter Aces of World War II is the most comprehensive history series ever produced on the subject, 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.