The Battleground series presents 8 action-packed films celebrating aircraft carriers as a WWII weapon. Without aircraft carriers, the Allies had no hope of defeating Japan in the Pacific. Before Pearl Harbor, the United States had just 8 carriers; that number grew to nearly 100 by 1945. The Fast Carrier Task Force became the main Allied striking force against Japan, achieving parity and then obliterating enemy air power in a final push. Disc 1: Sea Power In The Pacific The Battle For Leyte Gulf Air Power-Pacific Pattern Silent Victory Disc 2: The Battle Of Midway The Life And Death Of the USS Hornet The Fighting Lady Kamikaze