One of the disadvantages to having your head buried in books all day long is that you sometimes miss out on those few occasions when there’s something (other than South Park) that’s really worth watching on the tube. Tonight was almost one of those occasions.

Fortunately, I recovered just in time this evening to tune in to the History Channel’s “Dogfights” marathon.

In the event you haven’t seen the show (which debuted this past November), “Dogfights” uses computer animation, interviews, and archival footage to recreate famous air battles from the Great War through the present. Although some of the episodes seem to stretch their material to make it to the one-hour mark, they have been uniformly engaging, educational, and immensely entertaining.

“Dogfights” regularly airs Fridays at 10 EST /9 CST. It’s well worth watching.

ScP