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1) Skywatchers
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Told from multiple viewpoints, a group of high school students in 1952 Monterey, California, are watching the skies for Russian planes when something very mysterious draws them together.
2) Raven Rock: the story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxv, 529 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Description
"The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (17hrs. 5min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The new Director of Homeland Security reunites the team when a nuclear powered Russian satellite is knocked out of orbit and must be diverted before it detonates over Southern California. The team races against time to stop an unstable ex-member of Scorpion, Mark Collins who kidnaps and threatens to kill Toby if his demands are not met.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war. Shown along with the famous 'duck and cover' Civil Defense films are lesser-known clips, many of which possess a bizarre black humor when seen...
Series
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (49, 72 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
War game: A dramatization of the possible effects of nuclear warfare on Great Britain. Explores the physical damage effects, the psychological effects on the survivors, the societal logic for the existence of nuclear arms, and the attempts to understand how the balance of power keeps atomic weapons in check.
Culloden: In 1746, Scots fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie lose to English forces in Scotland at the brutal battle of Culloden.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (15 hrs., 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eccentric genius Walter O'Brien and his team of brilliant misfits continue to be the last line of defense against the complex, high-tech threats of the modern age as they solve extreme, life-threatening cases, including a global extinction event, a nuclear missile launch on U.S. soil, and even the perils of geniuses trying to start a family.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xxviii, 562 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, charts, photographs ; 24 cm
Description
A history of the Allied bombing campaigns of World War II questions the morality of British and American attacks on occupied European cities while offering insight into the course of the civilian front line of the Allied air war as it was shaped by political strategies.
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