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1) King Rat
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to "rule" over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors.
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When the German submarine, U-471, collects two prisoners from a vessel located off the Icelandic coast, ordered to transport them to the base at Brest, one of the prisoners, a British submarine commander, goes rogue, setting in motion a series of shocking, brutal events that seem to be linked to the supernatural.
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Series
Star-touched queen volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
ix, 367 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
Gauri, princess of Bharata, has been captured by her kindgom's enemies and faces a future of exile and scorn--she has nothing left to lose. But Vikram, the notoriously cunning prince of a neighboring land, promises her freedom in exchange for her partnership on his team to win the Tournament of Wishes. It seems like a fool-proof plan--until Gauri and Vikram arrive at the tournament and find that danger takes on new shapes, and new trials test their...
Publisher
Vanguard Cinema
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold and life-threatening adventures, Forell is determined to reunite with his family.
7) The keeper
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a German POW is signed to the Manchester football club as a goalie, the public outcry from fans -- especially Jews -- is overwhelming. With the support of Rabbi Alexander Altmann and the British woman he loves, together they overcome prejudice, public hostility, and personal tragedy.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 840 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The bumbling Germans give Hogan and his crew plenty of opportunities to continue their war resistance movements right from their POW war cells. The prison's colonel, Klink, is more concerned with having everything run smoothly and avoiding any trouble with his superiors (especially anything that might result in his being reassigned and sent to the Eastern front) than with being tough on Hogan and his fellow prisoners. Hogan and his men cause as much...
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 12.75 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Colonel Robert Hogan and his gang of merry saboteurs have new plots, plans and schemes ready to unleash on the German war machine at Stalag 13. That means more headaches, frustrations and irrations for the POW camp's incompetent commandand, Colonel Wilhelm Klink and his bumbling sidekick, Sergeant Hans Schultz.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
326 pages
Description
Struggling to feed their family while keeping their farm going during World War II, Thomas and Charlotte Christiansen persuade local authorities to allow German prisoners of war from a nearby camp assist with their upcoming cherry harvest.
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (630 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) is now a U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) has returned to civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat emerges, Brody and Carrie's lives become intertwined once again and they resume their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire."--www.amazon.com
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle to hold the most defiant Allied prisoners. For four years, these prisoners of the castle tested its walls and its guards with ingenious escape attempts that would become legend. But as Macintyre shows, the story of Colditz was about much more than escape....
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Description
"On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini."--Book...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 616 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Carrie and Saul search for the truth behind the bombing of CIA headquarters, lines are blurred between friend and foe and no one can be trusted. While hiding a stunning secret of her own, Carrie helps recruit Brody for a dangerous mission that could offer him a chance at redemption. But when the plan unravels and Brody is targeted deep inside Iran, he must put his life in Carrie's hands, leading to one of the most suspenseful and shocking season...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (762 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fall in line for a second hilarious season of laughs, starring the ragtag band of World War II POWs.
The bumbling Germans give Hogan and his crew plenty of opportunities to continue their war resistance movements right from their POW war cells. The prison's colonel, Klink, is more concerned with having everything run smoothly and avoiding any trouble with his superiors (especially anything that might result in his being reassigned and sent to the...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (635 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With a paranoid president facing investigation and the country tearing itself apart, Carrie and Saul must determine who they can trust in the gripping seventh season. As President Keane finds herself under threat from forces outside the government and within, Carrie embarks on a mission to unravel the truth and bring down a harrowing conspiracy.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Fresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villa on the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come...Paris, around about now: Evie Black lives in Paris with her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique. Life...
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Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.
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