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Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 8 hr., 37 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Zero killer: No Allied aircraft can match Japan's deadly Zero until the American Navy deploys the fearsome F6F Hellcat. Strap in with legendary dogfighters Robert Duncan, Hamilton McWhorter, and Alex Vraciu to relive the epic dogfights of 1943 that wrote a new chapter in the annals of aerial combat. The last gunfighter: Tackle the fierce North Vietnamese MiG in the Navy's best fighter, the F8 Crusader, alongside jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood,...
2) Birdsong
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Birdsong is the story of Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family and falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire. They begin an illicit and all-consuming affair, but the relationship falters. Years later, Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love. He must learn to endure the ravages of war and make peace with his feelings...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In England in 1940, shipyard worker Joe Maddison felt depressed and past his prime because he was too old to serve in World War II. Shocked when his wife leaves him for a sailor, Joe and his friend Harry decide they need a new challenge and volunteer to join the Home Guard which is headed by local pharmacist Mr. Simpson. This decision will lead Joe on a journey of self-discovery, involving lessons in friendship, bravery, and love.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This story of the American Revolution uses reenactments, commentaries by historical and military advisers and historical materials featuring the people, places and events from 1773 to the end of the war.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An exploration of the still unsolved mysteries and startling true stories from behind the 'day of infamy' that plunged the United States into World War II"; a search for a sunken Japanese midget submarine; eyewitness accounts by both American and Japanese survivors; images captured inside the sunken hull of the battleship Arizona.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Join the History Channel for the extraordinary story behind the U.S. submarine that made a name for itself as the scourge of the Japanese army during World War II"--Packaging.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and uncertainty enveloping the village.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Formats
Description
Loyalty: Peacetime (1803) Hornblower is forced to make a living at the gaming tables and is caught up in a budding romance with his landlady's daughter, Maria. Hornblower goes on a reconnaissance mission that uncovers French perfidy, leading to renewed war. Complications arise when he is betrayed and temporarily imprisoned. Hornblower and Maria get married -- Duty: Admiral Pellew's sends Hornblower off in search of his old mate Bracegirdle, whose...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In March of 1944, recently appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Eisenhower, meets with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They must come up with a brilliant strategy to put an end to World War II.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c1988
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 6.5 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, sweeping the United States into World War II, the Henry family is forever changed by the war in the Pacific, and the horror of the Holocaust. Features spectacular reenactments of the event at Midway, Yalta, Guadalcanal and El Alamein.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, doctors, nurses, and volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches of WWI. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front but also between the old rules, hierarchies, class distinctions, and a new way of thinking.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 16 hrs.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This game-changing war still resonates today with the US troop presence in South Korea and the nascent nuclear threat from the North. This collection of documentary footage chronicles the roots of the conflict as it blossomed into a protracted war that took a heavy toll in American blood and treasure. The immediacy of combat and major conflicts are brought vividly to life capturing the impact of this war on a generation and an entire region"--Container....
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In September 1942 at the height of the battle for the Atlantic, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.
Publisher
Distriuted exclusively by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (12 hr., 48 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The groundbreaking Combat! offers a gritty, unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II, confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage"--Container.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During World War II, Hitler's scientists developed terrifying new weapons of mass destruction. Allied intelligence pored over millions of air photos shot over German territory by specially converted, high-flying Spitfires. With 3D graphics that recreate exactly what the photo spies saw, NOVA tells the suspenseful, previously untold story of air photo intelligence that played a vital role in defeating Hitler.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (388 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows two women working as spies for England in Nazi-occupied France. Liz is an Englishwoman who is recruited by a British intelligence agency during the height of World War II. Since the Armed Forces have been reduced by German counter-intelligence activities, it has become imperative to gather civilian volunteers to work with the resistance forces in occupied France. She and other agents will be trained and deployed by Col. James Cadogan who needs...
18) WW II in HD
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (455 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now. Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage few knew existed. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, the world premiere History series WWII in HD uses the journals and accounts of those who served in the war's biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the...
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