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"At Heim Hochland, a Nazi sanctioned maternity home in Bavaria, three women's fates are irrevocably intertwined. Gundi is a pregnant student from Berlin-an Aryan beauty, she's secretly a member of a resistance group. Hilde, only 18, is a true believer inthe cause and is thrilled to carry a Nazi official's child. And Irma, a 44-year-old nurse, is desperate to build a new life for herself after personal devastation. All three have everything to lose....
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Smithsonian Books/Collins
Pub. Date
c2007
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xiv, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Documents the tale of four U.S. Navy ships that battled a deadly typhoon in 1944, a storm that resulted in 756 deaths, three sunken ships, and extensive damage to other naval vessels, in an account told from the perspectives of survivors and rescue teams.
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A brilliant, concise and, perhaps, best single volume history of the Second World War at Sea. Written by veteran historian E. B. Potter during his time as resident historian at the United States Naval Academy this history is filled with action and analysis. As the conflict raged from the Pacific to the North Sea the author takes the action in each theater for the purposes of clarity but masterfully links the actions and events together to preserve...
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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344 pages ; 25 cm
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"A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason. THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and dangerous area of the city. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. THE PRESENT A 90-year-old man...
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Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
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4 DVDs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Foyle, a veteran detective is persuaded to remain on duty at home rather than join the troops at the front as World War II begins. But home is on the vulnerable southern English coast and the chaos, danger and venality of war seep into everyday events.
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Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
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4 DVDs (400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This is the gripping third series that airs on PBS. Michael Kitchen plays a veteran detective whose job on the home front in southern England is complicated by WWII raging over Europe. DVD includes behind the scenes documentary and cast reflections.
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Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal present. A fourth-generation German-American now living in easy circumstances on Cape Cod (and smoking too much), who, as an American infantry scout hors de combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, "The Florence of the Elbe," a long time ago, and survived to tell...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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303 pages ; 24 cm
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BERLIN, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda flees toward the south of France, where the widow of an old friend of her husband's has agreed to take her in. Along the way, a refugee ship headed for Cuba offers another chance at...
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Criterion collection volume 378
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Janus Films
Pub. Date
c2007
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1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (17 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
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The chilling story of a Japanese soldier facing death and cannibalism in a Philippine jungle, after he is denied treatment for tuberculosis. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles.
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2014
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308 pages ; 23 cm
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"Following the death of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley is determined to find meaning in his loss. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Helen, he heads north to investigate the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a story censored by the U.S. government. While John is accompanying a crew on a bombing run, his plane is shot down over the island of Attu. He survives only to find himself exposed to a harsh and unforgiving...
91) Hanover Street
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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An American bomber pilot falls in love with a British nurse, and then must escort her husband on a mission behind enemy lines.
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
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1 DVD (71 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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A young boy kills his sickly father and then, unable to live with his action, kills himself. Set in ruined Berlin shortly after World War II. The third part of the trilogy following Paisa, and Roma citta aperta.
94) WW II in HD
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A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
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3 videodiscs (455 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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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...
95) Pigeon hero!
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Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003
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31 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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Based on the true story of a carrier pigeon named GI Joe, who braved enemy fire and other hazards to deliver a crucial message that prevented the bombing of an Italian town during World War II.
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Liberation trilogy volume 3
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Tells the dramatic story of the titanic battle for Western Europe from D-Day to the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich.
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The war that came early volume 1
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
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496 p. ; 25 cm.
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000, c1969
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the true story of an astute American general and a high-ranking German officer, torn by the conflicting demands of his country and fellow countrymen, during the last days of World War II.
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