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Publisher
Canal+, Darkstar Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide, stay alive whatever happens, the mission is more important than anything else. Although the Empire will surrender soon after, Onoda waits 10,000 days demanding orders direct from his CO before he stops fighting.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with London's elite as she is confronting dictators. Her mission to show the true cost of war leads her, along with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and became the first American citizen to be killed by the terrorist group ISIS. Friends, family and professional colleagues share their recollections of him in this documentary. Directed by Brian Oakes who was a childhood friend of Foley's, this award-winning documentary provides an in-depth look into the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was captured...
4) Dog Jack
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Civil War family film is the story of a slave boy and his dog who escape from a plantation, join the Union army, and eventually face their former master on the battlefield. The story is based on the true-life adventures of the mascot of the Pennsylvania 102nd.
5) Gettysburg
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (254 min.) : sound (stereo), color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Civil War drama depicting the events and personal struggles of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border, a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive during the Civil War, in a place without rules.
Publisher
Distributed by Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of World War II, a mass grave of brutally executed Australian POWs is discovered. A tough military lawyer and his team are dispatched to prosecute the Japanese guards. To win his fight for justice, the lawyer must deal with an American officer protecting his national interests and a Japanese commander who has sworn his troops to a blood oath of silence.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Colonel Marlowe is in command of a motley assortment of 1200 Union volunteers whose task-- and apparent suicide mission-- is to infiltrate 300 miles of Southern territory and destroy the most strategic rail route in the Confederacy. Marlowe's life is complicated by his ferocious running feud with the company's surgeon, Major Kendall.
10) 1915
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[ 2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (357 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A classic Australian World War I saga, this miniseries captures the hopes and heartaches of innocent country boys as they embark on the greatest and worst adventure of their lives, when they face the filthy deprivations and shocking savagery of trench warfare.
Publisher
Warner Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of the experiences at Andersonville, the Confederate Army's most brutal P.O.W. camp in which close to 14,000 soldiers lost their lives.
Publisher
A and E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[©2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Though one of the largest calvary engagements of the entire war, the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas is often overlooked. On October 25, 1864, only one half hour and 2,800 Union soldiers were needed to defeat a Confederate calvary of 7,000! How did the Union army succeed despite the overwhelming odds? Why is this battle excluded from the historical records? Discover new information about the weapons, soldiers and tactics through archival letters,...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. This series is about the drama and unexpected humor of everyday life behind the front lines. It's a fresh twist on an iconic story, one that resonates with larger themes we still struggle with today.
15) Gallipoli
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A story of how the irresistible lure of adventure and the unknown bring two young men together in the Australian army in 1915. They are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (131 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Danish
Description
Based on the true story about the three dramatic days in April 1940 when the King of Norway was presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the German armed forces: Surrender or die. After three days of desperately trying to evade the Germans, King Haakon makes his final decision. He refuses to capitulate, even if it may cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives.
17) Farscape
Publisher
Shout Factory
Language
English
Description
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 282 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Glory: Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.
The Patriot: A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
19) Night will fall
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the incredible efforts made by British cameramen to film and document the unbelievable atrocities the Allies encountered during the Liberation of the German Concentration camps in 1945 at the end of World War II.
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