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Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This two-hour special offers an in-depth look at the critical 24-hour period after news of Japan's attack on U.S. soil in 1941 reached the President. Drawing on exhaustive research and new information provided by the FDR Library, the special gives a rare and surprising glimpse at the man behind the Presidency and how he confronted the enormous challenge of transitioning the nation from peace to war.
Publisher
History Channel Club
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dwight D. Eisenhower: "His leadership helped turn the tide of WWII. Rare footage shows the defining moments of this legend's life, from his military victories to his swearing in as 34th president"--Container.
WWII: "The order was to destroy the German army. Hear vivid, first-hand accounts of how it happened, from breaking through the Siegfried Line to the Hurtgen Forest to the Ruhr Pocket"--Container.
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents two episodes of the CBS television series using primary sources and real CBS News reporters to describe significant moments in history as if they were live television events. Hitler invades Poland journeys to September 1, 1939, as the German army is massed on the border of Poland ready to attack and Poland mobilizes her citizenry for her defense. The Polish ambassador attempts to negotiate with the German government, as does British ambassador,...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 780 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
World War II was a black-and-white between good and evil. A dramatic commentary from the cameramen and photographers who captured the moments for posterity and memories of the soldiers who were there.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Special ed.; Widescreen [ed.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A World War II drama in which an army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
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.
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Ltd
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 1352 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Each story gives the viewer a clear view of the historical context, the strategic objective, and the tactical effort made by flyers, sailors and foot-soldiers - often in the most oppressive and life threatening situations - to win victory from the enemy.
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.
11) Jojo Rabbit
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
12) The statement
Publisher
Distribtued by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An escaped Nazi collaborator is the target of an ambitious judge, a scrupulous colonel and two mysterious hit men.
13) Korkoro
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 111 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
During the Second World War, a Gypsy family travels the roads of France before learning that the Vichy regime no longer gives them the right to travel freely.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 1943 a group of 1434 Polish refugees from the Soviet Russia, including a few hundred orphans, arrived in an abandoned ranch of Santa Rosa at the invitation of the Mexican President. Santa Rosa, near Leon, Mexico became their home for the few years to come. Earlier in December 1942, Prime Minister of Polish Government in Exile - General Władysław Sikorski arrived in Mexico to sign an agreement with President of Mexico Avila Camacho to set up such...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 388 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"At the height of World War II, France is occupied and all of England is in peril. Col. James "Cad" Cadogan will use any means necessary to get the intelligence he needs, even sending civilians to work undercover behind enemy lines. Based on the real-life stories of women recruited by Britain's Special Operations Executive, this suspenseful drama series follows wife and mother Liz Grainger and half-Jewish factory girl Matty Firman from training in...
17) Swing shift
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A vivid look at the wartime conditions that stood society on its head. Kay Walsh had never held a wrench before but you're never too pretty to learn. The women and men that stayed home during World War II worked in the factories that turned out the weaponry to turn the tide of battle.
18) An angel for May
Publisher
Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While playing in a deserted farmhouse, a boy named Tom is whisked back in time to World War II. Tom is guided by a dog, and becomes friends with a young evacuee named May. The three set off on an adventure with consequences they won't forget.
19) Garbo the spy
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 93 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent - and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe. Although he never fired a single shot, Garbo helped to save thousands of lives, most notably by misinforming the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 70 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary delves into never before seen archival footage and documents to investigate how much the Allies knew about the mass murder of Europe's Jews during World War II and why they did not do more to stop it. What the allies knew examines the immigration policy, top secret documents, personal prejudice and government policies that resulted in the deaths of millions.
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