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Pub. Date
p2006, p1994
Summary
"Tough, determined and above all, brave. These were the men who sacrificed everything to battle fierce Japanese resistance in the South Seas. Dramatic behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with soldiers capture the horror and heroism of one of the most famous campaigns in military history"--Container.
Pub. Date
c2011
Summary
On March 19, 1945, Franklin, sailing less than 100 miles off the coast of Japan, is launching strikes against the mainland. Just as her aircraft are taking off, an enemy dive-bomber attacked Franklin and the aircraft carrier was transformed into a cataclysmic inferno. All hope appears lost. Documented is the most extensive visual account of USS Franklin and the carrier war in the Pacific. Hear and see the battle through the eyes of the men who were...
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
They were teenagers who became more than men, they became Marines. With the world in conflict, they saw, smelled and tasted war on the most intensely personal level. They stood on the rails of darkened troopships and wondered how long they had to live. They saw too many of their best friends die in the most horrible ways possible. MARINES OF THE PACIFIC is the unforgettable tale that Hollywood can't tell. In this extraordinary 3 DVD set you'll learn...
Pub. Date
c2010
Summary
This season, How the Earth was Made goes back in history-- from 4.5 billion years ago to today-- peeling back layers of rock, filling up river canyons, parting the oceans, and leveling mountains and volcanoes to investigate the origins of some of the most well-known locations and geological phenomena in the world. With rocks as their clues and volcanoes, ice sheets and colliding continents as their suspects, scientists launch a forensic investigation...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
"Unbroken": Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp
"Unbroken : path to redemption" : When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story...