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Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Language
English
Description
The true glory (80 min.): A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly one thousand four hundred cameramen.
The first forty days in Korea (28 min.): several companies of the 24th Division fight the Communist Chinese against great odds.
Vietnam! Vietnam! (58 min): shot on location in Vietnam in October-December 1968.
"An Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV series chronicling naval...
6) WW II in HD
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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...
Series
Publisher
Woodhaven Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
Hitler invades Poland: September 1st, 1939. The German army is massed on the border of Poland ready to attack. Poland has mobilized her citizenry for her defense. Germany, with a superior air force and army, seems determined to wage war. The question remains: will Great Britain and France honor their alliance and defend Poland? The Polish Ambassador attempts to negotiate with the German government, as does British Ambassador Sir Neville Henderson
December...
Publisher
St. Clair Vision, a division of St. Clair Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
cp2004
Language
English
Description
For viewers seeking a cultural immersion into the latter days of World War II, D-Day Remembered features many film artifacts from the period. The highlight is the Academy Award winning documentary The True Glory, directed by playwright and screenwriter Garson Kanin and renowned British filmmaker Carol Reed. The True Glory features newsreel and battlefield footage shot by the soldiers on the front line itself. Also included is the first episode of...
Publisher
Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Examines the complex origins of the conflict in Europe and East Asia, and the long first phase of the war when an Axis victory seemed an all-too-likely and frightening possibility. This rare archival material reveals the magnitude of the fascist threat, and the heroism that sustained the Allies through the bleak early years.
13) On paper wings
Publisher
Film is Forever Productions
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
During WWII, the Japanese military developed a new weapon intended to strike directly at the American continent -- the balloon bomb. High school girls across Japan were conscripted into factories where they built thousands of balloons made of paper. These balloons were then attached to bombs and launched into the jet stream to drift toward North America. This is the story of four Japanese women who worked on balloon bombs, the families of those killed...
Publisher
Warner Vision International
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of a nation at war from rare color films, plus letters and diaries from those who lived through it. Much of this material has been recently discovered and allows the viewer to experience Japan and its culture from a new perspective
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The British Army and R.A.F. captured the Battle of El Alamein while it happened. Teams of cameramen followed the 8th Army troops into battle against Rommel's Afrika Korps, recording some of the most extraordinary footage of the war. Features rare and fascinating original film preserved in the Museum's archives. Some materials have never been released to the public before.
18) World War II
Publisher
Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Documents the most important phases of World War II.
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