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Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
From barely getting off the ground to the super technology of today's cutting edge aircraft, the battle history of the United States Air Force is an adrenaline-packed history of one of the most vital branches of the American military.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Explores the pivotal battles, profiles the commanders, and chronicles the myriad ways in which war has shaped the modern world. The 26 episodes in this monumental set draw on an encyclopedic collection of archival film dating back to 1896 to create an unforgettable visual record of every major engagement from WWI to the liberation of Kuwait.
Publisher
A & E Television
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles George Washington's little-known military life, from his 1st officer's commission in the Virginia milita through the difficult lessons of his youth and his 17-year retirement. Witness his reemergence as the soul of the American Revolution and see how he transformed a ragtag band of men into an army that could battle and defeat the greatest military in the world. Features location footage, re-enactments, and candid interviews with historical...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Plunge headlong into the great battles and meet the heroes that have shaped the armed forces. With a combination of government documents, combat footage and extensive interviews, this set tells the story of all five branches of the military.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
An eye-opening look at the controversial world of a youth boot camp. Go through the intensive six-month drill at the Eagle Academy in rural Belle Glade, Florida, where another class of "at-risk" youths has voluntarily enlisted in the hopes of getting back on track. But as these cocky recruits approach on the inbound bus, they have no idea what's in store for them. Can they endure such tough discipline? What exactly will it take to change their self-destructive...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]-©2003.
Language
English
Description
Contains seven information-packed episodes for every military nut, history buff, and gear head to sink their teeth into. R. Lee enlists the help of top military experts, and heads to the firing range to demonstrate a vast arsenal of deadly hardware from the past and present. Learn what the fastest front-line combat jet is today, how a trebuchet works and who had the better rifles during the Civil War.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the year 334 BC, a 20-year-old military commander from northern Greece set out to conquer what was then the known world. His name was King Alexander of Macedon. During the next 12 years, he led 40,000 troops more than 20,000 miles, defeating the most powerful ruler on Earth, King Darius of Persia, and conquering all of Asia. He died of a battle wound at the age of 32, but his conquests have been celebrated and studied for more than 2,000 years....
Language
English
Description
"World War II encompassed some of America's greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. This is a comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war. Featuring nearly 30 of its greatest World War II documentaries, each packed with original archival footage, interviews with military experts and historians, and gripping reenactments." --
15) The Ritchie boys
Publisher
Tangram
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The Ritchie Boys tells the story of a group of young Jewish men who fled Nazi Germany only to return to Europe as United States soldiers who knew the psychology and the language of the enemy better than anybody else. At the U.S. Army base of Camp Ritchie, in the mountains of Maryland, they were trained in intelligence and psychological warfare. Though not always courageous, they were determined, bright, inventive, fought their own kind of war and...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the heart-wrenching journey to understand and cope with the loss shared by the estimated 20,000 American children whose fathers were killed in Vietnam. Weaving emotionally compelling interviews with home movies, stock footage, and family photos. Along her journ, Tragos uncovers a 30-year-old mystery, as she comes to know her father as a man. Untangled from the memory of a war that wounded a nation. Some discoveries are almost too difficult...
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"It is the ultimate pairing of man and gun to create a single, deadly weapon. While many guns stake their claim to fame on ease of use and efficiency in less-than-perfectly skilled hands, the extraordinary weapons used by sharpshooters can only be effectively used by the most highly trained and accomplished hands. And what they can accomplish is extraordinary. [This program] chronicles the exploits of sharpshooters in every conflict since the Revolutionary...
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