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Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Take a tour of the National Museum of American History's new exhibit, America on the move. Interviews and archival footage highlight the priceless artifacts that show the pivotal role transportation has played in our nation's growth.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
From World War II to today, men and women have undertaken roles that involve overwhelming peril, seemingly unbeatable odds, and almost certain death. From lumberjacks in remote forests to truckers on an ice road to tank crews and pathfinders in war zones. Witness terrifying assignments as paratroopers land behind enemy lines, Navy demolition units clear obstacles before D-Day, British battalions take out German gun batteries, just to name a few.
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
It was the gravest crisis in American history. For four bitter years, Union and Confederate troops battled to determine the fate of a divided nation, with the outcome unclear until the very end. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR explores this critical period through five original programs. April 1865: The Month That Saved America, based on Jay Winik's bestselling book, chronicles the remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond to...
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
With its Pacific fleet largely in ruins after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the U.S. badly needed a victory over Japan to prove its military strength. One daring plan, involving Army bombers, a Navy aircraft carrier and a well-known racing and stunt pilot from the 1920s and 30s brought America the military respect it desperately needed and even changed the entire course of the war. Here is the incredible story of 80 men, 16 planes and one of history's...
8) Lost worlds
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ancient cities are now accurately and beautifully rebuilt, using all new research and CGI. Places and events explored include the battle at Stirling Bridge, Romania's real life Dracula, the Biblical Jerusalem, lost city of Atlantis, and more.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little-known stories continue to emerge from Civil War history. In this DVD set, archival letters, original diary entries, sophisticated cinematic re
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
In World War II, two historic Allied invasions played key roles in the defeat of the Axis powers. In this gripping DVD, witness the magnificent D-Day invasion of Normandy, when 150,000 brave soldiers stormed ashore to begin their march across Europe. Then discover the details surrounding another great invasion, the Beachhead at Anzio, in Italy. Here, a daring and aggressive maneuver cut the German lines between Rome and Cassino, and the Allied heroics...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Dangerous missions relives the epic battle that followed through recollections from the front, commentary from military historians and extensive combat footage. Operation Detachment was supposed to last three or four days. It turned into an epic, 36-day struggle that saw nearly 28,000 soldiers killed--6,821 Americans and some 21,000 Japanese. It remains the bloodiest battle in the history of the US Marine Corps.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Every line on the U.S. map tells a story. Every border reflects the country's history, struggles for independence, internal conflicts over states' rights and slavery, westward expansion, and the mastery of natural resources. Every shape on the map tells a great story about America's past. Find out why every state looks the way that it does. Examine how every state is a puzzle piece ultimately revealing the unique geography, political and social history...
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
On the beaches of Normandy, the Allied invasion came face to face with the vaunted defenses of the German's "Atlantic Wall". Go behind the scenes to see how the leadership of Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower inspired thousands of brave men to risk their lives in an effort to crash through the wall of resistance that imprisoned Europe. Bonus : D-Day : D minus 1 -- Years before the largest human invasion in history was launched, Allied...