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Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking thir lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage
4) The war
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of ordinary people during World War II in 4 quintessentially American towns: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. Examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
After returning from World War II, a young G.I. finds he has little in common with the wife he left behind. Disillusioned, he heads north to work as a travelling salesman where he meets the daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner. On her way home, she is terrified of what her father will do when he learns she is unmarried and pregnant. The young man gallantly offers to help by posing as her husband for one night, unaware that doing so will change both...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four hours out of San Francisco, submarine captain Cassidy unseals his top-secret orders and reads two fateful words: Destination Tokyo. Set during the second World War, depicts the story of a submarine and its crew as they sail to Tokyo, Japan to sink Japanese warships
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Stryker (Wayne), a hard-nosed Marine sergeant prepares a company of recruits for combat in World War II's Pacific Theater. The new unit's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale battle against the Japanese on Iwo Jima. The famous flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi is depicted near the film's conclusion
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude's every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear; lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the...
13) The Ritchie boys
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Run out of Germany by the Nazis, a small contingent of German Jewish intellectuals exacted the perfect revenge, returning to Europe as U.S. soldiers to defeat the enemy. The never-before-told tale of a handful of German nationals who used their language and cultural knowledge to wage psychological warfare against the Nazis and liberate Europe
14) The exception
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation
15) The great escape
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young secretary of a multinational corporation falls to her death in London and a member of the Home Guard is shot to death in the south of England. Finding how these deaths are related and how business and politics can be deadly, Foyle finds who killed these people and why
17) "Mister Roberts"
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, c1955
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during the waning days of World War II. In the Navy Register it is listed as 'The Reluctant,' but to its crew it is known as 'The Bucket.' The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant martinet of a captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks
19) Silent night
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A German mother and her son seek refuge in a cabin during WWII. When her house is invaded by three American soldiers and three German soldiers, she convinces them to keep the peace on Christmas and share dinner
Publisher
Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The most gripping and monumental tank conflicts explode to life with actual battlefield settings, stunning CGI animation, and veteran eyewitness accounts. By virtually shifting your rank from spectator to soldier, you'll become a part of major historical warfare, from Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge to the more recent, blinding sandstorms of the Gulf War. Through this extensive collection you'll gain the unique perspective and marvel at the sheer...
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