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Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Haunted by his personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is both hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, the begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline, as he leads them into one of the most treacherous battles in the Pacific.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For the men who fought perhaps the fiercest battle of WWII, 70 years have passed. But the memories of those 36 bloody days on Iwo Jima have not. Now, in 2015, men who lost so much make the emotional pilgrimage back to face the defining moment of their lives. There is no other battle in any twentieth century war where former enemies would later come together for a ceremony of remembrance and forgiveness.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. When Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the event becomes a symbol of hope for the families at home, the three surviving men are pulled from combat and sent on a tour across America to raise desperately-needed bond money. It is a trip that brings out the truths of both that symbolic act, and of their...
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (approximately 1440 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
History marks the advent of modern warfare in the 20th century with this epic DVD collection. Discover how the First World War changed the face of battle forever from hand-to-hand combat to high-tech warfare, in History of WWI: the first modern war. Experience the acrobatic encounters of flying aces high above the battlefield in Dogfights. Watch the Normadny assault in spectacular high definition in D-Day in HD, and learn soldiers' personal stories...
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1945, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform...
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