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1) First blood
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An ex-Green Beret, a peacetime misfit, is haunted by memories of Vietnam. Falling foul of an over-zealous small-town sheriff, all hell is let loose as he goes on the run. In the life or death manhunt that ensues, he will need all his old skills to stay alive and outwit his pursuers--the sheriff and his posse, and more than 200 National Guardsmen.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (585 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Carrie ventures a delicate alliance with the Pakistan's secretive Inter-Services Intelligence. Fara fails to recruit a key asset, forcing Carrie to intervene. After the events in Islamabad, Quinn zeroes in on a potential lead.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at the life of journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and became the first American citizen to be killed by the terrorist group ISIS. Friends, family and professional colleagues share their recollections of him in this documentary. Directed by Brian Oakes who was a childhood friend of Foley's, this award-winning documentary provides an in-depth look into the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was captured...
4) King Rat
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to "rule" over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors.
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold and life-threatening adventures, Forell is determined to reunite with his family.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following his best-selling book, Guantanamo Diary, which describes his decade of imprisonment and torture at Guantanamo Bay, Mohamedou Ould Slahi decides to go find his torturers. Slahi was imprisoned In the aftermath of 9/11 and accused of being part of Al-Queda but never proven guilty. He wants to take revenge, by inviting them for tea and most importantly by forgiving them. They will have different reactions once confronted by him.
7) McCain
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An exploration of Senator John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and the Republican Party, as well as his life and politics. It traces his motivations and his political history, from his experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, to his dramatic vote against the GOP's health care bill in 2017. It examines how, with his 2008 nomination of Sarah Palin as running mate, McCain himself contributed to a growing challenge to the party...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (664 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (648 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With a paranoid president facing investigation and the country tearing itself apart, Carrie and Saul must determine who they can trust in the gripping seventh season. As President Keane finds herself under threat from forces outside the government and within, Carrie embarks on a mission to unravel the truth and bring down a harrowing conspiracy.
Pub. Date
©2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 616 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Carrie and Saul search for the truth behind the bombing of CIA headquarters, lines are blurred between friend and foe and no one can be trusted. While hiding a stunning secret of her own, Carrie helps recruit Brody for a dangerous mission that could offer him a chance at redemption. But when the plan unravels and Brody is targeted deep inside Iran, he must put his life in Carrie's hands, leading to one of the most suspenseful and shocking season...
14) The railway man
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene...
15) In love and war
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A miraculous true story of courage, determination and love in war-torn Italy.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It started as photographs taken by soldiers of the abuse and torture prisoners were suffering in Abu Ghraib prison, and turned into a media frenzy full of scandal and cover-ups. One of the most notorious moments in recent U.S. military history is examined, through interviews with participants and dramatic reenactments of events.
17) Paradise road
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recruited for a highly secret and dangerous mission in the jungles of Vietnam to locate missing American POW's, John Rambo is deserted and left in the hostile jungle with only his knife, bow, and arrows. With the help of a Vietnamese girl, he vows to bring revenge to all who have become his enemies.
19) Land of mine
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD-video (96 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Description
In the aftermath of World War II, a group of surrendered German soldiers are ordered by Allied forces to remove their own land mines from the coast of Denmark.
20) The road dance
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a small, remote village in the Outer Scottish Hebrides, Kirsty yearns for adventure and another life across the ocean. Though she finds comfort in time spent with her mother and younger sister, she sees hope and a future with Murdo, an intelligent, curious poet. The two fall in love as World War I looms, and Murdo is soon conscripted to join the other men of the village to fight. As a gesture of farewell, the village hosts a road dance, a celebration...
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