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2) Catch-22
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The story of a group of fliers in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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.
4) Jojo Rabbit
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Day by day. Hour by hour. Second by second. This is the story of last century's bloodiest conflict told in a concise and compelling 3 hour special. Includes personal accounts, strategic analysis and rare footage and provides a new and intimate perspective on the experience of war.
6) The war
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor
Pub. Date
2007]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Commando missions to capture Germany's greatest scientific minds pitted the Allies against each other in the waning days of World War II. At stake: crucial advantage in the looming Cold War and the capability to exploit advanced German know-how to build the next generation of fighter planes, missiles and bombs. With both the Russians and the Americans desperate to acquire Germany's brightest minds and secrets, the race was cutthroat and deadly. Secrets...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This is the gripping third series that airs on PBS. Michael Kitchen plays a veteran detective whose job on the home front in southern England is complicated by WWII raging over Europe. DVD includes behind the scenes documentary and cast reflections.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
Czech
Description
Comedy-drama about a young trainmaster employed in a tiny station during World War II. He becomes involved in a plot to blow up a German ammunition train, but when the plan backfires, he is forced to commit the ultimate act of courage.
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The Lost Evidence revisits the 1945 battle on the Rhine River, and captures the entire operation, the single largest offensive against the Germans since D-Day, with a combination of archival material, dramatic re-enactments, and high-tech computer modeling.
Publisher
Distributed in the US by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Until today, our collective memories of World War II have lived almost exclusively in black and white. Recently re-discovered color film archival materials, assembled after years of research, offers a new perspective on everything from the war's most critical battles and key personalities to details of life on the home front to the plight of uprooted refugees.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A realistic look at life and love inside a stateside military hospital's psychiatric ward during World War II. The Oscar-nominated comedy-drama follows the affable Captain Newman as he uses both humor and compassion to reach patients whose wartime injuries plague their minds instead of their bodies.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, it is an unforgettable film of love, courage and sacrifice. During the final months of World War II in Hungary, a young man sets out to find his displaced family by using a stolen Nazi uniform to pose as an officer. On a journey filled with suspense and danger, he undertakes extraordinary measures to save his family and thousands of lives from the enemy.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
During their last major German offensive of WW II, a group of daring American soldiers set out to turn the war against all odds. Their mission will take them deep into German territory to derail Nazi efforts in obtaining the ultimate superior weapon.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
During World War II, Hitler's scientists developed terrifying new weapons of mass destruction. Allied intelligence pored over millions of air photos shot over German territory by specially converted, high-flying Spitfires. With 3D graphics that recreate exactly what the photo spies saw, NOVA tells the suspenseful, previously untold story of air photo intelligence that played a vital role in defeating Hitler.
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