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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A modern day, alternate-reality drama about a hero who rises to become the King of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David. King Silas Benjamin rules the kingdom of Gilboa with steely determination unmatched by any rival. During a tense battle with the neighboring nation of Gath, David Shepherd, an idealistic young soldier from the countryside, heroically crosses over dangerous enemy lines and rescues a coveted prisoner of war, the son...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Tells an epic story of military strategy, politics, romance, and family conflict set against the backdrop of world events from 1938 through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Follows naval officer Victor "Pug" Henry as he is sent to Berlin as the U.S. Naval attaché. Shows how "Pug" and his family are drawn into the center of the conflicts that lead to America's involvement in World War II as Germany expands and proceeds to seize several...
Publisher
Distributed by Carlton International
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Sharpe's gold: Hunting for lost Aztec gold, Sharpe runs afoul of a local partisan leader (Folk); Wellington's cousin Bess (Linehan), searching for her lost gold-prospecting husband, shows up with her daughter (Ashbourne) and gets mixed up in the mess. Sharpe's battle: British officer Richard Sharpe is given the task of preparing the hitherto purely ceremonial Royal Irish Company for real battle. The commander's ambitious wife and false rumors of a...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Pacific, part one: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps while Sidney Phillips is about to leave for boot camp. Eight months after Pearl Harbor, the men, now in the 1st Marine Division, land on Guadalcanal to secure its strategically important airfield and prepare for counterattack.
From band of brothers to the pacific: "Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg talk about taking on WWII's Pacific theater after...
6) The Pacific
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Set in Poland, Paris and Berlin in the years leading up to the Second World War. At the French embassy in Warsaw, Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier, is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, he is involved in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage. Risking his life, Mercier works in the shadows amid a remarkable cast of characters, some known...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Invasion: As the first American GIs arrive to build an airbase near Hastings, the murder of a barmaid further strains already-tense relations between the locals and the Yanks.
Bad blood: A top-secret experiment in biological warfare goes horribly wrong, complicating a murder investigation and threatening the life of Foyle's faithful driver, Sam.
Bleak midwinter: The death of a young munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife seem linked,...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Rene just wants to run his cafe and continue his affairs without his wife finding out. Unfortunately, there's a small matter of a war to contend with. The Resistance wants him to repatriate escaped British airmen, he wants to avoid being shot by Germans.
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Polish
Description
The thrilling and epic drama series tells the story of three young Polish women who band together to fight against the Nazi occupation of their country during the outbreak of World War II. Irka, Ewa and Marysia each come from very different backgrounds and social standings: Irka was raised by well-educated parents in a patriotic family, Ewa was brought up by petty criminals, and Marysia is a daughter of a wealthy Jewish industrialist from Lodz. Their...
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In New Hampshire in 1777, Dick Dudgeon's father dies. Called back home to the unhappy family he revolted against years ago, Dick finds he's been named heir, much to the horror of his religious mother. To complicate matters, the British have arrived
14) Mercy Street
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green.
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle, collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border town in Alexandria is now...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
This season finds the twelve colonies of man caught in a brewing civil war between the followers of President Roslin and those of Commander Adama. They must face the Cylons from outside, and within, the fleet
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows one platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their one-year tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960s. Full of thrilling combat action, this series goes deeper to portray the dramatic human side of war and the camaraderie of the men who gave their all for their country.
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
DCS Christopher Foyle investigates wartime crimes in the English coastal town of Hastings. With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways. Plan of attack: April 1944. DS Milner's investigation of a transportation fraud sets in motion a series of events that brings Foyle back to the force. As Hastings hosts an...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Summer 1939. Harry, a translator at the British Embassy in Warsaw, is falling in love with Polish waitress Kasia. When German tanks roll into Poland, and Britain declares war on Germany, Harry and Kasia face terrible choices. With her life in grave danger, can Harry help her, and if he can, how will he ever explain himself to Lois Bennett, the girl he left behind in Manchester?
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