Tom Hanks
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Includes the two ten-part HBO miniseries Band of brothers and The Pacific, with bonus material.
Band of Brothers: Follows the 101st Airborne as it prepares and lands on D-Day, and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II.
The Pacific: The interlocked stories of three marines during America's battle with the Japanese in World War II.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, a young boy is visited by a conductor and his steam engine, and is taken on an extraordinary journey to the North Pole; the Grinch decides that he can't take any more happiness from Whoville, so he and his dog Max steal everything from the village, but in the process he learns that Christmas is more than presents.
7) John Adams
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.