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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Tradition of Honor, A Legacy of Valor! The United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have for more than two centuries proven themselves to be proud and honored defenders of America's freedoms and liberties. Experience the long and proud tradition of the men and women who served our nation's interest and advance the national cause in this dynamic 7-Part Documentary series. With new and impressive historical recreations and museum level...
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In the 100 years since the Wright brothers first took to the air, the airplane has evolved from a tentative eye in the sky into the ultimate weapons delivery system. Its role in warfare has grown dramatically through the ages, and as it has taken on new functions, the very way countries wage war has been trasnformed. Warplane explores the evolution of the warplane, and highlights the people and stories behind the key technological advances that have...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Today, America has nearly eighteen million living military veterans, from the Greatest Generation to men and women coming home from recent tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. They join the now-silent ranks of American veterans reaching back to our earliest conflict, the Revolutionary War.
4) Zulu dawn
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This is the shocking true story of the Battle of Isandlwana: in January 1879, arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the Zulu Nation. When the Zulu king refused their demands, the empire declared war. And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British...
Language
English
Description
"Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive -- and defining -- conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one."--Back of container.
6) Warriors
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
These are the legendary warriors of history, soldiers with the courage, ambition, and military genius to lead their men to victory. In lavish, all-action spectaculars, this series brilliantly evokes the crucial battles that changed their lives. Includes a bonus disc with additional specials.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Many of the most decisive turning points in the history of the world have been battles. More than just conflicts between armies, such moments often represent fundamental clashes among rival religions; cultures; and social, political, and economic systems. The outcomes of these battles have dramatically transformed and shaped the course of history, often sending it on unexpected or completely new paths. This course examines more than three dozen such...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies such as Gladiator and Troy. But what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? And what were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? A professor of classics and...
17) Bible battles
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Explore the biblical world from a military perspective, spanning from the time of Abraham to David's ascension to the throne.
Series
Campbellfilms.com volume Volume 7
Pub. Date
[2012].
Language
English
Description
A DVD collection of films and newsreels on the famous Army's Gen. Joseph Stilwell and the Burma War of WW2.
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