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1) Washington
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Explores the full arc of George Washington's journey and weaves together dramatic live-action sequences, excerpts from Washington's letters and insights from a roster of notable experts, historians, and scholars to tell a very personal story about the evolution of one of history's most iconic leaders.
2) Grant
Description
The dramatized mini-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Gettysburg (254 min.): "... the gripping saga of the tactics, command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil."--Container.
Gods and generals (219 min.): "... reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles, framing its tale with the fateful clashes of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville."--Container.
4) Patton
Series
Pub. Date
1970.
Description
A dramatization of the experiences of General George S. Patton during World War II.
5) Patton
Series
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. As Chamberlain, Jackson,...
Description
A group of paranoia-inspired, war-happy generals manage to initiate an "accidential" nuclear apocalypse. Joint Chief of Staff "Buck" Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, order a bomber squadron to attack the USSR. This triggers a Soviet secret weapon called the 'Doomsday Machine.' The weapon is a diabolical retaliatory missile system. In an attempt to advert this catastrophe, British Captain Lionel Mandrake becomes the only person...
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
10) The longest day
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants.
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Looks at the life and legend of Pancho Villa, an outlaw, soldier, general and politician who was a hero to some and a criminal to others. Includes interviews with descendents and historians, location footage, and rare clips of the man in action to showcase a life that ended in violence but left the man a legend.
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"The epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign-unrivaled...
Pub. Date
C1997
Description
He came to fame as the youngest general in the Union Army, leading a pivotal charge at Gettysburg. He earned a place in history for his ill-fated command at the battle of the Little Big Horn. George Armstrong Custer is one of America's truly mythic figures a compelling figure whose name is synonymous with defeat, yet whose life was marked by towering accomplishments. BIOGRAPHY unravels the truth from the legend in this compelling portrait. Excerpts...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Reappraises Grant's career, from his pre-civil war days as a failed soldier, to his transformation into the greatest Union hero of the Civil War, to his presidency, rocked by scandal and economic depression, and to his last days, when he raced to finish his war memoirs as he was dying of cancer.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
General George S. Patton finally goes too far by defending ex-Nazi government officials, and General Eisenhower removes Patton from his command. Patton is put in charge of writing a history of World War II. On the eve of his retirement, a traffic accident brings the onset of the general's last battle.
Author
Description
Over the years the name Hua Mulan has become synonymous with the Walt Disney animated film Mulan and more recently with the 2020 American action drama film by the same name. But Mulan's roots go a lot deeper than that. Hua Mulan is an icon of Chinese literature and a worldwide phenomenon. Mulan's legend began in a ballad known as The Ballad of Mulan. In this tale, Hua Mulan disguises herself as a man as a means to take her elderly father's place in...
18) Medieval
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Jan Žižka was a daring mercenary leader and one of the greatest warriors in history. After the death of its emperor, the Holy Roman Empire plummets into chaos while corrupt kings battle for control of the empty throne, so Jan leads a rebel army to ensure tyranny does not ensue.
19) Robert E. Lee
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration. This film examines the life and reputation of the general, whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.
20) Coriolanus
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The story of the Roman general Caius Martius Coriolanus, and his quest for revenge after his banishment from Rome.
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