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1) Pearl Harbor
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
The story of two friends who join the military during World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and fall in love with the same Army nurse.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Program reproduced from carefully selected archival films. State of the art technology has been used to present the highest quality production. However, some imperfections in image and sound quality are unavoidable. On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentus events in...
4) Pearl Harbor
Description
The story of two friends who join the military during World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and fall in love with the same Army nurse.
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
This two-hour special offers an in-depth look at the critical 24-hour period after news of Japan's attack on U.S. soil in 1941 reached the President. Drawing on exhaustive research and new information provided by the FDR Library, the special gives a rare and surprising glimpse at the man behind the Presidency and how he confronted the enormous challenge of transitioning the nation from peace to war.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
After the attack on Pearl Harbor damaged Americans' morale, FDR decided bomb Tokyo in retaliation, to raise the public's hopes. Bomber planes led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle successfully bombed Tokyo, but after completing their mission, ran out of fuel and were forced to bail out in occupied China. One young pilot, Jack Turner, was hidden from brutal Japanese forces by local villagers, including a widow named Ying. With time running out, they took...
8) Pearl Harbor
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Just how true-to-life are the stories of the movie Pearl Harbor? Through riveting archival footage this documentation will help you explore why the Japanese attached, why the U.S. was caught off guard, and how Americans responded. From the air battles over Europe to the attack on Pearl Harbor and Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this exciting program parallels the movie story to the real-life terror, tragedy and heroism.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"December 7th --a day that has lived in infamy --shall never be forgotten. 2,403 souls lost - over 1,000 more injured. Revisit the historic day and capture the gripping stories of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor as we mark the 75th Anniversary of the devastating airstrike that launched the United States into World War II..."--Cover.
Pub. Date
c2003, 1953
Description
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
"The forties dawned with Nazi forces in Poland. It was clear from the beginning that trouble lay ahead. This sweeping DVD presentation captures the figures that steered the globe through these turbulent waters, including Churchill, Roosevelt, Gandhi, Hirohito and others. It also offers matchless documentaries of the landmark moments of American involvement in WWII: Pear Harbor and D-Day."--History Channel website.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
"This DVD brings America's wartime experience, on the battlefield and at home, vividly and intimately to life. The series combines original color film footage with compelling passages from diaries and letters written by people who were part of an unforgettable period of history."
16) Pearl Harbor
Pub. Date
©2001, ©1996.
Description
"In Japanese, tora means "tiger." In December of 1941, "tiger, tiger, tiger" was the code phrase that unleashed one of history's most devastating surprise attacks. But the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor also awakened the "sleeping giant" of American military might, and in the process, sealed Japan's fate"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
"The forties dawned with Nazi forces in Poland. It was clear from the beginning that trouble lay ahead. This sweeping DVD presentation captures the figures that steered the globe through these turbulent waters, including Churchill, Roosevelt, Gandhi, Hirohito and others. It also offers matchless documentaries of the landmark moments of American involvement in WWII: Pear Harbor and D-Day."--History Channel website.
Series
Pub. Date
[1990], c1980
Description
Uses archival photographs, sound recordings and film footage to explore world events, sports, life-styles, and achievements during 1940-1949. America mobilized for total war, bringing the fateful dawn of the atomic age. It was the decade of G.I. Joe, victory gardens, gas rationing, zoot suits and penny loafers. Includes discussion of the global conflict of World War II; the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declaration of war; rations and shortages;...