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Americans will never forget the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on December 7, 1941. But what was going through the minds of the Japanese pilots as they flew their ominous mission? This classic program incorporates authentic WWII archival film footage and accounts from soldiers on both sides of the battleline in the Pacific.
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series covers events in 1941 and 1942, from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the U.S. amphibious landing in North Africa. Footage from the National Archives and Records Administration includes early Pacific Theater battles, America's military mobilization, a speech by President Roosevelt on increasing arms production, and troop deployment to Europe. Note: this historical recording...
3) Pearl Harbor
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Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...
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Filmed as a long-overdue tribute to the defenders of Pearl Harbor, this A&E Special illustrates that the infamous Imperial Japanese sneak attack was so overwhelming in its surprise and force that practically every American soldier, sailor, and Marine who rallied himself to resist it inevitably became part of a doomed and heroic last stand. The program describes how badly these unsung heroes were let down by luck, circumstance, and bureaucracy - and...
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From the facts that are widely known to the unsung heroes, this 75th anniversary set delivers the definitive chronicle of the attack on Pearl Harbor. With combat footage, gripping personal accounts, and detailed historical analysis, six documentaries explore one of history's most devastating events.
10) 50 war classics
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A collection of fifty award-winning movies and documentaries.
11) The world at war
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"An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already...