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Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004
Description
In the last great invasion of World War II, a squad of American soldiers embark on a special mission... to find Private Ryan. Faced with impossible odds, surrounded by the brutalities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
2) Air strike
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
As a U.S. Army colonel trains Chinese aviators to battle Japanese fighters, a hotheaded pilot begs to fly a powerful bomber that could stop the attacks. Meanwhile, a team of spies and refugees must carry a game-changing decoder device through the war-torn countryside.
3) Overlord
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success, on the eve of D-Day. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.
4) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Bataan: A small band of American soldiers attempts to destroy a strategic bridge during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942.
Back to Bataan: Following the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942, stranded American soldiers organize an underground resistance movement.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude's every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear; lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the...
8) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Set during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, this is the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort, and a German U-Boat. For the Americans, a former Merchant Mariner, now captain, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. For the Germans, a veteran U-Boat commander who sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now battle each other,...
14) The 12th man
Publisher
Shout/Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Breathtaking action adventure that tells an incredible true life story of heroism and a man's unbreakable will to live.
15) Darkest hour
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005, 1994
Description
Uses interviews, official photos, home movies, and archival footage to explore the factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust and asks the question "Why didn't America do more?" Looks at America's inaction through the experiences of a Jewish refugee trying to save his parents, and through documented evidence of official policy of the U.S. government.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
20181211
Description
When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy.
The U.S. and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century....
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