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1301) Whisky galore!
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When an English ship carrying 50,000 cases of whiskey wrecks off the coast of a tiny Scottish island that has ran out of "the water of life, " Captain Waggett vows to defend the vessel against any looting efforts.
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"In harm's way": An epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, details the devastating sneak attack on the Naval base as well as the explosive behind-the-scenes stories, and the counter-offensive. (167 min.).
"Hell is for heroes": It's autumn 1944, and Nazi forces along the Siegfried Line have the numbers, the fortifications and the firepower to break through. And a handful of GIs have little more than a dogged determination and the ingenuity...
1306) Normandy invasion
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Weapons of war volume 19
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The D-Day landings at Normandy, France, was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Follow the Allied campaign from the first bloody landings on the beaches, to the pursuit of the defending German forces through Normandy. Learn how soldiers fought through unforgiving terrain, in a series of tank battles and rapid infantry offensives that opened the way to liberation.
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Utah WWII stories volume 2
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The "Greatest Generation" recount their experiences from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid.
1311) Rams
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Faced with the daily challenges of frontier life, Lucas, a widowed father raising his son in the New Mexico territory of the 1800s, instills in his young son moral values to shape his character on the path to adulthood. Six classic episodes in this special collection are inspired by biblical parables that teach important lessons about faith, personal conduct, human frailty, and grace.
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It's the Moore the merrier as Jack Kelly teams up with new cast member Roger Moore for the fourth rollicking season of Maverick. Faces may change, but the card and con games remain the same, as Beau Maverick deals himself in with his cousin Bart, and they take on murder frame-ups, crooked sheriffs, cursed goldmines, comely witches, and more in the complete 32-episode collection. Featuring appearances by spaghetti western icon Lee Van Cleef and Oscar-winner...
1315) The Western tradition
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Two semester telecourse on Western civilization built around the classroom lectures of Eugen Weber, author, historian, and professor at UCLA. Weber's lectures survey developments in politics, economics, industry, agriculture, art, philosophy, and daily life from ancient Egypt to our own time.
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"More than covering great events that change the contours of history, Professor Garland takes you into the scene and allows you to hear what he terms the "heartbeat of history." Rather than merely reviewing the facts of events such as the Battle of Marathon, the arrest and trial of Jesus, and the coronation of Charlemagne, you'll engage with a variety of first-hand accounts and authentic primary and secondary sources to experience what it was like...
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BBC natural history producer Alastair Fothergill spent the last ten years producing two of the most stunningly beautiful series ever created, The Blue Planet: Seas of Life and Planet Earth. For the first time, these must-own programs will be offered together in special collector's gift set. Winner of two Emmy(R) Awards (Outstanding Cinematography - Non-Fiction and Outstanding Music Composition for George Fenton's score), The Blue Planet: Seas of Life...
