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1) Harbor
Publisher
Salaud Morisset
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
When Adèle, an english teacher, spontaneously lets a young 15 years old migrant, illegaly board a ferry for england with her class, she is far from grasping the importance of her gesture and its consequences on this overnight trip.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Sunday, December 7, 1941 was a beautiful morning on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A few sailors and soldiers were already up and playing a game of football near Pearl Harbor. Others were sleeping in their barracks or aboard ships after a late night of partying in Honolulu. An unlucky few were wiping the sleep from their eyes and reporting for duty aboard their ship anchored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Still others headed for adjacent Hickam Field...
3) Pearl harbor
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
During his reign, Herod also built Greco-Roman style cities in his non-Jewish territories. Here, Professor Magness guides you through the most famous of these: the port city of Caesarea Maritima (where Paul was imprisoned, according to Acts 23-24). Comb through the ruins of the city's harbor, hippodrome, aqueducts, and more.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a tactical success for Japan, in that it destroyed much of the US naval fleet. But it also proved to be one of the most reckless and irresponsible strategic decisions in the history of warfare. Witness the events that occurred on the day of "infamy," and reflect on how and why the US was caught off guard.
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Four veterans return for the first time to West Loch, Pearl Harbor, where the rusty tip of a submerged ship is all that's left of a mysterious accident they survived. On May 21, 1944, they were among the men assembled for the invasion of the Japanese stronghold Saipan. Suddenly, there was a chain of explosions among the tightly berthed ships and within minutes many of the combat-loaded ships were on fire. 127 servicemen died. The event remained classified...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After Spotsylvania, Lee entrenched at Cold Harbor, Virginia. On June 3, Grant launched a futile and costly frontal assault. On June 12, he began one of the most impressive movements of the war, nearly taking Petersburg on June 15. By June 19, however, the opportunity had passed. Grant began a siege.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Two decades after World War I, Germany was ready to fight again, supported by Japan and Italy. Focus on America's preparations for war and its reaction to Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941, followed by Germany's declaration of war against the U.S. See how the U.S. Navy halted Japanese expansion in the Pacific, fighting crucial battles in the Coral Sea and off Midway Island.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
One of the most intriguing cities in the ancient world is Ostia, a "producer city" that appears to have been comprised solely of middle- and working-class people. Go inside the warehouses and storage buildings to learn about the city's economy, and then reflect on what it means to have no evidence of the desperately poor or extravagantly wealthy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Nothing speaks more powerfully than an object that has weathered tragedy. Look at simple, eloquent relics from the explosion of USS Maine in 1898, the sinking of USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the destruction of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.
11) The History of the United States, 2nd Edition: Episode 67,World War II - The Road to Pearl Harbor
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hitler's successful attacks on his European neighbors in 1939 and 1940 and his vicious anti-Jewish policies caused many Americans to seek intervention on behalf of Britain. Roosevelt committed America to full-scale war only after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. America's military forces, small and unprepared, expanded rapidly, but victory appeared remote in early 1942.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[©1989]
Language
English
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.
13) The world at war
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The first 12 episodes show how it all began. How Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad are first invited into the Hall of Justice, how they help save Superboy from a genetics lab, and how the recruits crash their new base in Mt. Justice to join forces with some real girl power: Miss Martian and Artemis. As they train together and learn to trust one another, it's not always easy, the heroes take on some serious forces of evil in the form of super-powered androids,...
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join the Octonauts as they embark on not one, not two, but twelve rescue missions! From attempting to dive deep into the abyssal zone, to encountering a school of toothy barracudas, to Barnacles seeking guidance from a mysterious sea turtle--it's time to sound the Octo-alert!
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Fuses classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the distinctive backdrop of LA - delving into the unique attitudes, cultures, and crimes of the West Coast - as it follows two members of L.A.P.D.'s elite Robbery Homicide Division and their work with the District Attorney's office.
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