| Edition |
Special 66th anniversary collector's ed. |
| Description |
5 videodiscs (885 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby stereo.; full screen. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2005. |
| Summary |
Examines the complex origins of the conflict in Europe and East Asia, and the long first phase of the war when an Axis victory seemed an all-too-likely and frightening possibility. This rare archival material reveals the magnitude of the fascist threat, and the heroism that sustained the Allies through the bleak early years. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 : Hitler's rise to power : the war in Asia begins as Japan invades China -- War breaks out in Europe; the United States begins to build a military -- Tensions rise between the U.S. and Japan; Germany invades Russia -- Pearl Harbor; Russia launches a counter-attack against the Germans -- The Seige of Leningrad; U.S. fighter planes -- America in the Phillippines; ROmmel and the British in North Africa -- The Nazi's "Final Solution;" the interment of Japense-Americans -- MacArthur leaves the Philippines; a look at life after enlistment in the Army. |
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Disc 2 : Japan captures Mandalay; the Allies split the Pacific command -- B-25 bombers on Tokyo; in the Philippines, U.S. forces on Bataan surrender -- Japan invades the Aleutian islands, a look at the top Nazi leadership -- Midway : a turning point in the Pacific; the Nazis push toward Stalingrad -- The Luftwaffe pounds Britain on Malta; Rommel is defeted at El Alamein -- U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal; Canadians meet with disaster in Dieppe -- Battle for Bloody Ridge; a look at Lend Lease shipments to Russia -- America lands on the north coast of Africa; medical care in the jungle. |
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Disc 3 : French troops fold in North Africa; Germany is trapped at Stalingrad -- Russia tightens its noose around Stalingrad; longing for home at Christmas -- Allied leaders meet at Casablanca; French Admiral Darian is assassinated -- Russia reclaims Stalingrad and Lenningrad; radar and the fight for the skies -- America is victorious at Guadalcanal; Germany hits har at Kasserine Pass -- Patton arrives in North Africa; the R.A.F. targets German industry -- Dt Patton beats Germans at El Guettar; Nazis retreat from the North Atlantic -- Operation Mincemeat; a look at life on a carrier. |
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Disc 4 : Allies claim final victory in North Africa; planning for the invasion of Sicily -- Allies invade Sicily; American Navy plans its assualt across the Pacific -- Bombs over German oil refineries; Russia continues its drive west -- The Allies win on Sicily ; Allied bombers are mauled over Schweinfurt -- Allies invade and take Italian mainland; Japan's elete military institutions -- Germans stage daring rescue of Mussolini; a look at life in Britain -- Italians decalre war on Germany; Russia retakes Kiev -- Allied leaders meet again; Halsy tops the Solomon ladder at Bougainville. |
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Disc 5 : Preparing to invade France; U.S. Maines bloodied on the beaches of Tarawa -- 1943, the year in review; the P-51 enters the fray -- America wins big in the Marshalls; Red Army breaks the siege of Lenningrad -- Allies bomb Monte Cassino; the U.S. rolls through the Central Pacific -- Surprise Japanese offensive in India; preparations for Operation Overlord -- Hitler shuffles his western command; a look at a bizarre navy ritual -- D-Day Special : landing on the north coast of France; the German reaction -- Allied forces struggle in Normandy; Hitler's vengenace stikes London. |
| Note |
Bonus features: letters from the front lines; original news reels. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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War -- Causes.
(OCoLC)fst01170331
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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| Added Author |
Madacy Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
World War two, the complete history |
| ISBN |
0778630277 |
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9780778630272 |
| Standard No. |
628261091294 |
| Music No. |
DGE9 50912 Madacy Home Video |
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DGW9 50129-1--DGW9 50129-5 Madacy Home Video |
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