| Description |
4 videodiscs (6 hr., 25 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
History classics.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo. |
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Title from container. |
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Includes 15 documentaries on 4 discs. |
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All programs either broadcast on the History or Biography Channels. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
World War II encompassed some of America's greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. This comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war features the greatest World War II documentaries, each packed with original archival footage, interviews with military experts and historians, and gripping reenactments from the War in Europe to the war in the Pacific. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The greatest conflict / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- North Africa ... the desert war / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- The beachhead at Anzio / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- D-Day ... the Normandy invasion / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan. |
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Disc 2: Pursuit to the Rhine / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- The bomber offensive: air war in Europe / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- The Battle of the Bulge / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- The Battle of Germany / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan. |
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Disc 3: Island hopping: the road back / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- Jungle warfare: New Guinea to Burma / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- Air war in the Pacific / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- The blood ridges of Peleliu / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan. |
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Disc 4: The return to the Phillipines / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- Okinawa ... the last battle / produced by Lou Reda Productions ; producer, Mort Zimmerman ; writer/director, Don Horan -- Bonus. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North -- Videodiscs.
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Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944 -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Videodiscs.
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Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jungle warfare -- Videodiscs.
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Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944 -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island -- Videodiscs.
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Airplanes, Military -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Horan, Don, screenwriter, director.
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History (Television network)
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Biography Channel (Firm)
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Lou Reda Productions.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
War chronicles |
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History classics. World War II |
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World War 2 |
| ISBN |
1422931331 |
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9781422931332 |
| Standard No. |
733961245561 |
| Music No. |
AAAE245560 A&E Television Networks |
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