| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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Educational films lcgft |
| Series |
The Great courses, History, Military history |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
"Course no. 30100" |
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Course guidebook includes lecture outlines biographical references (pages 132-139). |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Lynne Olson, Historian. |
| Summary |
"Look beyond epic battles and meet some of the ordinary people who made an extraordinary impact on World War II"--Container. |
| Contents |
disc 1: Andrée de Jongh and the resistance -- The Tory Rebels who helped save England -- Victor de laveleye and V for victory -- Wilhelmina and Haakon: royalty fight back -- Polish pilots and the battle of Britain -- Wendell Willkie: a godsend to this country -- disc 2: The Earl of Suffolk and heavy water -- Marie-Madeeine Fourcade: spymaster -- John Winant and the special relationship -- Marian Rejewski and breaking enigma -- Tommy Hitchcock and the P-51 mustang -- The Dutch sisters who saved a general. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- History -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Educational films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Olson, Lynne, lecturer.
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Teaching Company, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Unsung heroes of World War 2 : Europe |
| ISBN |
9781629979816 |
| Standard No. |
9781629979816 |
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9781629979816 |
| Music No. |
ID30100A-01 |
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