Featuring an all-star cast headed by Laurence Fishburne, fireballs of high speed air action explode off the screen in this exciting story of the “Fighting 99th,” the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. Based on the true story.
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Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers’ journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose lives became legend.
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By the winter of 1942, Hitler’s dream of Aryan supremacy had become a nightmare. His armies could be found freezing and starving on the Eastern front, and America’s fighting forces had just entered the war to the West. On January 20th of that year, 15 officials attended a conference at Wannsee on the outskirts of Berlin. Comprised of mid-ranking SS commanders and a variety of government ministers, the meeting was organized by SS Major Adolf Eichman, under the direction of the ruthless and efficient Chief of Security Reinhard Heydrich. It was to be a polite conference with food, wine and some debate, but beneath this thin veneer of manners lay an evil intent. By the meeting’s close, the fate of six million lives would be decided, and a terrible machine put into operation that would alter the shape of the world. Conspiracy is based on the only surviving record of that meeting. It would be the blueprint for Hitler’s “final solution.”
Follow the men of Easy Company from the start of boot camp to the end of WWII. From Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, this haunting, powerful HBO miniseries takes you into the hellish heart of war. Nominated for 19 Emmy® Awards. 10 episodes plus an 80-min. documentary; 11-1/4 hours on 6 cassettes. Simon says: Stephen Ambrose, prolific chronicler of history, wrote Band of Brothers in part to renew “a commitment to democracy…an understanding that freedom doesn’t come for free.” This point, of course, was tragically underscored just two days after the September 9 premiere of the miniseries.
Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, “The World at War” draws upon an extraordinary collection of WWII footage from newsreels, propaganda films, and home movies–including rare footage of Hitler taken by Eva Braun–gathered from both the victorious and the conquered. You’ll hear interviews with those who were eyewitnesses to history: journalists, housewives, soldiers, and historians, as well as survivors of Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and Dresden. Previously released on 26 tapes, this landmark boxed set is now on 9 cassettes or 5 DVDs and includes 2 bonus programs. Color and b&w, 26 hours.
Ron Eldard, Frank Whaley. Four rebellious WWII soldiers fight to complete a botched military maneuver in heavy enemy territory. 1998/color/92 min/R/fullscreen.
The Pacific is an epic 10-part miniseries that delivers a realistic portrait of WWII’s Pacific Theatre as seen through the intertwined odysseys of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone and Eugene Sledge. The extraordinary experiences of these men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain firests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day. The viewer will be immersed in combat through the intimate perspective of this diverse, relatable group of men pushed to the limit in battle both physically and psychologically against a relentless enemy unlike any encountered before.
Explore the magnitude of war 17,000 feet beneath the sea as Dr. Robert Ballard, famed undersea explorer and discoverer of the Titanic, discovers the remains of infamous warships and downed planes lost during WWII. See rare battle footage and hear haunting
Experience the compelling true stories and historical accounts of remarkable heroism during World War II in this definitive collection from National Geographic. Featuring dramatic archival footage and unforgettable first-hand accounts, this 6-disc Deluxe Edition includes the bonus DVD, The Boys of Normandy: 60 Years after D-Day, with interviews from Bob Dole and John McCainplus, special features including interactive battle maps and timelines, behind the scenes footage, historical news reels and trivia quiz.