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1) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Publication Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The realities of submarine warfare during World War II in the Pacific is centered around two submarine officers who are destined to clash with each other from the first moment they meet.
3) Midway
Publisher
Universal
Publication Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
5) U-571
Publisher
Universal Studios
Publication Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a group of Navy men are sent to steal Enigma (the nazis' top-secret decoding device). When their own ship is destroyed, they must secretly make their way through hostile waters in a severely damaged Nazi U-boat to safety with the device.
Publisher
ABC
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : 2 Hour 30 min., col., Not rated ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[Part 8]. Tonight picks up where last November's cliffhanger left off. It's 1943, and U.S. Navy Capt. Victor 'Pug' Henry is navigating turbulent waters in relationships with his wife and lover. In the Pacific, Pug's son, Byron, a submarine officer, battles both the Japanese and his superior, who is having an affair with Janice Henry, the widow of Byron's brother. And at Theresienstadt, the so-called 'paradise ghetto' for Jews in Czechoslovakia, Byron's...
7) Proud
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The USS Mason entered WWII on a presumably doomed mission. The all African-American crew overcame the harsh realities of war abroad and segregation at home, and was finally honored for its heroism in 1994.
Publisher
ABC
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : 1 Hour 35 min., col., Not rated ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[Part 10]. As the Allied advance stalls in 1944 Europe, hope dims for Natalie and Aaron in crumbling Theresienstadt. In the Pacific, Pug shares a bittersweet reunion with Byron on aboard the USS Iowa"--TV guide, May 9, 1989.