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France History 1914-1940 Romanticism in art Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 United States History 1919-1933 United States History 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1939-1945 World politics 1919-1932 World politics 1933-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 United StatesFilter By Subjects
France History 1914-1940 Romanticism in art Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 United States History 1919-1933 United States History 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1939-1945 World politics 1919-1932 World politics 1933-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 United StatesSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV AMESummary: General George C. Marshall, the subject of this Biography program, was instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II. In 1948, as Secretary of State in the Truman administration, Marshall initiated a program of economic and technical assistance to speed rebuilding of the postwar European economy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: World War II - Nazi Germany invades France; Adolf Hitler and associates observe ruined Maginot Line; Hitler enters Strasbourg
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1940
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Summary: President Coolidge signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact in Washington D.C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1928
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Summary: FDR sailing with a friend
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1930
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Summary: Shots of President Coolidge on his farm in "Yankeeland";
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920
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Summary: Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. Franklin D. Roosevelt Items in this compilation include, * FDR's speech made at the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago on 7/2/32 * His first inaugural address, given on 3/4/33 * A fireside chat on the bank...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1990
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Summary: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920
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Summary: President Roosevelt campaigning for re-election
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: World War II - President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks before Congress of Churchill's visit to America and the US war effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1942
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Summary: World War II - President Franklin Roosevelt urges Americans to buy War Bonds
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: World War II - President Roosevelt calls for civilians to do their all to help the defense of America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1942
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Summary: World War II - FDR speech to Congress after Yalta; calls for support for internationalism once the war is over
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1945
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Summary: World War II - Mussolini and associates are killed at Lake Como
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1945
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Summary: An intensely personal drama, Battle for the Arab World tells the story of T. E. Lawrence beginning with his 19th-century childhood. Born to unmarried parents and branded with the stigma of illegitimacy, he spent most of his childhood alone, striving for physical and academic achievement. While attending Oxford, his passion for medieval history led to an expedition to the great crusader castles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: 1919 Boston police strike: VO explains Governor Calvin Coolidge fired the strikers; Massachusetts State House, scene of strike; Coolidge inspecting police recruits; Coolidge taking oath after election.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1919
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Summary: World War II - British and Belgian troops fight off Nazi attack in Northern France
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1940
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Summary: Austrian Anschluss (Nazi invasion of Austria); Adolf Hitler in parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1938
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Summary: World War II - Adolf Hitler visits Nazis injured in the assassination attempt against him
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: World War II - British troops land in France
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1940
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Summary: World War II - Adoring crowds in Berlin, Germany, watch Adolf Hitler's motorcade on return from inspecting conquered territory in France.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1940
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Summary: World War II - D-Day. Allied troops leave England for the invasion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944