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Zinn, HowardSummary: "An astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHISummary: "Where did Anthony 'Zorba the Greek' Quinn actually grow up? What happened to Shirley Temple after the 'Good Ship Lollipop' of child superstardom sailed? Was Grace Kelly always destined to be a princess? You'll find the answers to these and many other questions in this collection!"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image/Madacy Entertainment 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LEG1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LEG
Summary: Second in a three--part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of three documentary films records events at the beginning of the 20th century. The Homestead Strike on July 6, 1892 was the result of harsh working conditions at Carnegie's Homestead steel mill, a battle between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Channel 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TEN V2Summary: Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FACSummary: Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBS Boston Video 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAMZinn, Howard
Summary: Biography of historian, activist, and author Howard Zinn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First-Run Features 2005
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOWSummary: Filmmaker Chuck Workman explores the lives, works and influence of four leading lights of the "Beat Generation" of the 1950s: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Cutting back and forth between archival footage of his subjects and readings of selections from the authors' works, he creates a fast-paced collage of images that show how the Beats became the dominant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Films 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SOUSummary: Examines the occupation of France by the Germans during World War II using reminiscences of individuals and officials involved in the events at the time. Concentrates on the themes of collaboration and resistance and shows antisemitism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SORSummary: World War II saw the first full-scale aerial battles, as well as an unprecedented degree of air attacks against civilians. This program looks at both the Royal Air Force's attacks on Berlin, and the Luftwaffe's retaliatory bombing of London. Along with footage of dogfights, the program also looks at Germany's formidable anti-aircraft guns. At the behest of the Nazi party, the German military...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pen & Sword 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GERSummary: Propaganda series originally produced by the United States government for the Morale Services Division which documents the causes and events leading up to World War II and exhorts Americans to support the war effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Home Video Corp. 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WORSummary: Propaganda series originally produced by the United States government for the Morale Services Division which documents the causes and events leading up to World War II and exhorts Americans to support the war effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Home Video Corp. 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WORSummary: Documentary about the Clinton presidential campaign, from the New Hampshire primary to the victory party 10 months later. At the center are the two men most responsible for Clinton's victory- James Carville, the campaign manager, and George Stephanopoulos, the communications director. This is a compelling portrait of the two men and the skill and determination required to bring about a victory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Video 1998
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WARSummary: Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, a soft-spoken woman struggling with a profound legacy left bya father she never really knew. Monika's father was Amon Goeth. Often described as a "monster" and "inhuman", Goeth was a prominent Nazi leader and commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp. He murdered thousands of Jews and other prisoners during the war. Sixty years after Amon Goeth's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INHSummary: Chronicles the remarkable story of the legendary alpine fighting force known as the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. Their claim to fame began during World War II when the U.S. Army advanced on the Germans who were entrenched in Italy's heavily fortified mountaintops. After losing 15,000 soldiers attempting to capture this critical high ground, the U.S. Army brass called up the 10th, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Rare and fascinating films preserved in the museum's archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and uncut, for the very first time. ... [These 24 training and public information films cover a] range of subjects from ditching procedures for Halifax bomber crews ... to the best way to rescue crashed fighter pilots from their cockpits. There are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ROYSummary: Follow Dr. Patrick Scannon and his team of volunteers as they search the waters and jungles of Palau to find out what really happened to American MIAs and their aircraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Inecom Entertainment Co. 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LASSummary: Last in a three-part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of three documentary films records events that changed the way Americans saw themselves. Albert Einstein's letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 16, 1939, urged the development of the atomic bomb through the Manhattan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Channel 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TEN V3Summary: "Nuremberg, November 20, 1945--The trials of Nazi war criminals begins in a city still in ruins, barely six months after the Germans' surrender. The United States, France, Great Britain and the USSR unite to deliver exemplary justice in response to crimes against peace and, for the first time in history, to "crimes against humanity". On the accused bench sit 21 of the highest Nazi dignitaries,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arte France 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NURSummary: Director Raouf blends the testimony of a group of Iranians with historical footage and original artwork to honour political activists from Iran.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2002
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRESummary: In Tibet, a once-sovereign nation for thousands of years, much of the country remains under harsh Communist Chinese rule and "patriotic re-education." The surviving Tibetan folk music shapes an endangered people's identity. Ngawang Choephel, a Tibetan musicologist who fled for India at the age of two, returned home to capture the music of his people. He was arrested and sentenced to eighteen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIBSummary: This film is a journey through history, where famed photographer Edward S. Curtis explains Native American cultures in his own words, and photographs. This motion picture reconstruction of his 1911-1912 magic lantern slide show illuminates a time when Native Americans were forced from their land and cultures. It includes hundreds of photos and re-created music composed for the original 1911...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mosa Motion Graphics 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INDSummary: A look at the history and legends of ancient Ireland. Begins in 2000 B.C., when Stone Age farmers built some of the largest and most spectacular Neolithic monuments in Europe, and continues through 1167 A.D, when the Norman invasion placed Ireland under English control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD Video 2003