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Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
3) Shaka Zulu
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shaka Zulu is the powerful true story of tribal Africa during the turbulent 19th century. This critically acclaimed mini-series follows the life of Shaka, a powerful and mighty Zulu leader, as he grows up to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy, uniting his people into a bold new nation. Shaka is driven by his extraordinary intelligence, courage, astounding physical ability an immortal stance, leading his proud warriors in their quest to be one people,...
4) The swamp
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America's greatest wetland.
5) My Lai
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The words 'My Lai' are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and about lesser-known acts of remarkable courage.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Author and adventurer Sam Sheridan travels the globe in search of the most cursed places on Earth. Entrenching himself in macabre modern-day culture, Sam explores the region's haunting history and fascinating folklore, employs cutting-edge science to illuminate the dangers of the curse, and paints a new and revealing portrait of a doomed place and the people who live there in the process.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.
8) Baseball
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
11 DVDs (approximately 23 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
9) Little women
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Original UK edition.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (525 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Season Five begins in 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes through the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he can't help but question his place in the world. Mary is...
11) D-Day 360
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes D-Day back to its raw data to reveal how the odds of victory, in the greatest gamble of World War II, swung on what happened over a five-hour period on a five mile stretch of French coastline. Data gathered though forensic laser scanning, 3D computer modeling, and eye-witness accounts bring the battlefield to life as never before.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Extended international version.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (458 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season Six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father's shoes as king, while facing critical dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar travels to Russia and meets his match in Prince Oleg, a ruthless and unpredictable ruler.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (456 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season Six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father's shoes as king, while facing critical dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar travels to Russia and meets his match in Prince Oleg, a ruthless and unpredictable ruler.
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 441 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vikings returns for a gripping fourth season. Season three culminated with the extraordinary battle in Paris, where Ragnar seized victory from the jaws of defeat, but still returns to Kattegat dangerously ill. Thoughts of his death galvanize the forces who seek to succeed him as king, including his wife Queen Aslaug and his oldest son, Bjorn. Meanwhile, Lagertha continues power struggles with her calculating, former second in command, Kalf.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 441 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Battles, treachery and power grabs rage on in Vikings Season Four. Ragnar's return to Kattegat following his shameful defeat in Paris escalates tension among his sons. Determined to save what remains of his legacy, Ragnar recruits Ivar for a perilous voyage to England, where he plans to attack the Saxons. Meanwhile, a prophecy that a woman will one day rule Kattegat deepens Aslaug and Lagertha's feud.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Business is booming for Birmingham's Peaky Blinders gang, but that's not enough for its dangerous leader Tommy Shelby. As Shelby battles to keep a stronghold on his evil underworld, he risks his life encroaching on the turf of volatile gang leader Alfie Solomons.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 340 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. How did they seize and wield power? What forces rose up against them or resisted them in secret? How did they finally come to the bitter end? This series answers those questions in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Original U.K. edition.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season two returns as the Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part both on the front lines and the home front, but the intensity of war only serves to inflame the more familiar passions of love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal.
20) The codebreaker
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Follow the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would only come to light decades after her death when classified...
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