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Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Bush administration marketed and sold the war in Iraq to the American people. How and why did the press buy it, and what does that say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda? In this program, veteran journalist Bill Moyers, award-winning producer Kathleen Hughes, and their investigative team piece together the reporting and political spin that shaped the public mind prior to, during, and following the...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shortly after receiving the news that they will soon be reunited with their families back in the United States, a unit serving in Iraq is deployed on one last humanitarian mission. Their objective is to deliver medical supplies to a remote Iraqi village. Upon arriving in the village, the unit is viciously ambushed and many lives are lost. Now, as the four surviving members of the battalion return home and attempt to readjust to civilian life, the...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad, contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of one soldier's death in battle, another soldier's journey of discovery and a nation's reverence and gratitude toward its war dead. After hearing of the heroic death of a young Marine in Iraq, veteran officer Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl volunteers to escort the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps back to his hometown in Wyoming. As Strobl crosses America's heartland, he will find himself on an unexpectedly emotional journey...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against the explosive backdrop of the Iraq War, young soldiers Brandon Bartle and Daniel Murphy forge a deep bond of friendship. When tragedy strikes the platoon, one soldier must return home to face the hard truth behind the incident, and help a grieving mother find peace.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the...
8) Green zone
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the U.S. led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.
9) Why we fight
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 99 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reflects the sharp divide that exists among the American people on why we are in Iraq. Also asks some pertinent questions about the economic necessities of war.
10) Duke
Publisher
Vet Street Productions
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marine Sergeant Terry Pulaski, a once proud man, is now a broken shell of himself having returned from Iraq with both PTSD and a disabling injury. Terry struggles to be a good father and husband, but his challenges leave him feeling like a burden to his wife and daughter. With his dog Duke in tow, he decides to leave his family behind.
11) Gunner palace
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the world's most dangerous war zone, 400 American soldiers carry out their mission from a bombed-out pleasure palace once owned by Saddam Hussein. Welcome to a place called "Gunner Palace" and experience what life is like for the soldiers who live there. For these war hardened soldiers "minor combat" involves everything from executing raids on suspected terrorists, enduring roadside bombs and mortar attacks from an enemy they never see to post-raid...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It started as photographs taken by soldiers of the abuse and torture prisoners were suffering in Abu Ghraib prison, and turned into a media frenzy full of scandal and cover-ups. One of the most notorious moments in recent U.S. military history.
13) Of men and war
Series
A genealogy of wrath volume 2
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages).
Language
English
Description
Filmed over five years, Of men and war chronicles life at the Pathway Home in Yountville, California, which cares for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Focuses on the experiences of thirteen veterans and their families. Includes excerpts from group therapy sessions.
14) Stop-loss
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his...
15) American sniper
Publisher
Village Road Show Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD + Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
1 DVD and 1 Blu-ray (132 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and experiences of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, from his four tours in Iraq to his family life once he returned home.
16) Control room
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A chronicle providing a rare window into international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab World's most popular news outlet.
Publisher
Kino Lorber Edu
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (334 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
"In his epic and engaging documentary of life in Baghdad before and after the 2003 US invasion, Iraqi filmmaker Abbas Fahdel acquaints us with a moving portrait of his own family and friends as they struggle in the advent and the uncertain aftermath of war. Displaying courage, grace and even humor after decades of deprivation through conflict, international sanctions, and totalitarian oppression, their optimism and determination is both inspiring...
18) Severe clear
Publisher
Inception Media Group
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of 1st Lt. Mike Scotti, who filmed with a mini-cam, sharing his thoughts through entries in a battlefield journal. Capturing the chaos and complexity of war, Severe Clear personifies the fear, turmoil, moral conundrum, heart-pounding reality, and sheer adrenaline rush of combat. An unrelenting account of frontline battle by U.S. Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Severe Clear is a uniquely intimate, extreme, often horrific portrait...
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An uplifting documentary featuring five severely wounded veterans from the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts, with injuries ranging from burns to multiple amputations, embarking on an exciting new mission: stand-up comedy. With help from their own comedy writer mentors, and coaching from A-List comedians: Zach Galifianakis, Bob Saget, B.J. Novak, and Lewis Black, they were guided in creating their own personal standup routines and fine-tuned until ready...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (1 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For Sergeant Adam Schumann, and many soldiers like him, the process of leaving combat back in Iraq was as seemingly simple as getting on that plane. But standing on the tarmac again in the arms of loved ones would turn out to be merely a first step in the long and exacting journey of actually returning home. This film follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life while living with...
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