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Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Evacuated from World War II London, a precocious girl and her little brother move to the Welsh countryside; Follows the life of a dedicated English school teacher; an orphan girl brings happiness to a small town; after their father is falsely imprisoned, three children take solace with the characters at their local train station.
Publisher
The History Channel
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The forties dawned with Nazi forces in Poland. It was clear from the beginning that trouble lay ahead. This sweeping DVD presentation captures the figures that steered the globe through these turbulent waters, including Churchill, Roosevelt, Gandhi, Hirohito and others. It also offers matchless documentaries of the landmark moments of American involvement in WWII: Pear Harbor and D-Day."--History Channel website.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""Leebaert has done the near impossible-crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner circle."- Richard Norton Smith, author of An Uncommon Man, former director of the Hoover, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Ford presidential libraries. "A fascinating and absorbing analysis of FDR's brilliantly chosen team of four courageous and creative men and women."-Susan Dunn, author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler-the Election Amid the Storm,...
Publisher
Icarus Films Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Working for change: Explores the birth of the social documentary in the U.S. and U.K. during the years of the Great Depression and the New Deal, featuring interviews with several of the people who helped define and shape the form.
The strategy of truth: Examines the role of film as propaganda during World War II and the different forms it took in the U.S., the U.K., and Germany, raising the central question of whether a film can be both documentary,...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After WWII, Ilse Koch became known worldwide as the Bitch of Buchenwald. Yet, while she was guilty of atrocities, the most sensational crimes and sexual perversions ascribed to her by courts and newspapers never happened. Tomaz Jardim reveals how Koch's perceived betrayal of womanhood sealed her fate as a scapegoat for a society seeking absolution"--
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Nazis looked to flee Europe with stolen art, gems, and gold in tow, certain "neutral" countries were all too willing to assist them. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take their wealth with them. Their escape routes were diverse:...
Author
Series
Century trilogy ; 3
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
"East German teacher Rebecca Hoffman discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of his own"--Jacket flap....
9375) Bingebox: Soccer movies
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Goal! The dream begins: Santiago Munez, an immigrant from Los Angeles, is given the chance to go to England to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. This underdog must prove he has the talent, passion, and determination to triumph against all odds.
The Damned United: Previously successful manager Brian Clough takes over England's top football club Leeds United. His abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty...
Publisher
Congressional Quarterly
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
This single-volume treasury of primary sources explores the institution of Congress and political life and history of the United States. The book covers more than two centuries of events that have shaped the development of the legislative branch of government and the contours of American history as reflected in the actions of Congress.--Publisher's description.
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