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First invasion.

The War of 1812

First invasion. [videorecording]: The War of 1812 / produced by Native Sun Productions, History Television Network Productions/A&E Television Network.

"Only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America would triumph again, ensuring the survival of the fledgling nation."

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The First World War

the complete series

The First World War [videorecording]: the complete series / a Wark Clements, Hamilton Films production in association with South Star and Channel 4; producers, Marcus Kiggell ... [et al.]; series narrated and produced by Jonathan Lewis.

This definitive ten-part series offers insight and analysis to provide a coherent and strategic military narrative from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jonathan Lewis.

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Flags of our fathers

Flags of our fathers [videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present; a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production; directed by Clint Eastwood; screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis; produced by Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg; producer, Robert Lorenz.

The story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. When Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the event becomes a symbol of hope for the families at home, the three surviving men are pulled from combat and sent on a tour across America to raise desperately-needed bond money. It is a trip that brings out the truths of both that symbolic act, and of their lives during war.

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La foi du siecle

The faith of the century

The faith of the century [videorecording] = La foi du siecle / Arte Video.

A documentary about the history of communism from 1917 in Russia. Details the denial of the democratic rights of millions and Stalin's purges, the great famine of the Ukraine, and the misery of the Spanish Civil War. Chronicles the defeat of the Nazi forces, leading to the seizing and enslaving of Eastern Europe, and the communist contribution to the Korean and Cold Wars.

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The Forty-first = Sorok pervyi

The Forty-first = Sorok pervyi [videorecording] / Mosfil

During the times of the Russian Revolution a Communist woman-sniper takes custody of a White Army lieutenant with whom she gradually falls in love.

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The Frogmen

The Frogmen [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents.

In this WWII adventure, a new commanding officer is sent to tighten the discipline of a group of Navy underwater demolition experts, a.k.a. frogmen.

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Full metal jacket

Full metal jacket (Motion picture)

Vietnam war drama which begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968.

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The general

The general [videorecording]; Cops; Playhouse.

[The general] A locomotive is beloved by its engineer, who sets out to win the Civil War single handedly. [The playhouse] A comedy in which Keaton plays a stage manager, an actor, a monkey and other parts. [Cops] A comedy of errors in which Buster Keaton attempts to win his sweetheart's hand in marriage by becoming a successful businessman. His exploits climax in a chase with an entire police precinct.

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