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103) The Exodus decoded
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Bring the past into the present like never before. Years of study and research have uncovered astonishing new facts about the Exodus story, forcing experts to re-examine everything that was once known about the events of these early Biblical days.
104) One strange rock
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and award-winning producer Jane Root present a cinematic event series hosted by Will Smith and featuring the only people who have left Earth behind: astronauts. Experience an epic tour-de-force around the globe and into space, revealing the extraordinary forces that make our planet function and allow life to thrive.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Chronicling a conflict that has spanned more than a decade and bridged generations, delivers a comprehensive 360-degree view of a complex war, from its swift and relentless beginnings to the eve of the U.S. pullout in 2014. Raw footage of combat, rare photos and intimate firsthand accounts capture all angles of the war from the soldiers2 viewpoint and offer an in-depth perspective never before seen by the American public.
Description
Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders.
Black Indians: Explores issues of racial...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"War clouds gather: Conflicts in China, Spain, and Africa presaged the horrors to come, while Hitler cemented his power and prepared for his bloody campaign of aggression. Blitzkrieg: Germany's invasion of Poland introduced the world to a new brand of warfare. Less than a year later, the fall of France left Britain to face Hitler essentially alone. Britain stands alone: The extraordinary heroism demonstrated by British citizens and soldiers and a...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"The violent century: The century of warfare opens with a look at the defining characteristics of modern war and the development of the weapons that revolutionized combat. The World goes to war: Explore the factors that led to the outbreak of World War I and see why efforts to prevent the approaching conflict failed. Blood and mud: Harrowing photos and rare footage show the grim reality of trench warfare on the Western Front. War of the eagles: Three...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Battle fleets and U-boats: Naval warfare in World War I, from submarine attacks and supporting forces on land to the Battle of Jutland. Aces high: See how the airplane became a weapon, fly with the pioneers of military aviation and relive the exploits of legendary pilots like the Red Baron. War to end all war?: The entry of the United States helped bring World War I to a close, but the harsh conditions of the Versailles Treaty paved the way for a...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Vietnam: It was a war that proved that might and money do not lead inevitably to victory, and its harsh lessons forced America to rethink its role in the world. War in the Middle East: From Israel's continual battles to defend itself to inter-Arab squabbles and the role of oil, trace the many conflicts that have shaken this tumultuous region. Gulf War and the future: The Allied victory over Iraq showcased a new generation of weapons and tactics,...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Hitler turns east: Operation Barbarossa. The largest land invasion ever mounted sent 3 million German troops and 3,300 tanks into the Soviet Union. The long road back: Defeated at Stalingrad and denied entry to Moscow, the Wehrmacht embarked on a two-year delaying action as it retreated to Germany. Normandy to the Rhine: Follow the preparations for D-Day and the course of the war in Europe after the successful invasion. The end in Europe: As Germany...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Oriental Blitzkrieg: Analyze the forces that drove Japan to war and relive the initial victories that gave the Imperial forces an air of invincibility. Jungle and ocean: The American island-hopping campaign drove the Japanese from their Pacific strongholds, but it would take a weapon of a different order to bring the war to an end. The war at sea: This sweeping overview of World War II's naval engagements includes footage from Atlantic convoys, major...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Iron curtain: Divided at the end of World War II, Europe was a poetential flashpoint for 40 years as the superpowers maintained an uneasy peace uild on deterrence. Oriental communism: From the withdrawal of the old Colonial powers to the conflict in Korea, instability, regional conflicts, and the boiling over of Cold War tensions marked much of the 20th century in Asia. Wars in peace: The perennial problems of civil war, terrorism, and bilateral...
119) Big birds can't fly
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
The ostrich, the emu, and the rhea, together with the kiwi and the cassowary, are the court jesters of the avian world, because they can't do the one thing that birds are famous for doing. They can't fly. But exactly how and why did these birds abandon flight? It's been one of the natural world's great mysteries. And now DNA is promising to give us the answer.
Description
The landmark four-part series documents the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states, and through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The series examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country's development, challenging the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise.
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