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Arts and Entertainment Network
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"It was the gravest crisis in American history. For four bitter years, Union and Confederate troops battled to determine the fate of a divided nation, with the outcome unclear until the very end. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR explores this critical period through five original programs. April 1865: The Month That Saved America, based on Jay Winik's bestselling book, chronicles the remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond...
Series
Publisher
The History Channel
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Experience the world-changing events from the birth of what became known as the Great War to the tragic, final day where over 13,000 men died. Join the brave servicemen of land, sea, and air as they valiantly fought alongside their Allied brothers. Includes Most Decorated: The Doughboys; WWI: Death of Glory; Red Baron and the Wings of Death; Mystery U-Boat of WWI; John J. Pershing: The Iron Genera; Dear Home: Letters from WWI; Last Day of WWI, and...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010.
Language
English
Description
Looks "inside the lives of people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis. Whether they're facing eviction, the loss of their children, jail time, or divorce, these hoarders are desperately in need of help."Each of these episodes "follows two people struggling to overcome their compulsive behavior while experts work to put them on the road to recovery." Includes never-before-broadcast...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Ice road truckers follows the competition and camaraderie of six truckers over a season on the ice road, as they brave white-outs, thin ice, and the deadly cold to perform one of the most dangerous jobs in the world"--Container.
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
An historical collection of the words and film footage of World War II featuring interviews with statesmen and military leaders of the time.
New Germany, 1933-1939: With Germany buckling under the weight of humiliating defeat and unprecedented economic depression, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis quickly gain power and momentum, while Poland and the rest of the world looks on nervously.
Distant war, September 1939-May 1940: Germany's invasion of Poland...
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
History presents an intimate chronicle of Washington's little-known military life. Follow him from his first officer's commission in the Virginia militia through the difficult lessons of his youth and his 17-year retirement. Witness his reemergence as the soul of the American Revolution and see how he transformed a ragtag band of men into an army that could battle-and beat- the greatest military in the world.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This LIFETIME film chronicles the true story of the June 2002 abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Ann Smart from her home in Salt Lake City by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchel. Over the course of her nine-month captivity, Elizabeth was starved, drugged, raped, and subjected to bizarre forms of torture.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective returns in these four feature-length mysteries from the hit series. Set amid the un paralleled elegance of the Art Deco era, these beautifully remastered adaptations star David Suchet as the peerless Hercule Poirot.
16) Bleak House
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
"At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle,...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and psychology of Adolf Eichmann. Covers his childhood, his involvement from youth with the SS and with its inherent anti-semitism, his role in the extermination of the Jews during WWII, his escape from Germany following the war, his capture in Argentina, and his trial in Israel for war crimes. Includes historic film footage and interviews.
19) Six: Season 1
Publisher
A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Six follows members of Navy SEAL Team Six, modern American warriors whose mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Inspired by real missions, the series authentically captures the inside world of America's elite special operations unit, what these SEALs do, their personal lives, combat, and the life-and-death decisions they make.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. The story shows how important this beloved President remained to public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.