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The story of a struggle among individuals who have sought refuge in Casablanca after fleeing Nazi occupied Europe.

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Intense war experience and some language.

Film based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, 8 December 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity...

Chronicles the history of United States Marine Corps operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, featuring stories told by veterans. In this DVD you'll learn the true story of the boys who answered the call of duty, a call that took them into combat against the toughest opponent in America's history; the Empire of Japan. Across fire-swept beaches, in trackless jungles, on rugged coral ridges, the Marines of World War II kept going. Every...

The Hiltons are an average family living in a Midwestern town. The father of the household has waived his 3A status and enlisted to go overseas. His wife must now act as father and mother to their two daughters and keep their father's memory alive.

A U.S. Navy Captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment, they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat.

Making the series: a 30th anniversary retrospective: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original broadcast of Sir Jeremy Isaac's The world at war in 1973, this two-hour program combines previously unreleased interviews with the makers of this landmark in television documentary production. Experiences of war: Prominent scholars and military figures recount specifics of the war, from first-hand accounts of Okinawa to the D-Day landing, and analyze...

American combat pilot Col. Joseph Ryan is shot down over Nazi-conrolled Italy and joins U.S. and English WWII troops in a prison camp during the summer of 1943. Given the insulting nickname "Von Ryan" because he initially seems more concerned with surviving than escaping, the colonel eventually leads Allied prisoners, as their new top ranking officer, in a daredevil race for freedom by commandeering an entire German freight train bound for Switzerland,...