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Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Set against the siege of Stalingrad during World War II, this is the epic tale of a young Russian sharpshooter, Vassili, who becomes a legend when a savvy political officer makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. Their friendship is threatened when both men fall in love with a beautiful female soldier. As the battle for the city rages, Vassili faces his ultimate challenge when the Nazi command dispatches its most elite marksman to hunt down...
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman star in this stylish take on the venerable Western genre from the director of "Lonesome Dove." Arriving in Australia with nothing more than a saddle and his Sharps rifle, American sharpshooter Matthew Quigley (Selleck) thinks he's been hired to kill off wild dogs. But when he realizes that his mission is to eradicate the Aborigines from the property of a wealthy cattle baron (Rickman) — Quigley refuses...and...
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Vengeance Valley: A ranch foreman is continually battling his wayward brother in the melodramatic tale of the western range. Commandos: In 1942, Commandos are ordered to capture an oasis controlled by the Italians and hold it until the Allies land.
4) Midway
Publisher
MCA Videocassette
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
The story of the people involved in the Battle of Midway, in June 1942. Includes actual film of the battles, as well as dramatic interpretations of the events.
7) Flyboys
Publisher
Electric Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A story of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered to be part of the French military prior to the United States' involvement in WWI, and how they became the country's first fighter pilots.
10) Sarah's key
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Decades after a French Jewish girl locks her brother in a cupboard to prevent his being taken in the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of 1942, an American journalist travels to Paris with her husband and discovers that the girl once lived in their apartment.
11) Hacksaw Ridge
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The true story of WWII American Army medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa and was awarded the Medal of Honor despite never using a weapon.
12) The book thief
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
To escape the horrors of World War II Germany, a young girl steals books to read and visits with the Jewish refugee hiding in her house.
13) Valkyrie
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true event, Colonel von Stauffenberg and his fellow officers attempt to assassinate the Führer.
14) Windtalkers
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In the Pacific theater during World War II, a Marine is assigned to protect a Navajo codetalker.
15) Little boy
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A seven-year-old boy tries to do everything in his power to bring his father home from World War II.
16) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures...
17) Little Kingdom
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Secret Police pursue a soldier who deserted his unit to reunite with his wife in a remote mountain village.
18) Black Hawk down
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
When Army Rangers are dropped into Mogadishu to capture top lieutenants of a Somalian warlord, a brutal firefight ensues with hundreds of Somali gunmen and two of the Army's Black Hawks are destroyed, testing the courage and strength of the Rangers.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger's fellow soldiers and father seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman and other surviving veterans to finally secure him The Congressional Medal of Honor...
20) Shenandoah
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003, 1965]
Language
English
Description
The story of a man who is forced to examine his stand on the Civil War when he goes to rescue his son, who is being held prisoner.
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