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7382) The battle of Russia
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English
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Nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary, this film celebrates the spirit of the long-suffering Soviet people as they heroically repulse the Nazi invasion threatening their homeland.
7390) El ascenso de Hitler
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Español
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Studies Hitler's rise to power and the repercussions of that rise.
"Retrocede en el tiempo a la Alemania nazi y observa a Hitler cambiar, de ser un joven artista desempleado a un dictador brutal, a través de los ojos de aquellos que vivieron entonces. Descubre cómo era pertenecer a la liga de muchachas alemanas, lee las instrucciones de Göring disparen primero a las tropas de ataque nazi, y escucha el trágico relato de una mujer cuyos hijos fueron...
7391) The Nuremberg trials
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English
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"Authors describe the horrors of the Holocaust and the courageous efforts of those who tried to stop or resist it but avoid sensational details. As the series title implies, the books draw upon and excerpt material from contemporary accounts, recent scholarly sources, and testimonies of survivors." --School Library Journal.
7392) Pid bagrianim nebom
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Ukrainian
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"Druha svitova viyna. Pino Lella, zvychaynyy italiys'kyy pidlitok, navit' ne uyavlyaye, shcho yoho zhyttya ot-ot dokorinno zminyt'sya. Pislya bombuvannya zalyshyvshys' bezdomnym, Pino vstupaye v pidpillya, yake ryatuye yevreyiv, dopomahayuchy yim vyyikhaty v Al'py. A z·hodom, zapysavshys' u lavy nimets'koyi armiyi, Pino staye osobystym vodiyem henerala Hansa Layersa -- odnoho z nayzahadkovishykh i nayvplyvovishykh komandyriv Tret'oho reykhu. Tak...
7394) The airman's girl
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English
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"When a German pilot crashes over my parents' farmland, at first I am terrified. Who is this man? And should I help him, or have him arrested? But when I look into his eyes for the first time, I feel in my heart that I must do everything I can to save this stranger's life. As I begin to secretly nurse his injuries, he tells me his name is Max. And as we share whispered candlelit conversations, he admits that he didn't crash his plane, but parachuted...
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English
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Operation Eichmann, as the pursuit, capture, and trial of the notorious Nazi official was known, stunned the world. Its success was due largely to the unceasing efforts of one man, Zvi Aharoni, an experienced Mossad operative who was a skilled investigator and interrogator. He tracked Eichmann to Argentina, secured photographs that established his identity, and was a key player in the plot to kidnap the exiled war criminal and bring him to trial.
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7398) Von Spatz
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English
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"Walt Disney is exhausted both physically and mentally. After a breakdown where he trashes his office, his wife Lilian brings him to a retreat to recover--the Von Spatz Rehabilitation Center. With a campus that includes studio buildings, a gallery, an art supply store, a hot dog booth, and a penguin pool, the clinic is a paradise for artists in crisis. There Disney meets Tomi Ungerer and Saul Steinberg, and together, they embark on a regimen of relaxation...
7400) Warlords: the generals
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English
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MacArthur: Douglas MacArthur, American superhero and military genius, commanded American forces through three major wars. His powerful image, backed by awesome achievement in battle, was front page news across the country. MacArthur recognized the link between defiance and glory and forged his life upon it. Defiance was his badge of courage, but would also lead to his downfall, as this film reveals. Patton: As commander of U.S. troops throughout the...
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