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2) Enola Gay
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Enola Gay: Get a look inside the bomber that helped bring WWII to a stop, development of the atomic bomb, and the aftermath. Hiroshima: Fifty years after America dropped the first atomic bomb, this documentary looks at the events leading up to its use in the light of new information about a hidden agenda. Did top military officials order the attack despite knowing that Japan was willing to surrender? Did a political motivation drive Truman to defy...
4) Jane Austen
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Expert interviews and Austen's own words tell the tales of her brief life and her place in the literary world.
5) Corvette
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of America's first true sports car, the Corvette. Traces the evolution of the Corvette through the years, from the first show car to the models of the 1990s, and goes behind the wheel for a test drive.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Definitive Guide to The Mob, a two hour special, takes viewers through the varied and captivating history of organized crime in the United States. From the Cosa Nostra to the Irish Mob, Definitive Guide to The Mob touches upon the origins, structure and culture of America's most notorious and prominent organized crime groups. In doing so, the special explores these groups' relationship to each other and their roles in America's Mafia landscape.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? Explore the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Ancient Hebrews, and the Solutreans all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. Rebuild the ships, trace the routes, test the artifacts, and analyze blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time: who really discovered...
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Includes 11 documentaries: Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Red Mike Edson; Marine Raider / Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Swede Momsen; Submarine Savior / Weapons at War; Fighting Leathernecks of WWII; Dangerous Missions; Marine Raiders / Dangerous Missions; Pathfinders; Dogfights; Tuskegee Airmen / Black Aviators; Flying Free; A Distant Shore; African Americans of D-Day / Honor Deferred; and Combat Jump / Navajo Code Talkers.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This is the definitive documentary on the World Series, the madness, triumphs, and exhilarating moments that will be remembered for the ages. The expertly blended archival footage, thrilling game action and more than 100 interviews with players, managers, writers, broadcasters, and historians created an exciting and comprehensive chronicle of the Fall Classic.
14) Bigfoot
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Since 1884, Bigfoot has provoked controversy within the scientific community as the most-sighted mythical beast in the world. Is he real, or merely a popular legend passed on through the generations? Narrated by Leonard Nimoy.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Lou Diamond Phillips hosts this enthralling, expansive look at the world of horses today, venturing from the grounds of the world's most famous racetracks to the streets of America's cities where the versatile animals play an important law enforcement role and much more.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Though most people associate D-Day with the massive invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, few are aware that 'D-Day' is actually military code for any amphibious operation. Take a look at dozens of the more than one hundred D-Days waged in the Pacific. The ultimate guide to the epic campaign orchestrated by American forces in the Pacific, this two volume set includes seven documentary features.
20) The monkey trial
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The trial of John Scopes, a Tennesee biology teacher arrested in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The Scopes trial was America's first major media event.