This cartoon was featured as part of the U.S. military's "Army-Navy Screen Magazine, No. 60", issued in September 1945. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veteran.
Comical Ali is a spoof documentary about the thus-nicknamed former Iraqi Minister for Information, Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf, whose bravura performances at press conferences throughout the brief Iraq War of 2003 turned him into a global icon.
September 1944. The Battle of Arnhem was one of the most audacious but ultimately controversial battles of the Second World War. Airborne drops in Holland were to secure important bridges on the route to be taken by ground forces racing to gain a foothold across the Rhine. Had it succeeded it might have ended the war by Christmas 1944.
This shows successful operations by the Finnish Air Force in the Winter War and the Continuation War of 1939-1945. The DVD consists mainly of films which have been shot by war-time photographers. A significant part of the material has not been published before.
A documentary chronicling Lima Company 3rd Battalion 25th Marines from Columbus Ohio and they deployment to Iraq.
Canada: A People's History - Episode 14: 1940 to 1946 CE. Canada comes of age in the anguish of World War II, with soldiers on the beaches at Dieppe and women in the industrial work force back home. The country's military role, and the domestic, social and political consequences of the war are traced through poignant stories of Canadians on both sides of the Atlantic. The horrific global conflict steals the innocence of a generation... but brings hope for a new future.
Taro sails away from home and fights a pack of lions who control an exotic island.
Brandishing the stealth and cunning of a modern-day Special Forces operation, the Los Banos raid is regarded as one of the most successful airborne raids of all time. On February 23, 1945, a combined force of U.S. paratroopers, Filipino guerrillas, and amphibious tanks liberated over 2,000 POWs who faced a potential massacre by their Japanese captors. In this feature-length special, we return to the Los Banos Prison Camp with four soldiers who took part in the rescue and one of the liberated prisoners.
On April 12th, 1864, at an insignificant little fort, several hundred black Union soldiers fought a hopeless battle against a Confederate general who was destined to become the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. This battle had a domino effect, trickling down the long road of history. Today, it is just a footnote in most history books; however, no other event of the Civil War has had such a profound impact on the twentieth century, especially on American culture.
Patsadom is a planet made up of three vegetables.
This interactive infographic short documentary examines the human losses of the Second World War between 1939 and 1945 and the decline in battle deaths in the years since that most terrible war of human history. The 19-minute data visualization uses cinematic storytelling techniques to provide viewers with a fresh and dramatic perspective of a pivotal moment in history. The film follows a linear narration, but it allows viewers to pause during key moments to interact with the charts and dig deeper into the numbers.
𝙰 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚍𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎
A short film produced as part of the Film and Television Department at Tel Aviv University. A reserve soldier stands guard at a small, isolated outpost in the desert. A small tape recorder keeps him company, but soon its batteries die. Out of boredom and loneliness, an unexpected connection develops between him and a Jordanian soldier stationed alone at a remote guard post across the border. Udi Ben-Arieh’s film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
The climax of Part 1, Benny and Luke are alone, they've been betrayed, their plan has failed, the apocalypse has begun.
King Chakra is going about his usual palace duties, granting audiences to his advisers, including his Lord Chamberlain, who is keen to see the king fulfill his royal duty of taking 366 wives, including, hopefully among them, the chamberlain's own daughter.
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