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.
Japanese documentary about the submarine I-10 operating in the Indian Ocean during WWII. The film is shot largely from the prowling submarine.
During WWII, a group of black soldiers return from Italy only to be treated poorly by white MPs guarding a group of nazis POW in a small southern town
Americans refused to be drafted from the concentration camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Ready to fight, but not before their rights as U.S. citizens were restored and families released.
A detailed military history of the Korean War and preceding events, from 1945 to 1953.
Documentary short subject depicting the battle for the island of Rendova, a vital part of the American campaign against the Japanese in World War II.
June 6, 1944, was a historic day that proved to be a major turning point of World War II. In a dangerous move that surprised Axis forces, the largest covert operation in history was performed, as an unparalleled Allied force stormed the beaches of Normandy. This documentary transplants the viewer right into the front lines through actual footage from the battle, retracing the steps taken on that fateful day.
Two soliders from messina set off for war. Will there love survive the gunfire?
In the shadows of the post-war era, a military officer is forced to face his ghosts under the gaze of three strange creatures and the lingering echo of a guitar.
In this film, Matthew McMurray, Royal Voluntary Service Keeper of History sets the scene for the charity’s beginnings and its impact on British society. He then introduces Willing Hands, a historic film produced for the Ministry of Information, which shows the activities of the then Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) during the Second World War, supporting people in need.
Dogs play a game of rugby against a team of unscrupulous monkeys.
Patsadom is a planet made up of three vegetables.
"The 11th Day" chronicles the story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from 1941-1945.
The aviation heritage will never forget Thursday October 18th, 2007. The awesome sight of the mighty Cold War aircraft taking to the air powered by its four huge Rolls Royce Olympus engines brought tears to the eyes of all who saw it and generated spontaneous applause not only across Bruntingthorpe Airfield but around the aerospace world. After two years of restoration and over 10 years of planning and persuading, Vulcan XH558 finally leapt in to the air. This Souvenir DVD documents the memorable day and will last as a permanent record of a unique and historic achievement.
1935. Young Red Army soldier Hong Qichen receives his orders: destroy the enemy's ammunition depot within 48 hours. It is, in all likelihood, a death sentence. Gathering his wounded comrades through treacherous mountain terrain, he leads them against overwhelming odds — while confronting their anguished questioning of why they should give their lives at all, and watching as they fall, one by one.
A party game in which players compete for a decreasing number of chairs, the losers in successive rounds being those unable to find a chair to sit on when the accompanying music is stopped.
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