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The History Channel - The Battle History of the United States Military

Actor: Battle History of the United States Military
ASIN : B000BB151Q
Sales Rank : 34466
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767086462
ISBN : 0767086465
UPC : 733961736045
Release Date : December 26, 2005
Publisher : A&E Home Video
Manufacturer : A&E Home Video
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Label : A&E Home Video
Running Time : 766

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A mighty compendium of America’s five major military branches--Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard--THE BATTLE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY trumpets the myriad strengths of one of the world’s greatest military powers. Plunge headlong into the great battles fought on land, sea, and air. Marvel at the arc of musket to missile. Meet the key figures and lesser-known heroes who have shaped the organization, the strategy, and the future of the United States armed forces. Encompassing over two centuries of courage and conquest, THE BATTLE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY marches through America’s military development from its earliest Coast Guard days to the technological wonders of the Gulf War. With official government documents, extensive combat footage, and commentary by historians and decorated veterans, THE BATTLE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY is a full-scale, full-dress salute to the men and women who give and have given to America’s fight for freedom. DVD Features: Downloadable Historical Documents; Branch Heraldries; Bonus Film: "Pageantry of the Corps"; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

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The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai (History Channel)

Actor: Edward Woodward
ASIN : B000AABL12
Sales Rank : 18228
Director : David de Vries
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767083713
ISBN : 0767083717
UPC : 733961730265
Release Date : December 27, 2005
Publisher : A&E Home Video
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Running Time : 100

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The film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" dramatized the WWII story of the Thailand-Burma Railway, yet it was largely fictional. Over 65,000 Allied P.O.W.s battled torture, starvation, and disease to hack the 255-mile railway out of harsh jungle for the Japanese. Finishing in only 14 months, many never returned from "The Railway of Death".

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The Great Escapes of WWII

Actors: Edward Asner, Lucie Aubrac, Raymond Aubrac, Steve Hoza, Paul Riviere
ASIN : B00005MKOH
Sales Rank : 42420
Director : Robert Kirk, Scott Paddor
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767038812
ISBN : 0767038819
UPC : 733961702897
Release Date : December 28, 2001
Publisher : A&E Home Video
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Running Time : 200

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No walls could hold them. No punishment could scare them. No enemy could stop them. In this unforgettable collection, former POW's, resistance fighters, soldiers and guards tell hte encredible stories of their thrilling adventures. Through dramatic re-creations, rare photographs and film, you'll race for the last train out of Paris, risk certain death in Europe's underground railroad, and crawl through the tunnels of the real-life breakout now known as The Great Escape.

The Great Escape- This fascinating program tells the complete account of the legendary escape, from the designs of "tunnel king" Wally Floody to the actual flight of 76 men in 1944.

Escape From Arizona- The story of the largest escape from a U.S. WWII POW camp - a 25-man breakout lead by a resourceful German U-boat commander.

Escape From Dunkirk- Trapped on the coast by the German Army, an overwhelmed British force manages to escape destruction by crossing the English Channel.

Escape from the Oklahoma- Pearl Harbor survivors recall their 36 hour ordeal trapped in the sunken battleship Oklahoma, where 404 men drowned or suffocated.

Great Escapes of World War II

No walls could hold them. No punishment could scare them. No enemy could stop them. In this unforgettable program, former POWs, resistance fighters, soldiers and guards tell the incredible stories of their thrilling adventures. Through dramatic recreations, rare photographs and films, The Great Escapes of World War II explores some of the most daring escapes of the war. The Great Escapes of World War II would be useful for classes on American History, European History, American Culture, Military History and Geography. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.

Part 1

Part 1 tells the complete account of the breakout from Germany’s Stalag Luft III, the escape immortalized by Steve McQueen in the movie The Great Escape. Rare photographs and interviews with surviving escapees recall the complexity of the operation and “tunnel king” Wally Floody’s designs, which took 600 men more than a year to execute. Leading historians reveal the shocking details of the Nazis’ ultimate response to the break.

Vocabulary

• Gestapo
• apprehension
• chivalry
• claustrophobic
• confidante
• culmination
• decimated
• dehumanize
• elaborate
• excruciating
• implement
• infamous
• ingenious
• objective
• obsessed
• qualms

Discussion Questions

1. World War II was a global war that included the world’s greatest powers in the mid-twentieth century. What were some of the causes of World War II? Why was the war on a global scale? What was the outcome of the war? How did the outcome influence history?

2. Discuss the global divisions and alliances of the Axis and the Allies in World War II.

3. Human beings exhibit a wide array of emotions and reactions. Each may respond to the same situation differently. Discuss the different responses of the men who were imprisoned at Stalag Luft III.

4. Why did the Germans consider Stalag Luft III “escape proof?”

5. Discuss the Great Escape and its surprising success. How was an operation that involved over 600 men kept secret? How was Stalag Luft II the perfect environment for an escape operation?

6. What are some of the problems and conditions faced by people who are imprisoned?

7. What were the conditions faced by the Allied soldiers in Stalag Luft III?

8. What did the prisoners of Stalag Luft II do for recreation? How did they fill their days? How did they employ their recreation pastimes for the escape?

9. How did the X Organization overcome the logistic problems of tunneling under Stalag Luft III?

10. What were the consequences for some of the escapees? How did some of them manage to escape Hitler’s wrath?

Extended Activities

1. View the movie The Great Escape and compare the Hollywood version with the actual event. What are the differences? What compromises were made to bring the story to the screen? How much “literary license” was used in the production of the film?

2. John Cordwell kept a visual diary and remembrance of his days in captivity. Create a visual diary for an important event in your life.

Part 2

Part 2 focuses on the escape efforts of Allied airmen with the assistance of the French Resistance and on the escape attempt of German POWs. German POWs led by U-boat commander Jurgen Wattenburg executed once of the largest and most spectacular escapes from a US camp.

Vocabulary

• accelerate
• cassock
• clandestine
• collaborator
• cordon
• extract
• horrific
• illusions
• interrogate
• momentous
• notorious
• operatives
• proliferate
• sabotage
• solidarity
• specter
• vanquished
• vicarage

Discussion Questions

1. The French Resistance provided Allied airmen with food and assistance when they were shot down behind enemy lines. But who were the French Resistance? Who made up the membership?

2. How did the French Resistance operate?

3. What was the contribution of the Resistance to an Allied victory in Europe?

4. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England, authorized the assembly of a special operations unit, the 161 Flight Squadron. What was the job of this squadron? How did this squadron enable Allied airmen to help the Resistance held their downed brothers?

5. Why was there such secrecy among Resistance fighters?

6. Discuss how the Nazis tried to gain control of the Resistance. Why were the Nazis generally unsuccessful at this?

7. Members of the Resistance differ in their opinions on the contribution of the Resistance to the Allied victory. Why do they have different opinions? Compare some of the opinions expressed by former Resistance members.

8. The United States Army transported German POWs across the Atlantic to the United States. Why did the United States bring German POWs to the US? Why didn’t they establish camps for them in Allied occupied territory in Europe? How did the US treat its prisoners?

9. If German POWs were treated relatively well, why did they attempt to escape? 10. How did the American guards and American Army capture the escaped POWs?

Extended Activities

1. Imagine that you a Resistance fighter during World War II. Keep a diary or a journal of your clandestine activities and explain how your activities helped the war effort.

2. Design a monument to the French Resistance that effectively conveys the courage and sacrifice of those brave men and women.

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THE HISTORY CHANNEL® presents a documentary tour de force on the world's greatest battles and the fearless men who won them. From King David and El Cid to Napoleon and Marshal Zukhov's capture of Berlin, THE CONQUERORS brings the terrifying rumble of tanks and the deadly arrows of conquest vividly to life.

The Best of Mail Call, Seasons 1 and 2 (History Channel)

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Empires of Industry - Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel (History Channel)

Actor: Empires of Industry
ASIN : B000BKVL7A
Sales Rank : 20501
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767085250
ISBN : 0767085256
UPC : 733961731224
Release Date : December 27, 2005
Publisher : A&E Home Video
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Running Time : 50

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America is built on a steel skeleton. Without Andrew Carnegie, that skeleton-and the nation-might have taken a different form. Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel visits historic ironworks-namely Saugus and Hopewell-as well as today's massive, computerized steel mills and chronicles the evolution of the industry. Learn how Carnegie built an empire so large that it led to the first billion-dollar corporation and listen as industrial historians detail the technological developments that powered the nation's economy and launched steel into the future. Witness the setbacks, too, such as intense labor unrest and increasing international competition. Through expert interviews, period photos, and rare archival footage, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® illuminates the industry that built America-and the man who forged that industry. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection. Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel chronicles the rise of the iron and steel industries in the United States and the personal ascent of immigrant Andrew Carnegie, whose steel company would one day make him the richest man in America. The American iron, and later steel, industries were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, supplying the material that would enable the growth of railroads, skyscrapers, war machines and a host of other industries. It is the story of the rise of big industry in the United States, in all its glory, and all its shame. While the steel industry would make men such as Andrew Carnegie wealthy beyond imagination, it would also cripple, maim, and kill those who toiled to keep the furnaces blasting and the steel rolling.

Empires of Industry

Empires of Industry is a mini-series which explores the cornerstones of America's economic might that established the United States as a world leader. Each of the one hour programs in this remarkable series focuses on an industry which played a unique role in America's rise to world economic dominance. The stories of changing fortunes in the steel, coal, brewing, ship building and textile industries reveal much about our country's past and present. Empires of Industry would be useful for classes on American History, History of Science and Technology, Economics and American Culture. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.

Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel

Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel chronicles the rise of the iron and steel industries in the United States and the personal ascent of immigrant Andrew Carnegie, whose steel company would one day make him the richest man in America. The American iron, and later steel, industries were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, supplying the material that would enable the growth of railroads, skyscrapers, war machines and a host of other industries. It is the story of the rise of big industry in the United States, in all its glory, and all its shame. While the steel industry would make men such as Andrew Carnegie wealthy beyond imagination, it would also cripple, maim, and kill those who toiled to keep the furnaces blasting and the steel rolling.

Vocabulary

• affable
• affinity
• alchemy
• charisma
• circumvent
• commodities
• consummated
• diminutive
• dire
• fervor
• gauntlet
• inherently
• logistics
• manifest destiny
• molten
• munitions
• scab
• slag
• smelting
• utopia

Discussion Questions

1. To some people, Andrew Carnegie was the manifestation of the “American dream.” Do you agree or disagree?

2. The United States' iron and steel industries helped make the United States the most powerful nation in the world. What was the role of these industries in the U.S.' ascent to world power?

3. Molten iron is called “pig iron.” How did it get this nickname? How does this nickname reflect the lives and times of the workers who coined it?

4. Many early iron workers, as in other early industries, were indentured servants. What is an indentured servant? How did indentured servants contribute to the growth of both colonial America and the United States?

5. How did the iron industry contribute to the American Revolution and American independence?

6. What is the “hot blast” process and how did it change the iron industry?

7. What is the “Bessemer” process and how is it responsible for the birth and growth of the steel industry?

8. Steel is known as the “beast of American industry.” What is meant by this phrase and why is the steel industry associated with it?

9. Working in the steel mills was one of the most dangerous jobs in industry. What were some of the dangers to steel workers? Why would workers continue to work in so dangerous an environment?

10. How did the invention and mass production of the automobile influence the steel industry?

11. How has foreign competition changed the way America conducts business?

Extended Activities

1. Create a poster that illustrates the process of turning ore into iron in the early iron industry. Then illustrate how the advances in technology altered the process.

2. Imagine that you are a journalist during the Homestead Strike of the 1880s. Write an editorial in which you recount the events of the strike and give your views on both the workers' and owners' positions.

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Modern Marvels - Brooklyn Bridge (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)

Actor: Modern Marvels
ASIN : B0007WFUBU
Sales Rank : 45192
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
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Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767078719
ISBN : 0767078713
UPC : 733961718317
Release Date : December 26, 2005
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Running Time : 50

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Mention the word "vampire" and immediately one conjures the image of Count Dracula created from countless movies and pop culture. Since Bram Stoker first published his novel "Dracula" in 1897, the world's most popular vampire has made his appearance in 44 languages. However, the vampire myth dates back more than 1,000 years prior to Stoker putting pen to paper. It shows up in ancient civilizations, including Greece and China. VAMPIRE SECRETS presents a tale from the crypt about how the vampire legend has been interpreted around the world and in different cultures.

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The Mexican-American War

Actor: Oscar De La Hoya
ASIN : B001IQDARK
Sales Rank : 21133
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EAN : 0733961147384
UPC : 733961147384
Release Date : December 16, 2008
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Running Time : 100

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