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Ron's World War II Videos
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From the classic British documentary series, The World at War, powerfully narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier to the more recent Saving Private Ryan, which brought to the attention of a new audience the sacrifices made by their grandparents' generation, the videos presented on this page offer compelling images which will stay with you long after first viewing and are sure to be watched over and over again.
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Private Ryan (1998) List Price: Our Price: $14.49 You Save: $10.50 (42%)
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This "special edition" contains the 25-minute featurette Into the Breach. Besides interviews with the film's actors, there are interviews with D-day veterans and World War II historian Stephen Ambrose. Real D-day footage is edited together with scenes from the film that have been changed to black and white. The highlight is a glimpse of Steven Spielberg's early films. Using his dad's camera and his friends, the teenage Spielberg made two relatively impressive short war films, Escape to Nowhere and Fighter Squad. There are also home movies his dad made while stationed in the Pacific and a short visit with the Nilands, a family that lost four brothers during the war. --Doug Thomas |
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Broadcaster Tom Brokaw's bestselling book The Greatest Generation was inspired by a series of interviews with World War II veterans and their families, which he conducted for the NBC Nightly News. In this video companion to the book, the viewer can see and hear what kept Brokaw interested in pursuing the stories of the "G.I. Generation." Men in their 70s and 80s tell, with unfailing understatement, the horrendous dangers they faced, the repercussions of which resonated for decades. |
 Survivors of the Holocaust (1995)List Price: Our Price: $16.99 You Save: $2.99 (15%)
The Survivors of the Shoah (Hebrew for Holocaust) Foundation grew out of Steven Spielberg's research for his film Schindler's List. He interviewed many survivors of the Holocaust and found that, despite their similar experiences, each had a unique story to tell. In order to preserve these memories for future generations so that the horrors of Nazi Europe might never be forgotten, Spielberg created the foundation, whose mission involves taping interviews with the remaining survivors. Survivors of the Holocaust provides just the briefest glimpse of the many stories the foundation has collected. |
 The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
(1995)List Price: Our Price: $50.96 You Save: $8.99 (15%)
Number of tapes: 6 ZDF and A&E's psychological biography The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler manages to give us something new. Each of the six tapes in this set starts with Hitler's youth and ends with his suicide but focuses specifically on only one archetype in his personality: "The Private Man," "The Seducer," "The Blackmailer," "The Dictator," "The Commander," and "The Criminal." Rather than present the historical events moment by moment, this documentary delves into normally unresearched areas and offers a behind-the-scenes psychological perspective on the 20th century's greatest criminal. |
World At War
The definitive visual history of World War II. So well known is this series that almost
all baby boomers, and even most Gen-Xers, recognize the opening credits set over burning
text and the somber black-and-white images of this war's particular horror.
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 World at War Vol 01 Final Solution
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 World at War Vol 02 Final Solution
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 World at War Vol 03 Final Solution
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 World at War Vol 04 Final Solution
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at War:Whirlwind/Slipsleeve List Price: Our Price: $16.99 You Save: $3.00 (15%)
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 George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1995)
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from Tucson, Arizona , April 6, 1999  One of the most extraordinary WW II documentaries... The idea of seeing World War II in color is really quite astounding since our sensibilities are firmly formed in black and white. Showing the horrors of war,and even its poignancy, George Stevens Jr.'s narration along with the musical score by Carl Davis, makes for quite a compelling document. Even after watching this film 25 times or more, I am affected deeply by it with each viewing. |
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War: Blood Upon the Snow (1997) List Price: Our Price: $59.48 You Save: $10.50 (15%) Number of tapes: 5 The soviets lost up to 40 people for every single American loss in WWII. Volume 3 has an hour-long documentary on the total German obliteration of Stalingrad and the wintry turn of events that led to the destruction of the entire German army that found itself eventually surrounded within Stalingrad. |
 The Longest Day (1962)
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From Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide One of the last great epic WW2 films. Brilliant retelling of the Allied invasion of Normandy, complete with all-star international cast, re-creation of historical events on a grand scale; Oscar-winning special effects and cinematography. |
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The Greatest Generation