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Publisher
Ambrose Pub. Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"War has always been part of the American experience. Born and nurtured in war, America grew in strength and power until the beginning of the 21st century when it became the foremost military power in the world. George Kennedy takes us on this three hundred-year saga of The American Soldier - The Complete History of U.S. Wars."--Container.
2) Cadet Kelly
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A free-spirited 14-year-old must go back to basics in discipline, training, and attire when she's forced to join a military academy. Can she ever really become a true cadet? She must answer that herself when the drill team's championship depends on her.
3) Why we fight
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Combining personal stories and interviews the documentary examines the ties between the military, corporations, and the government regarding the United States military expansion, and the effects of wars and interventions.
4) Ender's game
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a gifted child, is sent to an advance military academy in outer space to prepare for future alien invasions.
6) Art of war
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Traces the effects of battle strategies outlined in Sun Tzu's "Art of war" on the outcome of wars centuries after the book was written.
7) Indivisible
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. With a strong, faith-filled marriage, the Turners are ready to follow their calling: serving God, family, and country. Fresh from seminary and basic training, Chaplain Turner and his family arrive at Fort Stewart. Before the Turners can even unpack, Darren is deployed to Iraq. Heather is left taking care of their three young children alone; as well as serving the families...
10) Hart's war
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Honor, courage, and sacrifice are revealed in unexpected ways as a ranking U.S. prisoner in a Nazi POW camp is joined in December 1944 by a law-student lieutenant who'd been captured despite his father's powerful military connections. When a black pilot from the famous Tuskeegee airmen is falsely accused of murdering a fellow prisoner, Lt. Hart tries his case and discovers the real motivation behind the ranking officer's kangaroo court.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good...
12) Lincoln
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After more than 30 years of service as one of the navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Insider's observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officals, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, the disbanding of the...
17) Platoon
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emotional look at the war in Vietnam, seen through the eyes of a young man who discovers that the Viet Cong are not the only enemies he has to fight.
19) The foreigner
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After his only daughter gets killed in a terrorist attack, a former Vietnam War special forces operator begins the search for the terrorists' identities to get his revenge.
20) The Vietnam War
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A combination of archival photos and voice-overs reading letters, diaries, and documents telling the story of the Vietnam War from beginning to end.
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