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The last million : Europe's displaced persons from World War to Cold War / by Nasaw, David,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In May of 1945, German forces surrendered to the Allied powers, effectively putting an end to World War II in Europe. But the aftershocks of this global military conflict did not cease with the signing of truces and peace treaties. Millions of lost and homeless POWs, slave laborers, political prisoners, and concentration camp survivors overwhelmed Germany, a country in complete disarray. British and American soldiers gathered the malnourished and desperate foreigners, and attempted to repatriate them to Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and the USSR. But after exhaustive efforts, there remained over a million displaced persons who either refused to go home or, in the case of many, had no home to which to return. They would spend the next three to five years in displaced persons camps, divided by nationalities, temporary homelands in exile, with their own police forces, churches, schools, newspapers, and medical facilities. The international community couldn't agree on the fate of the Last Million, and after a year of fruitless debate and inaction, an International Refugee Organization was created to resettle them in lands suffering from labor shortages. But no nations were willing to accept the 200,000 to 250,000 Jewish men, women, and children who remained trapped in Germany. In 1948, the United States, among the last countries to accept anyone for resettlement, finally passed a Displaced Persons Bill - but as Cold War fears supplanted memories of WWII atrocities, the bill only granted visas to those who were reliably anti-communist, including thousands of former Nazi collaborators, Waffen-SS members, and war criminals, while barring the Jews who were suspected of being Communist sympathizers or agents because they had been recent residents of Soviet-dominated Poland. Only after the passage of the controversial UN resolution for the partition of Palestine and Israel's declaration of independence were the remaining Jewish survivors finally able to leave their displaced persons camps in Germany."--
Subjects: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.; International Refugee Organization.; World War, 1939-1945; Refugees; Refugees; Jewish refugees; Political refugees; Jews; Humanitarianism; World War, 1939-1945;
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Wallander. [videorecording] / by Ahlqvist, Daniel.; Branagh, Kenneth.; Mankell, Henning,1948-; Moseley, Simon.; Smart, Sarah.; Spark, Jeany.; Warner, David,1941-; 2 Entertain (Firm); BBC Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Degeto (Firm); Film i Skn̄e.; Left Bank Pictures.; TKBC (Firm); WGBH (Radio station : Boston, Mass.); Yellow Bird (Firm);
Faceless killer -- The man who smiled -- The fifth woman.Kenneth Branagh, David Warner, Jeany Spark, Sarah Smart.These stories follow Kurt Wallander, a sensitive but brilliant detective, a man who takes each murder case he works on personally and will stop at nothing in his search for the truth, even at the expense of his health and his family life. Beautifully filmed, Wallander is a compelling series featuring an extremely likeable and entirely believable character and bold, powerful stories.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9) enhanced presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Dolby 2.0 stereo; DVD 9.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Murder; Police; Wallander, Kurt (Fictitious character);
© c2010., British Broadcasting Corp. : BBC Video : 2 Entertain,
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Girls of flight city / by Heath, Lorraine,author.;
1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn't without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war ... until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind. Rhonda Monroe might not be skilled in the air but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a forbidden relationship with a charismatic airman. Innocent and fun-loving Kitty Lovelace, Jessie's younger sister, adores dancing with these charming newcomers, realizing too late the risks they pose to her heart. As the war intensifies and America becomes involved, the Girls of Flight City do their part to bring a victorious end to the conflict, pouring all their energy into preparing the young cadets to take to the skies and defeat the dangers that await. And lives from both sides of the Atlantic will be forever changed by love and loss.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Aeronautics; Air pilots, Military; Flight training; Man-woman relationships; Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945;
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Yours cheerfully : a novel / by Pearce, A. J.(Amanda-Jane),author.;
"From the author of the "jaunty, heartbreaking winner" (People) and international bestseller Dear Mrs. Bird, a new charming and uplifting novel set in London during World War II about a plucky aspiring journalist. London, November 1941. Following the departure of the formidable Henrietta Bird from Woman's Friend magazine, things are looking up for Emmeline Lake as she takes on the challenge of becoming a young wartime advice columnist. Her relationship with boyfriend Charles (now stationed back in the UK) is blossoming, while Emmy's best friend Bunty, still reeling from the very worst of the Blitz, is bravely looking to the future. Together, the friends are determined to Make a Go of It. When the Ministry of Information calls on Britain's women's magazines to help recruit desperately needed female workers to the war effort, Emmy is thrilled to be asked to step up and help. But when she and Bunty meet a young woman who shows them the very real challenges that women war workers face, Emmy must tackle a life-changing dilemma between doing her duty and standing by her friends. Every bit as funny, heartwarming, and touching as Dear Mrs. Bird, Yours Cheerfully is a celebration of friendship-a testament to the strength of women and the importance of lifting each other up, even in the most challenging times"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Advice columnists; Periodicals; Friendship;
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The boy and the heron [videorecording] / by Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-film director,screenwriter.; Athie, Mamoudou,1998-voice actor.; Bale, Christian,1974-voice actor.; Bautista, David,1969-voice actor.; Chan, Gemma,1982-voice actor.; Dafoe, Willem,voice actor.; Fukuhara, Karen,1992-voice actor.; Hamill, Mark,voice actor.; Padovan, Luca,voice actor.; Pattinson, Robert,1986-voice actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-voice actor.; Revolori, Tony,1996-voice actor.; Stevens, Dan,1982-voice actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),film distributor.;
Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens.Yearning for his mother, a young boy named Mahito ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semiautobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Winner Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards ; Winner Best Animated Feature, British Academy Film Awards ; Winner Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Score Golden Globe Awards
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Fantasy films.; Fiction films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Gray heron; Magic; Supernatural; Mothers and sons; Mothers; Moving, Household; Stepmothers; Families; Adventure and adventurers;
For private home use only.
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Undercover grandpa [videorecording] / by Caan, James,actor.; Canuel, Erik,film director.; Everett, Dylan,actor.; Gilbert, Ron,film producer.; Gossett, Louis,Jr.,1936-actor.; Onieogou, Greta,actor.; Schechter, Jeffrey Alan,screenwriter.; Walter, Jessica,1941-actor.; Zipursky, Arnie,film producer.; Vertical Entertainment,publisher.; Elevation Pictures Corporation,production company.; Tajj Film Distribution Inc.,production company.; CGI Entertainment,production company.; RG Productions Film,production company.;
Director of photography, Pierre Gill ; editor, Jean-Francois Bergeron ; music, Michel Corriveau, Luc St-Pierre.James Caan, Louis Gossett Jr., Dylan Everett, Greta Onieogou, Jessica Walter.Jake Bouchard, a shy seveteen-year-old, has finally scored a date with the incredibly wonderful Angie. But plans quickly change when Angie gets kidnapped and the least likely person steps up to solve the case: Grandpa. In a last-ditch effort to rescue Angie from her captors, Grandpa re-enlists "The Devil's Scum", his old World War II intelligence unit, to band together with Jake to go on one last mission.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and suggestive material.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Kidnapping; Older men; Teenagers; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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A blood red morning / by Pryor, Mark,1967-author.;
"In this unputdownable WWII series, Paris detective Henri Lefort, must solve a complex case when a man is murdered on the policeman's own doorstep. January 1941: It's cold and still dark when Paris Detective Henri Lefort wakes up to an empty apartment, irritated with his roommate for not even starting the coffee. Irritation turns to suspicion when he starts his walk to work and spots a large blood stain in front of the building. At the office his boss, chief of homicide, is incredulous that Henri didn't hear the gunshot that killed a man right outside his apartment. On the plus side, this means that Henri isn't a witness and can investigate the case. It first appears that the dead man is a nobody - but Henri soon finds out he's a nobody with a classified police file. Henri confronts his bosses and then the Germans, but is stonewalled. So he turns his investigation to the other tenants in his building. Coincidentally, each resident claims ignorance. When Henri learns that the dead man was a German agent, he must face the real possibility that one of his friends and neighbors is a killer. It's his job to find the truth no matter what, but when he does he faces the biggest dilemma of his career - whether in times like these the rules of justice should be, just sometimes, trumped by the rules of war"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Detectives; Murder; Police; World War, 1939-1945;
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Echo in the canyon [videorecording] / by Barrett, Eric,film producer,screenwriter.; Browne, Jackson,interviewee.; Clapton, Eric,interviewee.; Crosby, David,1941-interviewee.; Dylan, Jakob,1969-on-screen participant,film producer.; McGuinn, Roger,interviewee.; Nash, Graham,1942-interviewee.; Petty, Tom,interviewee.; Phillips, Michelle,1944-interviewee.; Slater, Andrew(Filmmaker),film producer,film director,screenwriter.; Starr, Ringo,interviewee.; Stills, Stephen,interviewee.; Wilson, Brian,1942-interviewee.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),production company.; MPI Media Group,film distributor.;
Documentary celebrating the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-'60s as folk went electric and the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and the Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. Featuring Jakob Dylan, the film includes conversations and performances with Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys), Michelle Phillips (the Mamas & the Papas), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), David Crosby, Roger McGuinn (the Byrds), their contemporaries Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, and younger followers Jackson Browne and Tom Petty, as well as contemporary musicians influenced by their music.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Popular music;
For private home use only.
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The September issue [videorecording (DVD)] / by Thakoon.; Coddington, Grace,1941-; Cutler, R. J.; De la Renta, Oscar.; Galiano, John.; Lagerfeld, Karl.; Talley, André Leon.; Wang, Vera.; Wintour, Anna.; A&E Indie Films.; E1 Entertainment (Firm);
Edited by Azin Samari ; Music by Craig Richey.Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, André Leon Talley, Vera Wang, Thakoon, Oscar de la Renta, John Galiano, Karl Lagerfeld.An unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the making of the coveted September Issue of Vogue in 2007, which was the largest and most sold to date. An intimate, funny and surprising look at the legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her team of larger-than-life editors. This is the captivating story of how they create the must-have bible of fashion. At the eye of this hurricane is the two-decade relationship between Anna and Grace Coddington, incomparable creative director and fashion genius.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Wintour, Anna.; Documentary films.; Fashion editors; Fashion photography; Fashion; Feature films.; Periodical editors; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., A&E Indie Films : Distributed by E1 Entertainment,
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The wind rises [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Blunt, Emily,actor.; Criss, Darren.; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-actor.; Grey, Jennifer,1960-; Herzog, Werner.; Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Macy, William H.,1950-; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-film director.; Patinkin, Mandy.; Short, Martin.; Tucci, Stanley.; Whitman, Mae,1988-; Wood, Elijah,1981-; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mandy Patinkin, Elijah Wood, Darren Criss, Jennifer Grey, Mae Whitman.Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Bluray.
Subjects: Horikoshi, Jiro; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Animated films.; Biographical films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fighter planes; Video recordings for children.;
© 2014., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
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