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Last Hope Island : Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war / by Olson, Lynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When the Nazi Blitzkrieg subjugated Europe in World War II, London became the safe haven for the leaders of seven occupied countries -- France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia and Poland -- who fled there to avoid imprisonment and set up governments in exile to commandeer their resistance efforts. The lone hold-out against Hitler's offensive, Britain became a beacon of hope to the rest of Europe, as prominent European leaders like French general Charles De Gaulle, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and King Haakon of Norway competed for Winston Churchill's attention while trying to rule their embattled countries from the precarious safety of 'Last Hope Island'"--
Subjects: Heads of state; Europeans; Exiles; Political refugees; Government, Resistance to;
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Driving while black [videorecording] : race, space and mobility in America / by Burns, Ric,television director.; Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan,television director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; African Americans; African American automobile drivers; African Americans; African Americans; Automobile travel; Civil rights; Segregation in transportation;
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Copa 71 [videorecording] / by Ramsay, Rachel,film director,screenwriter.; Erskine, James,film director,screenwriter.; Chastain, Brandi,on-screen participant.; Morgan, Alex(Alexandra Patricia),1989-on-screen participant,film producer.; Williams, Serena,1981-on-screen participant,film producer.; Williams, Venus,1980-film producer.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Serena Williams, Brandi Chastain, Alex Morgan.The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history - until now. COPA 71 weaves together dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Sports films.; Historical films.; Personal narratives.; Soccer players.; Soccer teams.; Female friendship.; Soccer; Women soccer players; Women athletes;
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Casablanca [videorecording (DVD)] by Curtiz, Michael,1888-1962; Bogart, Humphrey,1899-1957; Bergman, Ingrid,1915-1982; Henried, Paul; Rains, Claude,1889-1967; Burnett, Murray;
Commentaries by Roger Ebert and Rudy Behlmer ; introduction by Lauren Bacall -- You must remember this -- Bacall on Bogart -- Additional scenes and outtakes -- Carrotblanca -- Who hold tomorrow from the 1955 TV series -- Radio production of Casablanca -- outtakes gallery -- Production history gallery.Screenplay by Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch ; from a play by Murray Burnett, Joan Alison.Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt.PG.DVD.Winner of 3 Academy Awards.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; War films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© p2003., Warner Home Video,
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Boundless : the rise, fall, and escape of Carlos Ghosn / by Kostov, Nick,author.; McLain, Sean(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Boundless' explores the unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the worlds most feared and admired business executives - Carlos Ghosn - a remarkable story of innovation, hubris, alleged crimes, and daring international escape, as chronicled by two Wall Street Journal reporters.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ghosn, Carlos, 1954-; Mitsubishi Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha; Renault SA; Automobile industry and trade; Automobile industry and trade; Chief executive officers; Chief executive officers; Commercial crimes;
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Hidden master [videorecording] : the legacy of George Platt Lynes / by Kinsey, Alfred C.(Alfred Charles),1894-1956,on-screen participant.; Lynes, George Platt,1907-1955,on-screen participant.; Shahid, Sam,film director,screenwriter.; Stein, Gertrude,1874-1946,on-screen participant.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,film distributor.;
Gertrude Stein, Alfred Kinsey, George Platt Lynes.An intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude. The documentary reveals Lynes' gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955.; Gay photographers; Photographers; Photography of the nude; Photography, Artistic; Portrait photography;
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Free State of Jones [videorecording] / by Berry, Christopher.; Bridgers, Sean.; Lofland, Jacob.; Mbatha-Raw, Gubu,1983-; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-; Russell, Keri,1976-; Ross, Gary,1956-; Elevation Pictures.;
Matthew Mcconaughey, Gubu Mbatha-Raw, Christopher Berry, Keri Russell, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland.In this historical war drama inspired by true events, Matthew McConaughey plays a Mississippi native named Newt Knight, who leads an armed rebellion of struggling farmers and slaves against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Historical films.; War films.; Feature films.; Knight, Newton, approximately 1829-1922; Military deserters; Racially mixed people; Slavery; Slaves; Unionists (United States Civil War);
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Bomber boys [videorecording] / by Lilley, Harvey.; McGregor, Colin.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Lion Television Ltd.;
Composer, Ty Unwin.Presented by Ewan and Colin McGregor.Actor Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin McGregor, a former RAF pilot, follow up their Battle of Britain program with a film exploring the RAF's Bomber Command in a rarely told story of World War II.E.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command; Bombers; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia,
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Medieval lives [videorecording] : birth, marriage, death / by Castor, Helen.; Swingler, Lucy.; Athena (Firm); RLJ Entertainment.;
Host, Helen Castor.Examine how the people of the Middle Ages handled three of life's great rites of passage.E.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Birth customs; Civilization, Medieval.; Documentary films.; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Historical films.; Marriage customs and rites; Middle Ages.; Rites and ceremonies, Medieval.;
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Lucy Worsley's royal palace secrets [videorecording] / by Scoones, Eleanor,television director,television producer.; Worsley, Lucy,host.; BBC Studios,production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
Lucy Worsley, host.Lucy Worsley explores three extraordinary royal palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. During lockdown they're closed to visitors, but Lucy has the keys. From William the Conqueror to Princess Diana, they tell the story of almost a thousand years of British monarchy.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England); Kensington Palace (London, England); Tower of London (London, England); Monarchy; Royal houses;
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