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Trial by fire / by Deutermann, P. T.(Peter T.),1941-author.;

"Based on a true story--P.T. Deutermann's Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan-and victory. At the heart of the fleet are 14 Essex-class aircraft carriers, including the USS Franklin, known as "Big Ben"-a 27,000-ton behemoth, home to 3,500 crewmen and 100 aircraft. Just after dawn, while crewmen prepare for battle, a single Japanese Yokosuka D4Y breaks through the clouds and drops two 500-pound bombs on Big Ben. The first rips through the flight deck's 3-inch armor to the hangar deck, exploding amidst two dozen planes carrying 36,000 gallons of gas and 30 tons of explosives. Rockets and bombs howl in all directions. Hundreds of men are forced to leap into the sea to escape, leaving the captain with only one third of his crew; there are more dead, wounded, and trapped men left onboard than able-bodied sailors. Trial By Fire is the gripping novelization of how, against all odds, the sailors of the Franklin were able to save their ship, after 3 agonizing days of battling the flames that ultimately claimed the lives of 832 men and injured 300 more. Readers will be astounded and humbled by the heroic actions of a few brave sailors in the face of catastrophe"--

Subjects: War fiction.; Sea fiction.; Historical fiction.; Franklin (Aircraft carrier); World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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The admiral [videorecording] : roaring currents / by Choe, Min-sik,1962-actor.; Jeon, Cheol-Hong,screenwriter.; Jo, Jin-Woong,actor.; Kim, Han-min,1969-film director,screenwriter.; Ryoo, Seung-yong,1970-actor.; Big Stone Pictures (Firm),production company.; CJ Ent'ot'einmont'u (Firm);

Editor, Kim Chang-Ju ; cinematography, Kim Tae-Sung, Ha Gyeong-Ho.Choi Min-Sik, Ryu Seung-Ryong, Jo Jin-Woong.The story of Korean history's most astonishing military victory by its greatly revered strategist, Admiral Yi Sunshin, who lures over 300 Japanese ships into a deadly trap where they meet their fate against only thirteen battle ships.14A.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.

Subjects: Yi, Sun-sin, 1545-1598; Action and adventure films.; Admirals; Feature films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Historical films.; Motion pictures, Korean.; War films.;

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Dunkirk [videorecording] / by Nolan, Christopher,1970-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Thomas, Emma(Motion picture producer),film producer.; Whitehead, Fionn,actor.; Glynn-Carney, Tom,actor.; Lowden, Jack,1990-actor.; Styles, Harry,1994-actor.; Keoghan, Barry,actor.; Rylance, Mark,actor.; Branagh, Kenneth,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; Syncopy (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy.A World War II action thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; War films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940; World War, 1939-1945;

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Endeavour : the ship that changed the world / by Moore, Peter,1983-author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world. The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.

Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779.; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Endeavour (Ship); Navigation;

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Admiral / by Stockwin, Julian,author.;

1814: Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his name feared throughout Europe. An armistice is signed and while the Allies lick their wounds Bonaparte sets to preparing for a grand advance. And, in a fragile peace, and saddled with huge war debts, the government has no choice but to place HMS Thunderer, along with many other Royal Navy ships, in reserve, until the Navy can decide what to do with their great fleets. Meanwhile, Kydd is offered an admiral's flag but this is the West Africa station and the anti-slavery operations set in fever-ridden swamps. Despite the obvious dangers and hardships, Kydd sees this as the realisation of his life's ambition and readies for sea in his beloved Thunderer as his flagship. In a turn of the tide Bonaparte is defeated by the Allies and exiled to the tiny island of Elba. Then electrifying news breaks out -- the tyrant has escaped and is marching on Paris, the citizens flocking to join him. The British government as well is rocked by a realisation that Napoleon's invasion fleet is still in being and if the French navy declares for him they can sail from the ports now free of blockade and make the invasion of England a reality. The Channel Fleet has been stood down, its ships in various stages of repair, its commander on leave in the country. There's one man in active service who happens to be on the spot -- Admiral Sir Thomas Kydd. With frantic haste he's appointed temporary commander-in-chief to sail with all the men-o'-war that can be scraped together to stand athwart the French. Kydd knows this will probably mean the sacrifice of not only his ships but himself and his men. He calls on subterfuge and daring to flaunt defiance and resolution until the Battle of Waterloo settles the matter. Then, he has the satisfaction of seeing Napoleon Bonaparte carried off to St Helena, from whence he can never return.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Sea fiction.; War fiction.; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Admirals; Battleships; Kydd, Thomas (Fictitious character); Seafaring life;

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Dunkirk [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Nolan, Christopher,1970-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Thomas, Emma(Motion picture producer),film producer.; Whitehead, Fionn,actor.; Glynn-Carney, Tom,actor.; Lowden, Jack,1990-actor.; Styles, Harry,1994-actor.; Keoghan, Barry,actor.; Rylance, Mark,actor.; Branagh, Kenneth,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; Syncopy (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy.A World War II action thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.20:1, 1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS, Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; War films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940; World War, 1939-1945;

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Devotion [videorecording] / by Crane, Jake,screenwriter.; Cross, Joseph,1986-actor.; Denton, Dean,actor.; Dillard, J. D.,film director.; Hargrove, Nick,actor.; Jackson, Christina(Actress),actor.; Jonas, Joe,1989-actor.; Kagasoff, Daren,1987-actor.; Majors, Jonathan,1989-actor.; Neville, Spencer,actor.; Powell, Glen,1988-actor.; Riedy, Matt,actor.; Sadoski, Thomas,1976-actor.; Stewart, Jonathan,screenwriter.; Swan, Serinda,1984-actor.; Toonder, Darin,actor.; Trujillo, Kenneth,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Makos, Adam.Devotion (Young adult adaptation); Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.;

Jonathan Majors, Serinda Swan, Glen Powell, Thomas Sadoski, Joseph Cross, Spencer Neville, Daren Kagasoff, Joe Jonas, Christina Jackson, Matt Riedy, Dean Denton, Nick Hargrove, Kenneth Trujillo, Darin Toonder.Jonathan Majors (Creed III) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) star in the epic and inspirational true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots who helped turn the tide in the most brutal battle in the Korean War: Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history and his fellow fighter pilot and friend, Tom Hudner. Their heroic sacrifices and enduring friendship would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Brown, Jesse Leroy; Hudner, Tom, 1924-2017; United States. Naval Aviation Corps; Leyte (Aircraft carrier); African American fighter pilots; Corsair (Fighter plane); Interracial friendship; Korean War, 1950-1953; Male friendship;

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Master and commander [videorecording (DVD)] the far side of the world / by Goldwyn, Samuel,1926; Henderson, Duncan; Weir, Peter,1944; Collee, John; Crowe, Russell,1964; Bettany, Paul,1971; D'Arcy, James; Woodall, Edward; Larkin, Chris,1967; Pirkis, Max; Randall, Max; O'Brian, Patrick,1914-2000Master and commander.Videorecording;

Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti ; costume designer, Kacy Treadway, Wendy Stites ; production designer, William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Mitchell S. Drain.Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin, Max Pirkis, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Lee Ingleby.During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets togetherCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD ; widescreen presentation

Subjects: O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-200; Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character); Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character); Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Navies; Adventure film; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;

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