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Unbroken [videorecording] : path to redemption / by Baer, Matthew,film producer.; Cronk, Harold,film director.; Elliott, Mike(Mike R.),film producer.; Friedenberg, Richard,screenwriter.; Graham, Will,actor.; Hixon, Ken,screenwriter.; Hunt, Samuel,actor.; Patterson, Merritt,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hillenbrand, Laura.Unbroken.; Matt Baer Films (Firm),production company.; Pure Flix Entertainment,production company.; Universal 1440 Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;

Director of photography, Zoran Popovic ; editor, Amy P. McGrath ; music, Brandon Roberts.Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Will Graham.When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content and related disturbing images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Sports films.; War films.; Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th; Long-distance runners; Olympic athletes; Prisoners of war; Redemption; Veterans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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Unbroken [videorecording (BLURAY)] : path to redemption / by Baer, Matthew,film producer.; Cronk, Harold,film director.; Elliott, Mike(Mike R.),film producer.; Friedenberg, Richard,screenwriter.; Graham, Will,actor.; Hixon, Ken,screenwriter.; Hunt, Samuel,actor.; Patterson, Merritt,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hillenbrand, Laura.Unbroken.; Matt Baer Films (Firm),production company.; Pure Flix Entertainment,production company.; Universal 1440 Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;

Director of photography, Zoran Popovic ; editor, Amy P. McGrath ; music, Brandon Roberts.Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Will Graham.When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content and related disturbing images.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Sports films.; War films.; Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th; Long-distance runners; Olympic athletes; Prisoners of war; Redemption; Veterans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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Circle of death / by Ryan, Chris,1961-author.;

Ex-SAS heroes Bald and Porter take on the Deep State in the nail-shredding new Strike Back thriller. In a world run by rich and powerful men, Julian Cantwell is more powerful than most. A ruthless political consultant, Cantwell has manipulated elections around the world, bribing opponents and blackmailing political rivals. Doing whatever it takes for his clients to win. But when a freelance journalist threatens to expose his alleged involvement in a terrifying conspiracy, Cantwell suddenly finds himself under threat. Backed into a corner, he is forced to take drastic action. Meanwhile in London, former Regiment hero John Porter and ex-SAS vagabond John Bald are drafted in by their MI6 paymasters for a highly secretive - and dangerous - mission. A respected British academic has been arrested in chaos-stricken Venezuela. Accused of spying for the British government, she is being held captive by the President's notorious security forces. Working alongside a team of ex-Navy SEALs, Bald and Porter are tasked with infiltrating Venezuela and rescuing the academic before she caves in to her interrogators. But as they get closer to their target, Bald and Porter begin to uncover a terrifying plot. A conspiracy that goes right to the very heart of power. To survive, they must face down their deadliest enemy yet, in a desperate fight to the death. In the battle between the SAS and the Navy SEALs there can be only one winner. Will Bald and Porter prevail? Or have our heroes finally met their match?

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; United States. Navy. SEALs; Conspiracies; Political consultants; Special forces (Military science); Special operations (Military science); Threats;

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Unbroken [videorecording] / by Gleeson, Domhnall,1983-; Hillenbrand, Laura.UnbrokenVideorecording.; Ishihara, Takamasa.; O'Connell, Jack,1989-; Legendary Pictures.; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm); Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);

Jack O'Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson.Angelina Jolie directs this true-life tale of Louis Zamperini, the Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in World War II, only to fight for his life against nature and eventually as a prisoner of war. Joel and Ethan Coen provide the script. Louis (Jack O'Connell) grows up a rough-hewn kid on the verge of becoming a full-on delinquent, until his brother starts training him to be a track star. Louis excels at the sport, and eventually represents America at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. During his training, he learns to become resilient and disciplined; his brother's words of advice, "If you can take it, you can make it," push him to overcome any adversity. He must live up to that adage under the most extreme circumstances after his plane is shot down during another bombing raid. He is stranded at sea for more than a month, only to be found by the Japanese and forced to endure constant physical abuse at the hands of sadistic prison-camp guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Japanese pop star Miyavi), who wants to break Louis' indomitable spirit.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014; United States. Army Air Forces. Heavy Bombardment Group, 307th; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Long-distance runners; Prisoners of war; War films.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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The good allies : how Canada and the United States fought together to defeat fascism during the Second World War / by Cook, Tim,1971-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a deadly struggle between the Axis powers and the Allies, but also fraught negotiations between and among the allies. On questions of diplomacy, economic policy, industrial might, military capabilities, and even national sovereignty, thousands of lives and the fate of the free world depended on back-room deals and desperate trade-offs between soldiers, diplomats, and leaders. In North America, Canada and the US strained to forge a new military alliance to guard their coasts and fend off German U-boats and the menace of a Japanese invasion. Wartime economies were entwined to produce a staggering contribution of weapons to keep Britain and other allies in the war. The defence of North America against enemy threats was essential before the US and Canada could send armies, navies, and air forces overseas. In his trademark style, Tim Cook employs eyewitness accounts to vividly lay bare the brutality of combat and the courage of North Americans under fire. Behind the fighting fronts, the charged and often secret communications between national leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt, and King, reveals how their personalities shaped the outcome of history's most destructive war, the fate of the British Empire, and the North American alliance that lives on to this day. The Good Allies is a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower. In exploring this complex and crucial dimension of the Second World War and its legacy, Cook recounts two nations' story of cooperation, sacrifice, and of bleeding together to save the world from the fascist threat"--

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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Land of bad [videorecording] / by Frigerio, David,screenwriter.; Crowe, Russell,1964-actor.; Eubank, William,film director,screenwriter.; Hemsworth, Liam,1990-actor.; Hemsworth, Luke,1980-actor.; Whittle, Ricky,1981-actor.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;

Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Milo Ventimiglia, Chika Ikogwe, Daniel MacPherson.A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney's only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper, navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; War films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. Army. Delta Force; Rescues; Drone aircraft pilots; Special forces (Military science); Survival;

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The escape artist / by Meltzer, Brad,author.;

"Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run. Zig works at Dover Air Force Base, helping put to rest the bodies of those who die on top-secret missions. Nola was a childhood friend of Zig's daughter and someone who once saved his daughter's life. So when Zig realizes Nola is still alive, he's determined to find her. Yet as Zig digs into Nola's past, he learns that trouble follows Nola everywhere she goes. Nola is the US Army's artist-in-residence - a painter and trained soldier who rushes into battle, making art from war's aftermath and sharing observations about today's wars that would otherwise go overlooked. On her last mission, Nola saw something nobody was supposed to see, earning her an enemy unlike any other, one who will do whatever it takes to keep Nola quiet. Together, Nola and Zig will either reveal a sleight of hand being played at the highest levels of power or die trying to uncover the US Army's most mysterious secret-a centuries-old conspiracy that traces back through history to the greatest escape artist of all: Harry Houdini"--

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Army; Conspiracies; Women soldiers;

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Road to surrender : three men and the countdown to the end of World War II / by Thomas, Evan,1951-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."This suspenseful and propulsive account of the days leading up to the end of World War II, is told through the stories of three men: Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War, who had overall responsibility for decisions about the atomic bomb; Gen. Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, head of strategic bombing in Europe and the Pacific, who was in charge of actually dropping the bombs; and Shigenori Tōgō, the Japanese Foreign Minister, who was the only one in Emperor Hirohito's Court and Supreme War Council who knew and believed that Japan must surrender. 1945 was Stimson's last year of his career as a statesman in the administrations of five presidents. When Truman, a peripheral figure in the momentous decision, accepted Stimson's recommendation to drop the bomb, you are there as Army Air Force commander General Spaatz accepts the order, gets into one of the planes, and the planes take off. Like Stimson, Spaatz agonized over the command even as he recognized it would end the war, and that a prolonged war would cause even greater destruction. But Spaatz and Stimson were on only one side of the story. On the other side of the world was a commander whom they would never meet. From the start of the Pacific war, Foreign Minister Tōgō worked to mediate negotiations between the Japanese Prime Minister, the Emperor, and his Court, all of whom believed surrender was impossible. Finally, Tōgō convinced the Emperor that surrender was the best option for Hirohito, and for Japan"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974.; Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.; Tōgō, Shigenori, 1882-1950.; Atomic bomb.; Capitulations, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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The women with silver wings : the inspiring true story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II / by Landdeck, Katherine Sharp,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II-only to be forgotten by the country they served When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville's debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army's rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings. The brainchild of trailblazing pilots Nancy Love and Jacqueline Cochran, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gave women like Fort a chance to serve their country-and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment seemed to be a resounding success-until, with the tides of war turning, Congress clipped the women's wings. The program was disbanded, the women sent home. But the bonds they'd forged never failed, and over the next few decades they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-and for their place in history"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945; Air pilots, Military; Women air pilots;

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