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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Features impressive highlights from one of TV's earliest documentary series, hosted by Murrow as his crossover from radio into television during the 1950s. Revolutionizing how news was delivered in a visual medium, See it now let viewers become intimate with the people who were directly shaping world events."--Container.
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The Emancipation Proclamation: January 1st, 1863. One hundred days ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued an ultimatum to the South - either lay down your arms or set all slaves free. Tensions are building and the President must make a crucial decision. The Ohio volunteers, slaves and abolitionists pray for the emancipation.
The Gettysburg address: November 19th, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln is set to address a crowd in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the art and engineering, the fortunes lost and created, the mystique and allure of the lifelines that feed Manhattan. Examines the history of modern bridge building and visits the Brooklyn and George Washington, the Tri-Borough, and the 59th Street bridges.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The triumph of Alexander the Great: 324 B.C. When his Macedonian troops revolt, Alexander the Great must decide what course of action is necessary. He analyzes and determine if he should crush the rebellion or yield to the mutiny.
The death of Socrates: 399 B.C. Hours before he is to be executed for refusing to recognize God, Socrates explains to his friends why he must choose death over life. His friends desperately try to convince him otherwise...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Examines the key military and political decisions that determined the course of the first year of the Iraq war, from President Bush's "Axis of Evil" declaration through negotiation, invasion, "Mission Accomplished," and beyond. Features interviews with White House insiders, photographs from embedded journalists, and frontline footage.
10) Al Qaeda
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Take an astonishing journey into the heart of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization's secret world. From the beginning as Arab Afghans fighting under the banner of Islam in the 1980s to their involvement in present-day conflicts and terrorist attacks, examine the origins, aims, and history behind this infamous group. Delve into the personality of their leader Osama Bin Laden, and discover the reasons why he and his followers have become the implacable...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Trace Kennedy's rise to the country's highest position - from his naval career to the presidency. Discover the truth behind the events surrounding the sinking of the world's most famous torpedo boat and the basis for the book, Profiles in Courage. View the entire first televised politcal debate with Richard M. Nixon, believed to clinched the eventual win. Relive the drama and hope as Kennedy secures his party's nomination for president and how he...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Relive the promise of hope and change for the furture that was to become the rally cry of Robert F. Kennedy, the third Kennedy son earmarked for the presidency. Cultivating the most dedicated of friends as well as the most ruthless of political and personal enemies, learn of the shy insider, devoted father, and ruthless politician, in the most complete portrait of the man.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Relive 100 years of America's world-shaping accomplishments. Hear the stories of remarkable achievement that uniquely define the United States. In entertainment and enterprise, get up close to larger-than-life personalities whose energetic spark fueled the world's most powerful notion and influenced the future of humankind"--Container.
16) Baseball parks
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
See the story behind America's baseball parks: from the sandlots and wooden ballparks of the 19th century to majestic turn-of-the century steel and concrete wonders to the multipurpose stadiums of today.
17) Harvest of shame
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man."
18) McCarthy years
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Narrated by former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, The McCarthy Years turns back the clock to the 1950s, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged Communists, all led by a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy. Murrow's broadcasts from the 1950s show McCarthy's abuse of power and signal the emergence of television news as an influential force in American life. Features footage of Roy Cohn, Bobby...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
From the fearless resolve of a single woman to the remarkable voice of thousands marching, this History Channel special offers an overview of one of America's great defining periods. A compilation of materials on the civil rights movement, from personal narratives of life in the period, to insights into the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, to the 1965 march on Montgomery, along with biographies of two of the leaders of the movement.
Series
Arthouse films volume 007
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Collector's édition.
Language
Français
Description
A world-class photojournalist, Cartier-Bresson sometimes used the moving image, in order to better make a point about which he felt passionately, whether for artistic or political reasons (or both). This collection of his documentaries is complemented by a collection of films which show what drove the artist to create his films and photos.
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