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1) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks." --
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"The war in the Pacific during World War II was the greatest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanse of the Pacific, the navies of the United States and Japan slugged it out with a ferocity never imagined. Every conceivable type of naval activity was engaged in from massive air battles, surface engagements, night attacks, amphibious landings that surpassed the landings in France, and stealthy submarine attacks. This DVD collection includes...
Series
Language
English
Description
During World War II, onboard a ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A ship's captain is removed from his command by his executive officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it comes to light that Captain Queeg was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide if the Caine Mutiny is a criminal act or an act of courage...
6) U-571
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a group of Navy men are sent to steal Enigma (the nazis' top-secret decoding device). When their own ship is destroyed, they must secretly make their way through hostile waters in a severely damaged Nazi U-boat to safety with the device.
7) Crash dive
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Set during World War II, this adventure features two Navy men vying for the love of the same woman and having to serve together on a dangerous mission to destroy a Nazi base.
8) Torpedo run
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A naval officer's insatiable thirst for vengeance puts his command at risk in the WWII action adventure." --
Publisher
[Office of Strategic Services]
Pub. Date
[between 1990 and 1999?]
Language
English
Description
Experience the American journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Describes the activities of the Seabees during World War II. Rear Admiral Ben Moreel gives a brief prologue and epilogue. Pacific operations include: base construction at Dutch Harbor, and Attu in the Aleutians, landing operations, base and airfield construction and ship salvage, and malaria control...
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Film about newly-trained pilots in World War II, their by-the-book leader, and the plans of the U.S. naval leaders to lull the Japanese into a false sense of superiority. Includes actual combat footage.
Publisher
National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Robert Ballard leads a team of experts and four World War II veterans to Midway Island where the U.S. and Japan fought one of the fiercest battles of the war. They're in a race against time to find at least one of the downed aircraft carriers including the U.S.S. Yorktown.
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
On March 19, 1945, Franklin, sailing less than 100 miles off the coast of Japan, is launching strikes against the mainland. Just as her aircraft are taking off, an enemy dive-bomber attacked Franklin and the aircraft carrier was transformed into a cataclysmic inferno. All hope appears lost. Documented is the most extensive visual account of USS Franklin and the carrier war in the Pacific. Hear and see the battle through the eyes of the men who were...
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story about the sailors who gave their lives for freedom, and the horrible cost of war. Upon completing a top-secret mission to deliver an atomic bomb to a U.S. port at the end of WWII, the U.S.S. Indianapolis is torpedoed by enemy fire and sinks. Because of the classified nature of its mission, its surviving crew members become helplessly stranded in shark-infested waters for 5 grueling days. The tragedy that occurred on the U.S.S....
18) Proud
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The USS Mason entered WWII on a presumably doomed mission. The all African-American crew overcame the harsh realities of war abroad and segregation at home, and was finally honored for its heroism in 1994.
Publisher
Vulcan Productions Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In July 1945, a Japanese submarine sinks the USS Indianapolis. Indianapolis₂ final resting place remains a mystery for more than seven decades, until an expedition launched by philanthropist Paul G. Allen discovers the ship in August 2017. Now the story of USS Indianapolis is told as PBS reconstructs the ship's heroic legacy, its dramatic final moments, and the discovery of the wreck site." --
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
It is 1943 and World War II rages on. The United States Navy has established several bases in the Solomon Islands, in preparation for an invasion towards New Guinea and the Central Pacific. On one of these islands lives a French planter named Emile de Becque. The Navy wishes to employ him to scout out the nearby Japanese held islands. To accomplish this task, de Becque is approached by Nellie Forbush, a US Navy nurse. Together they find refuge from...
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