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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Was the Allied invasion of Italy a strategic necessity or, as many at the time suggested, a sideshow? Consider both sides in this episode on Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, and two key battles (at Monte Cassino and Anzio) that illustrate the incredible tenacity of Allied soldiers, but also the uninspired generalship that led to an enormous waste of lives.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ottoman sultans traced their origins to the Oghuz Turks of the Central Eurasian steppes, whose nomadic ways of life were transformed by Islam. Follow along as the subsequent Seljuk Turks evolve from raiders to conquerors - and spark conflict with Western Europe's religious pilgrims.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Though it entered the First World War enthusiastically, the Ottoman Empire was not prepared for total war. In this lecture, focus on the empire's offensives against the Russian Caucasus Army and the Suez Canal, as well as its struggle against an impending British invasion in the Dardanelles.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Adolf Hitler launched a catastrophic war that killed an estimated 60 million people. What brought this murderous individual (and his murderous ideology) into power in Nazi Germany? In this episode, Professor Stone puts the rise of Nazi Germany in context of the European environment of the 1920s and 1930s.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Go deeper inside the details of Ottoman civilization. Among the topics you'll explore are the transformation of Turkish into a new literary language; the importance of calligraphy and miniaturist painting; intellectual developments in history and geography; and, finally, the cultural influence of the Sufis.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In 1512, Selim emerged victorious from the ashes of a civil war and executed all challenges to his rule (earning him the sobriquet "the Grim"). Go inside Selim's military campaigns against Iran, Syria, and Egypt, which helped make the Ottoman Empire virtually synonymous with the "house of Islam."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Turn now to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the epic struggles of World War II (and in all of military history). Professor Stone puts the dramatic Stalingrad campaign into a broader strategic context and reveals how the German army's losses made a possible victory in Europe impossible to imagine.
88) In My lifetime
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Directed by a former ABC network news executive producer, In My Lifetime provides a comprehensive look at the full scope and impact of the nuclear age from its beginnings to the present day, including the international efforts by citizens, scientists and political leaders to reduce or eliminate the nuclear threat.. Through archival footage and contemporary interviews, In My Lifetime portrays the history of the nuclear era and the complex search for...
93) Dear Sirs
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After finding an archive of photos, letters, and documents detailing his grandfather’s untold journey as a Prisoner of War in World War II, filmmaker Mark Pedri bikes across Europe to tell his grandfather’s story and better understand the man who raised him. GI Film Festival Winner, Best Feature Documentary.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
John Scagliotti, executive producer of the landmark film *Before Stonewall*, guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in his new documentary on same-sex desire – from ancient times to Victorian crimes. Traveling all over the world and talking with dozens of experts on history, art and sexuality, he revels in lesbian love spells from ancient Rome, censored chapters of the Kamasutra, Native American two-spirit rituals...
95) The War At Home
Publisher
Catalyst Media
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
This **Oscar-nominated** documentary tells the story of the impact of the war in Vietnam on one American town, using the Midwestern city of Madison, Wisconsin as a microcosm for the 1960s Antiwar Movement. Over twenty interviews with antiwar activists, university and police officials, Vietnam veterans, community members and others illuminate rare archival film footage of ‘60s political activism to weave an eyewitness portrait of the antiwar movement...
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
June 29, 1966. During a routine patrol in the jungles of Vietnam, a platoon of US soldiers stumbles upon a much larger enemy force. Outnumbered nearly 10-to-1, the platoon is savagely attacked. The triple-canopy jungle is dense and muddy, impeding the possibility for rescue.
97) D-Day in HD
Publisher
HISTORY
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-DAY.
98) Broadway Express
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1959.
Language
English
Description
Shot in 1959, Michael Blackwood’s first film, Broadway Express, is a portrait of the people of New York City, as experienced in the city’s lively subways. Blackwood’s camera captures the beautiful and chaotic choreography of the commuters. Accompanied by a sparse musical score driven by punchy snare drums and rumbling piano notes that emulate the rhythmic, pacing pounding of the subway cars, this short film pulses with a frenetic energy that...
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Embracing the spirit of the counterculture revolution during the Summer of Love, wealthy Marin County businessman Don McCoy transforms his life from conservative entrepreneur to beneficent hippie dropout, using his family inheritance to lease Rancho Olompali, a 700-acre estate north of San Francisco, to start a commune. He invites a couple dozen like-minded friends and families to join him in his dream of creating a community where they can live without...
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