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1421-The Year China Discovered the World
Explores astonishing new theories which indicate that Chinese Admiral Zheng He, commanding the world's largest wooden armada, circumnavigated the globe and produced maps which irrefutably included the America's, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica long before Western history records their discovery. (118 minutes)
DVD Format $34.95 D1591 |
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90 Degrees South - With Scott to the Antarctic
A spellbinding chronicle of Scott's heroic and ultimately tragic race for the South Pole. Not only did Amundsen reach the goal first but Scott and his entire team died on the return trip. (70 minutes)
©1933
DVD Format $32.95 D0229 |
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Air Australia
Australia's aviation history is a saga of daring feats, can-do attitude, pig-headed visionaries, iron-fisted politicians and warring pilots; of humble beginnings and mega deals. The story begins in World War One with the bold young airmen who would later establish Australia's first airlines, in difficult conditions, marred by accidents and fatalities, but highlighted by ground-breaking flights. Behind the scenes, however, battles were fought in boardrooms and with backers and bureaucrats to keep the airlines aloft. (55 minutes)
©2006
DVD Format $32.95 D2200
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Australian Story – Bridge Over Myall Creek
On Sunday, 10 June 1838 at Myall Creek in Northern NSW, 28 Aborigines, men, women and children of the Wirrayaraay people were killed by a mob of white stockmen. Eventually seven men hanged for the murder of an Aboriginal boy called Charley. 162 years later, as part of a Uniting Church reconciliation program, a permanent memorial was set up at Myall Creek. (30 minutes)
©2001 ABC Television
DVD Format $66.00 Schools/$88.00 Standard ABD319
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Australians at War
From the Boer War in 1899 to the 1998 peacekeeping mission in Timor, Australians at War is the most comprehensive visual record of our wartime history ever made. (440 minutes)
©2001 Directed by Geoff Burton, Michael Caulfield
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Battlefield Detectives
Battlefield Detectives presents a fresh approach to historically important battles. Focusing on the story of the battle, each episode poses a puzzling central question that recent scientific research is helping to illuminate - a contemporary journey of discovery and a compelling story from the past. The battles featured in the series include Vietnam, Hastings, Waterloo and Gallipoli.
7 x 48 minute programs
Produced and Directed by Jeremy Freeston and Chris Malone
©2003 Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd
DVD Format (Set of 7 DVDs) $484.00 BRD178
or available individually $88.00 each
For more information see Maxwells DVD Catalogue/History
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BATTLEPLAN
This series provides an in-depth history and analysis of the development of warfare. It looks at how wars are fought and the major strategies and tactics which commanders have used over centuries to defeat an enemy. Each Battleplan is dissected to reveal the factors which are essential for success, and the inherent weaknesses which might lead to failure. These are then examined in relation to two or three outstanding modern examples of the military art.
6 x 50 minute programs
©2004 Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd
DVD Format (Set of 6 DVDs) $396.00 PED228
or available individually, $77.00 each
For more information see Maxwells DVD Catalogue/History
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Battleships, The
Before the nuclear bomb, no weapon on earth had evoked so much fear, veneration and passion as the battleship. In destructive power it had no equal. This program unveils the dramatic saga of power, international politics, and one-upmanship that led to the titanic wars of the 20th century. (220 minutes)
DVD Format $66.00 DVD537
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Blackout – Spirituality
A revolutionary look at Aboriginality and Koori cultural and spiritual beliefs prior to 1788. It tells of the breakdown when the white man came, it questions Christian ethics and how the Christian doctrine destroyed the performing culture, but not the spiritual culture. (30 minutes)
©1991 ABC Television
DVD Format $66.00 Schools/$88.00 Standard ABD320
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British Isles - A Natural History
Presenter Alan Titchmarsch peels back the years and takes us on a remarkable journey through history. Far from the climate we know today, 'British Isles - A Natural History' reveals the swamps, rainforests, ice ages and volcanoes, alongside the civilisations and revolutions that shaped the familiar face of the British Isles. (400 minutes)
©2004
DVD Format $44.95 D0905 |
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BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE -
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were all built with only simple tools and human hands but have inspired and perplexed people for centuries. Now the genius behind the building of these incredible ancient monuments is revealed, with the aid of state of the art CGI, dramatisations, the latest archaeological research and the insight of legendary architects. The magnificent structures rise from their dusty ruins and tell the stories of the kings and queens, sculptors, architects and engineers who made the vision a reality.
2 x 52 minute programs
Produced by Atlantic Productions for Granada Media
©2000 Atlantic Production Ltd
DVD Format (1 disc) $132.00 BRD190
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Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery
British author Vanessa Collingridge searches for the man behind the legend. A hero to some, a villain to others, this son of an English farm labourer described more of the globe than any other man in three incredible voyages. (4 x 54 minutes)
©2007
DVD Format $32.95 D2660
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The Celts
Few people understand who the Celts actually were or what their true legacy is. This powerful series cuts through the romanticism and clichéd images to give a true picture of Celtic culture Presenter Richard Rudgley follows the trail back to pre-Roman times, looking into every aspect of Celtic life to show how they adapted to change, with the Celtic tradition becoming a golden thread running through the heart of Europe for hundreds of years.
2 x 50 minute programs
Produced and Directed by Chris Malone
©2006 Channel 4 Television
DVD Format $88.00 BRD183
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Civilisations
Four part series exploring the ancient civilisations of China, Egypt, The Indus and Mesopotamia, giving new insights into some of the most influential civilisations to shape the world as we know it.
©2001
DVD Format $32.95 D2073 |
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Civil War, The - A Film by Ken Burns
All the major campaigns and battles with over 16,000 archival photographs, innumerable period paintings, battlefield tours, newsreel footage of veterans, and music from the period. (682 minutes)
©1990 Directed by Ken Burns
DVD Format $39.95 D1044 |
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Constructing Australia
Three epic stories documenting the blood, sweat and tears that went into building the Harbour Bridge, the Goldfields Pipeline and the Telegraph Line through the heart of the continent. All monumental Australian engineering projects, each of which helped unite a country and mould its sense of identity. Three episodes: The Bridge, Pipe Dreams, and A Wire Through The Heart. (360 minutes)
©2006
DVD Format $32.95 D2201 |
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D-Day: 60th Anniversary Edition
This documentary shows how D-Day was planned and executed enabling the Allied forces to drive the German forces back. (130 minutes)
©2004
DVD Format $39.95 D0209 |
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Discovering Australia’s Aboriginal History
This program encourages students to appreciate the different ways people view and present history, and to increase their awareness of the contribution of Aboriginal history to the wider Australian community. It also assists students in developing informed personal views through discussing and considering the viewpoints and evidence presented by others. (55 minutes)
©1994 ABC Television
DVD Format $66.00 Schools/$88.00 Standard ABD322
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Empires of Stone
Three stunning documentaries which use the magic of computer graphics to recreate The Acropolis, The Colosseum and The Great Wall - all powerful symbols of the empires that created and built them. (3 x 55 minutes)
© 2001 Channel Four Television
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Europe in the Middle Ages
This four part documentary throws light on an epoch of major importance. Experimental research illustrates the impact the Middle Ages had on the Modern Age. (220 minutes)
DVD Format $44.95 D1601 |
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Fog of War, The
Documentary about Robert S McNamara, one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th Century. (103 minutes)
©2003 Directed by Errol Morris
DVD Format $32.95 D0068 |
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Four Hours in My Lai - Anatomy of a Massacre
On 16th March 1968, US soldiers swept through the South Vietnamese village of My Lai, gunning down nearly 500 men, women and children. Twenty years after the event, the US soldiers involved in the slaughter and the Vietnamese civilians who survived, talk of that day. (66 minutes)
©Yorkshire Television
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Frontier
A comprehensive account of Australia's hundred and fifty year land war. Between 1788 and 1938, thousands of whites and tens of thousands of blacks died in racial violence across the continent. Three episodes: They Must Always Consider Us As Enemies (1788-1830), Worse Than Slavery Itself (1830-1860), The Government Should Shut Its Eyes (1860-1938). (3 x 60 minutes)
©1996 ABC Television
DVD Format $198.00 Schools/$275.00 standard ABD327
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Gallipoli - The Frontline Experience
This is the first time the Gallipoli campaign has been viewed through the eyes of those soldiers who fought it - from both sides of the conflict. Using their diaries, letters, photographs and memoirs, acclaimed director, Tolga Ornek, traces the personal journeys of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers, from innocence and patriotism to hardship and heartbreak. Narrated by Jeremy Irons and Sam Neill. (119 minutes) ©2005 Directed by Tolga Ornek
DVD Format $38.95 D1457 |
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Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
This meticulously researched documentary examines the Anzac legend and features interviews with the last ten Gallipoli Anzacs. Includes archive film footage of Gallipoli. Researched by historian Dr Jonathan King, narrated by Jack Thompson. (75 minutes)
©2005 Directed by Bill Leimbach
DVD Format $39.95 D0678 |
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Gallipoli’s Submarine
One submarine, two daring missions, almost a hundred years apart. The remarkable life of Australia’s first submarine, from her historic role at Gallipoli, to the ambitious plans to save her from physical and historical oblivion. (52 minutes)
©2008 Directed by Steve Westh DVD Format $26.95 D2760 |
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THE GREATEST HEROES IN HISTORY
A series of documentaries charting the exploits of some of history's most formidable figures including: Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Nelson, Napoleon, Lincoln and Washington. (7 x 24 minutes)
©2002 Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd
DVD Format $385.00 PED220
or available individually $66.00 each
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The Greatest Speeches of All Time
A collection of the most important, filmed speeches of modern times. See and hear the dramatic speeches of world leaders that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide. Speakers include FDR, Sir Winston Churchill, MacArthur, Truman, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon and William Clinton and others.
©1998 SoundWorks Inc.
Volume 1 (68 minutes) DVD Format $66.00 D0707
Volume 2 (80 minutes) DVD Format $66.00 D0708
Volume 3 (52 minutes) DVD Format $66.00 D0712 |
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The Greatest Speeches of All Time - Box Set of 3 Discs
Contains all 44 speeches featured on Volumes 1 – 3 of The Greatest Speeches. Over three hours of speech highlights on three discs. (200 minutes)
©2007 SpeechWorks
DVD Format $132.00 D2505 For more information see Maxwells DVD Catalogue/History |
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Great Speeches - Been to the Mountaintop, Martin Luther King Jr.
Ten speeches including: Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Alabama – 1956, Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize – 1964, Civil Rights Meeting – 1966, Been To The Mountaintop, Memphis, TN – 1968. (30 minutes)
©2006 Speech Works
DVD Format $55.00 D2506 |
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Great Speeches "I Have a Dream" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Original footage of the speech where Reverend King addressed the civil rights march in Washington D.C. August 28, 1963 and spoke those immortal words. Also included are his speech at Brown Chapel, Selma, March 1965, his final speech April 1968 and Robert Kennedy's impromptu eulogy, April 4, 1968.
©2004 SoundWorks Inc
DVD Format $55.00 D0709 |
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Great Speeches - John F Kennedy, The Presidential Years
Thirteen speeches from the Presidential Years including: Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech – 1960, State of The Union Address – 1961, 1962, 1963, Civil Rights Legislation – 1963, “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” – 1963. (57 minutes)
©2007 Speech Works
DVD Format $66.00 D2507 |
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Great Speeches - Sir Winston Churchill, The War Years
Highlights taken from archival newsreel footage, show ten dramatic speeches made by Sir Winston Churchill from his broadcast to the nation on the "First 10 Weeks of the War" in 1939 to his Victory Speech in May 1945. (25 minutes)
©2005 Speechworks/SoundWorks Int.
DVD Format $55.00 D0710 |
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Great Speeches - U.S. Presidents, 1929 – 2008
Three volumes of original speeches from 13 Presidents of the United States – Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton and Bush Jr. (Box Set - 245 minutes)
©2007 DVD Format $132.00 D2777 |
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Helen of Troy
Historian Bettany Hughes embarks on an epic journey across the Eastern Mediterranean to find out the truth about Helen of Troy. She unravels the reality from the myths and puts flesh on "the face that launched a thousand ships". (120 minutes)
©2005 DVD Format $32.95 D2595 |
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History of Britain
An epic series examining the growth of British civilization from the Neolithic days of Stonehenge to the dazzling era of Elizabeth I, through the turbulent civil wars of the seventeenth century to the rise of Imperialist England and its consequences in Britain of the twentieth century. . (900 minutes)
©2000 Written and presented by Simon Schama, Professor of History at Columbia University, New York
DVD Format $159.00 DVD835
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The Hunt for HMAS Sydney
After 66 years, Australia’s greatest maritime mystery is finally solved. This documentary details the incredible search for the HMAS Sydney which was sunk off the West Australian coast in 1941. (60 minutes)
©2008 Directed by Rob McAuley
DVD Format $38.95 D2684
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Historian Michael Wood follows the 2000 mile journey of Alexander the Great from Greece to India. (269 minutes)
©2005
DVD Format $32.95 D0899 |
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Japan in Ruins
Looks at the immediate aftermath of the war and the rebuilding period during which time the Japanese began to question issues like foreign occupation, the slow repatriation of 6.5 million civilians and military dispersed over the former occupied territories.
(104 minutes)
DVD Format $32.95 D1467 |
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Kings & Queens
The British Monarchy has evolved from divinely appointed warrior kings to being political figureheads. Among them are conquerors, murderers, lovers and schemers. (276 minutes)
DVD Format $44.95 D0719 |
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Kokoda Frontline
Australian wartime news cameraman Damien Parer's record of the battle for Kokoda, which raged for seven months along a single-file track that crossed some of the most rugged and inhospitable terrain in the world. (72 minutes)
DVD Format $28.95 D1185 |
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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Through the narratives of people who knew him and diligently selected archive material, we gain a fresh insight on Mandela as revolutionary, prisoner and president. (110 minutes)
©1999 Story Street Productions
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The Memphis Belle - The Untold Story
The Memphis Belle was just one aircraft in one of the most powerful fighting machines ever created, the United States 8th Army Air force. In this program fly with The Belle and its crew on it's 25th and final mission over Germany. The Memphis Belle and its crew were the only B17 from their squadron who survived. (104 minutes)
©2002
DVD Format $29.95 D1377 |
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The Men Who Saved Australia
The story of the Australian soldiers who defended Papua New Guinea along the Kokoda Track during World War II.
Some of the men who fought in Papua New Guinea share their memories with veteran Four Corners reporter, Chris Masters. Original footage, filmed during the campaign, provides a harrowing insight into the hardships, horror and heroism experienced by these ordinary soldiers. Their remarkable accounts reveal so much about what ordinary Australians can do and endure. The service and sacrifice of the troops who took part in the bitter fighting is an important story and should never be forgotten. (59 minutes)
©ABC Television DVD Format $88.00 ABD313 |
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Monarchy
An in-depth examination of what the English monarchy has meant, as well as a biography of the Kings and Queens of England.
DVD Format $44.95 D1047 |
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The Navigators
The year is 1801. Two rival expeditions, hailed as "Voyages of Discovery", sail away from the carnage of the Napoleonic Wars to explore an unknown land, Terra Australis. Their mission is to study 'nature' and to search for knowledge and answers. Two men - the Frenchman Nicolas Baudin, and his English rival, Matthew Flinders - embark on an adventure of a lifetime. At stake is the prize of a continent.
Written, produced and directed by Klaus Toft
©ABC Television
DVD Format $132.00 ABD314 |
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Nicholas and Alexandra
Follows the fortunes of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, from Nicholas's reluctant accession to the throne in 1894 to the couple's bloody assassination in 1918. (100 minutes)
©1994 Granada Media
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Peach's Explorers
Journalist Bill Peach retraces the journeys of the early Australian Explorers who opened up the great unknown areas of Australia in the nineteenth century. Dramatised re-enactments and on camera comments by Bill Peach vividly demonstrate the difficult feats and the proudest moments of these famous early Australians.
10 x 30 minute programs
Written & presented by Bill Peach ©ABC Television Set of 5 DVDs $440.00 ABD129
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Shackleton & Scott - Rivals for the Pole
Shackleton and Scott were men with a common goal - the South Pole. Divisions between them grew as jealousy and intrigue intensified their rivalry. The consequence of their polar exploits is as shocking and fascinating now as it was during that closing phase of the age of exploration. This documentary draws upon a wealth of historical knowledge, and investigates the social setting and psychology of these men who dramatically, and fatally, pushed the limits of human endurance. (60 minutes)
DVD Format $34.95 D2214 |
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South - Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition
Shackleton's heroic expedition aboard the 'Endurance' to the South Pole in 1914 is captured here in all its graphic intensity by Australian cameraman Frank Hurley. (88 minutes)
©1919
DVD Format $32.95 D0230 |
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The Story of Ned Kelly
A vivid and authentic account of the 25 year life that generated Australia’s most enduring legend. The man hidden by the iconic mask is revealed in an exciting journey through events of Ned Kelly’s life and the country that shaped it. DVD Format $32.95 D2600 |
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Swastika
The Inner Workings of Hitler's Monster Regime! Swastika utilizes an incredible body of archival footage to chronicle the daily lives of Germans under Hitler, including Eva Braun's home movies of Hitler himself. Everything in 'Swastika' was filmed by the Nazis. It is a straightforward record of horrifying madness. (113 minutes)
©1973 d. Phillipe Mora
DVD Format $29.95 D1605 |
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Tobruk
The story of the Rats of Tobruk. In April 1941, Tobruk, Libya, 14,000 Australian troops stationed there were awaiting reinforcements and supplies which never arrived. Eight months later, these gallant, heroic troops were finally rescued after enduring the onslaught of unending, crippling attacks from Rommel's Afrika Corps. (70 minutes)
DVD Format $28.95 D1575 |
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Vietnam: The War That Divided America
An historical overview of the Vietnam conflict. Four segments examine the early US involvement from 1945 to 1962, US Escalation from the downfall of Diem to the Tet Offensive of 1968, reactions at home during a five-year period from 1968 to 1973, and the aftershocks from 1973 when the Americans left Vietnam to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Program Guide included. (48 minutes)
©Associated Press
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Waltzing Matilda - The Song That Shaped a Nation
The words of Banjo Paterson's song reveal much about the Australian character. Historian Jonathan King traces the historical influences that are reflected in the verse and tune. (92 minutes)
©1995 Waltzing Matilda Enterprises
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The War (M) – A Ken Burns Film
Examines the myriad ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. Five disc box set. (15 hours – 5 discs)
©2007 Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
DVD Format $145.00 D2679
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The West - Box Set
Spanning the years from the first European advance into the wilderness to the dawn of the 20th century, this series portrays the profound, often devastating impact the onrushing white settlers, adventurers and exploiters had on Indian peoples and the land. The West shows all the key events and the people who created and shaped this great American story. (704 minutes)
©1996
DVD Format $39.95 DDV107 |
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Who Wrote the New Testament?
Christians have confidently revered the New Testament as authoritative - the word of God. But ours is a questioning age and this series examines the truth behind the writings of the new Testament. (150 minutes) ©2004
DVD Format $32.95 D1139 |
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Winter Soldier
For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, telling of inaccurate body counts, and recounting the process of destroying a village. The atrocities are casual, seem routine, and are sanctioned or committed by officers. (180 minutes)
©1972
DVD Format $32.95 D1676 |
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Worst Jobs in History Series 2
British history has only happened because of a lot of people doing a lot of terrible jobs. Presenter Tony Robinson looks at some of the horrendous tasks behind some of the most important strands of British history. (250 minutes)
©2006
DVD Format $32.95 D2371 |
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