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Crusade in Europe: The Battle of San Pietro Mark W. Clark
Synergy Ent, 2007
Crusade in Europe, Part 24 - This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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Men of WW II: Fighting Men at Ease 4 reviews Evan Bachner
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007
Another Dip Into The Pool
+ Another great time in a era long gone + The Peace Within
Author Evan Bachner returns two years later with a follow-up to his first book, "At Ease". If you thoroughly enjoyed his first book, as I did, you wont be disappointed. Filled with over 150 photos of sailors and soldiers looking quite peaceful,even though a war raged around them. Being a Navy ...
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Rum & Coca Cola Andrews Sisters
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Remember Pearl Harbor - Songs That Won the War 3 reviews Various Artists
Varese Sarabande, 2001
Great Tribute to War in the Pacific
+ Rare Finds on This Disc + Great songs otherwise unavailable; a real must-have
This CD contains seldom heard songs, radio commercials, and even a clip from FDR's famous "Day of Infamy" speech. A wonderful time capsule of WWII in the Pacific, beginning with Pearl Harbor. The country hit by the Sons of the Pioneers about the battle of Iwo Jima is almost never seen in the usual ...
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Words and Music of World War II 3 reviews Various Artists
Sony, 2001
World War II Music and Words
+ Snapshots of the War
This is an excellent product, and my students get to hear the actual voices and sounds of some of the most important moments of WWII.
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Cover Girl 27 reviews Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly
Sony Pictures, 2003
Cover Girl
+ Classic Musical + A Great Film Often Forgot Among By Younger Generations + Simple plot but amazing execution + An Adorable Love Story Starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly
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Dog Tags Yapping: The World War II Letters of a Combat GI 4 reviews Morton D. Elevitch
Southern Illinois University Press, 2003
Most Compelling War Memoir May, 2004
+ An honest and vividly human account of daily life, hard times, joys and terrible travails + Unique Among WW II Memoirs + intimate view of a soldier at war
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Stage Door Canteen 4 reviews Katherine Hepburn; Ralph Bellamy; Goerge Jessel; Tallulah Bankhead; Count Basie; Xavier Cugat
Miracle Pictures, 2002
Slightly Dated, with Some Top Acts!
With a corney love story which seems silly, given that after about 2-3 really dull dates, the two heart throbs finally get a shot-gun wedding. And some of the "Stars" are apparently somewhat smug in their special roles. Having said that, there are some really fine pieces here: Ray Bolger doing one ...
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This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory 3 reviews Irving Berlin, Harold Rome, ...
Decca Broadway, 2003
At long last and timely to boot
+ Fine music, tone-deaf pricing from Vivendi
Having scored a triumph during World War I with his "Yip Yip Yaphank," Irving Berlin was a natural to be asked to create a similar revue for World War II, and the all-male "This Is the Army" did very well. An original cast recording came out in 1942. The very next year, the Air Force got its chance ...
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Warner Bros. and the Homefront Collection (Irving Berlin's This Is the Army / Thank Your Lucky Stars / ... 4 reviews Irving Berlin, George Murphy
Warner Home Video, 2008
great movies
+ Good set of musicals from the WWII era
Finally "Thank your lucky star" and "Hollywood canteen" are on DVD.
I already had a VHS but this is the final set.
It's wonderful to see Hollywood in the past, Hollywood unfortunately
forever lost. This is Hollywood as we remember. I hardly wait Nov 11
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G.I. Jo - Songs of World War II 6 reviews Jo Stafford
Corinthian, 1993
Class Act
+ Jo Stafford: A American Voice + Terrific As Usual + A Special Voice + Surprisingly Good
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Over Here! 10 reviews Robert B. Sherman, Harvey Estrin, ...
Sony, 1992
A great forgotten musical (that might be back)!
+ Wonderful + Over Here, a overlooked Broadway gem. + over here you betcha + Over Here! is great!
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The World at War: 30th Anniversary Edition 4 reviews Carl Davis
Silva America, 2004
Reckoning and Remembrance
+ Evocative, heartwrenching, stomach churning and utterly beautiful + The World at War: 30th Anniversary Edition + "events captured by music ~ World at War"
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The Fighting Sullivans - Commemorative Edition 61 reviews John Alvin, Anne Baxter
Vci Video, 2005
the fighting sullivans
+ Great Movie + War propaganda ages very fast + The Fighting Sullivans
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The War: A Ken Burns Film 8 reviews Original Television Soundtrack
Sony, 2007
Very Moving !
+ A Haunting, Touching Score + Wonderful + Review: Audio CD; The War/ a Ken Burns film + Sarpedon
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This Is The Army (1943 Film) 14 reviews Irving Berlin, Ray Heindorf
Warner Bros. Pictures, 1999
A souvenir from the World War II with Ronald Reagan
+ Red, White, and Blue + This Is The Army
Do you remember that Ronald Reagan was an actor before being President of the United States or the voice and image of General Electric. That is true. it is a movie in which Ronal Reagan plys one of the main character. It is also a souvenir of World War I and World War II, a souvenir about the shows ...
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Coming Out Under Fire 9 reviews Allan Berube
Free Press, 2000
A valuable perspective on World War II
+ Valuable source of gay veterans' stories + In-Depth, Scholarly, yet Engaging + Coming Out Under Fire + Time to honor these heros
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The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 59 reviews Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
Knopf, 2007
Well done! One of the best on war
+ The War: 12941 to 1945 + A more Personal Account of World War Two + The War + Christmas gift
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FUBAR F---ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of World War II (General Military) 8 reviews Gordon L. Rottman
Osprey Publishing, 2007
Great Job: Interesting, Fun and Informative
+ FUBAR - - Another military slang dictionary + Loaded with phrases and insights. + FUBAR
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At Ease: Navy Men of World War II 14 reviews Evan Bachner, Wayne Miller (Photographer), ...
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
And this is how tender Maleness can be
+ Ooh La La! + At Ease, Navy Men of WWII + Surprising! + A Picture Rarely if Ever Seen
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