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.
  
  











  



  
Men of WW II: Fighting Men at Ease4 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Rum & Coca Cola
Andrews Sisters
  
  











  



  
Remember Pearl Harbor - Songs That Won the War3 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Words and Music of World War II3 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.
  
  











  



  
Cover Girl27 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
  
  











  



  
Dog Tags Yapping: The World War II Letters of a Combat GI4 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
  
  











  



  
Stage Door Canteen4 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 ...
  
  











  



  
This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory3 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
G.I. Jo - Songs of World War II6 reviews
Jo Stafford

Corinthian, 1993

Class Act

+ Jo Stafford: A American Voice
+ Terrific As Usual
+ A Special Voice
+ Surprisingly Good
  
  











  



  
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!
  
  











  



  
The World at War: 30th Anniversary Edition4 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"
  
  











  



  
The Fighting Sullivans - Commemorative Edition61 reviews
John Alvin, Anne Baxter

Vci Video, 2005

the fighting sullivans

+ Great Movie
+ War propaganda ages very fast
+ The Fighting Sullivans
  
  











  



  
The War: A Ken Burns Film8 reviews
Original Television Soundtrack

Sony, 2007

Very Moving !

+ A Haunting, Touching Score
+ Wonderful
+ Review: Audio CD; The War/ a Ken Burns film
+ Sarpedon
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Coming Out Under Fire9 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
  
  











  



  
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-194559 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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
At Ease: Navy Men of World War II14 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