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The Abolitionists
Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil & others. Rob Rapley, director. Oliver Platt, narrator.
Studio: PBS.   Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 841887018364.  Daedalus Item Code: 38591
 
Both scorned as troublemakers and praised as liberators, abolitionists tore the nation apart to create a more perfect union, as what began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer ... (Read More)
 
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The Battle History of the United States Military: Marines; Navy; Army; Air Force; Coast Guard

Studio: The History Channel.   Format: 5 DVDs, boxed.
UPC: 733961736045.  Daedalus Item Code: 25182
 
Assembled from official government documents, extensive combat footage, and commentary by historians and decorated veterans, this extensive series encompasses more than two centuries of armed ... (Read More)
 
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Ben Franklin Tech: Modern Marvels

Studio: The History Channel.   Format: DVD.
UPC: 733961157369.  Daedalus Item Code: 25217
 
The oldest and wisest of America's Founding Fathers, Ben Franklin is perhaps best known as a man of wit and words. But he was also dedicated to putting scientific principles to practical use. This ... (Read More)
 
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The Best of Person to Person: American Icons
Edward R. Murrow with Dick Clark, Andy Griffith, Oscar Hammerstein, Billy Graham, Norman Rockwell, Eleanor Roosevelt & others.
Studio: E1 Entertainment.   Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 741952724490.  Daedalus Item Code: 35179
 
From 1953 to 1959, Edward R. Murrow informally welcomed TV viewers into the homes of the 20th century's most notable public figures on Person to Person. Utilizing perhaps the simplest set in ... (Read More)
 
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Bill Moyers—Beyond Hate
Bill Moyers with Elie Wiesel, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter & others.
Studio: Acorn Media.   Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 054961892495.  Daedalus Item Code: 38655
 
Hate has many faces: racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sectarianism, domestic violence. But do we really understand its roots, and are there practical ways to cope with it? What is hate doing to us? ... (Read More)
 
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Bombay Beach
Alma Har'el, director.
Studio: E1 Entertainment.   Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 741952711797.  Daedalus Item Code: 35127
 
Decades ago, the Salton Sea was a California hotspot and symbol of 1950s-era American optimism. Now, a victim of environmental decline, it stands mostly abandoned. Alma Har'el's 2011 film, winner of ... (Read More)
 
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Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles
Tony Jay, narrator.
Studio: The History Channel.   Format: 2 DVDs.
UPC: 733961245462.  Daedalus Item Code: 25191
 
This two-disc set contains nearly three-and-a-half hours of documentary presentations from the History Channel, providing an overview of some of the most decisive and destructive battles of the ... (Read More)
 
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Custer's Last Stand
Michael Murphy, narrator. Stephen Ives, director.
Studio: PBS.   Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 841887016155.  Daedalus Item Code: 29070
 
Martyr, hero, or villain? This feature-length presentation of American Experience explores the many contradictory facets of the career of General George Armstrong Custer: from his memorable, ... (Read More)
 
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Death and the Civil War
Oliver Platt, narrator. Ric Burns, director.
Studio: PBS.   Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 841887017626.  Daedalus Item Code: 29544
 
From acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns, Death and the Civil War explores an essential but largely overlooked aspect of the most pivotal event in American history. With the coming of the Civil War, ... (Read More)
 
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Death in the Bunker: The True Story of Hitler's Downfall
Nick F. Bolton, Martin Heckmann & Corinna Sadlo, narrators. Michael Kloft, director.
Studio: Koch Vision.   Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 741952639596.  Daedalus Item Code: 35130
 
Adolf Hitler spent his last days in a fortified bunker complex under the Chancellery of the Reich in Berlin, where, on April 30, 1945, he poisoned and shot himself. This documentary features archival ... (Read More)
 
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Embedded '45: Shooting War in Germany
Nick F. Bolton & Emily Clarke-Brandt, narrators. Michael Kloft, director.
Studio: Koch Vision.   Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 741952639497.  Daedalus Item Code: 35128
 
In the spring of 1945, American troops had begun to conquer the Third Reich from the west—town by town, village by village. Recording the action were U.S. Army Signal Corps cameramen embedded within ... (Read More)
 
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Howard Hughes: The Man & the Madness—The True Story of the Aviator

Studio: MPI Home Video.   Format: cutout DVD.
UPC: 030306636894.  Daedalus Item Code: 35201
 
Howard Hughes was a billionaire businessman, a pioneer of aviation, and an award-winning film producer. He developed the first "flying boat," the push-up bra, and the automatic hospital bed, and was ... (Read More)
 
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