General Interest / Military History

The Black Soldier
The Black Soldier
Narrated by Bill Cosby and initially broadcast in 1968, "The Black Soldier" illustrates the history of African-American participation in America’s...
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The Civil War: Anguish of Emancipation
The Civil War: Anguish of Emancipation
This dramatic re-enactment, which centers on the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, reveals the agonizing dilemmas that confronted Abraham...
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A Fragile Peace: 1918-1929
A Fragile Peace: 1918-1929
In the decade after World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, growing unrest gradually began to erode the spirit of optimism that...
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In the Land of Jim Crow: Vietnam - The Dream Shot Down
In the Land of Jim Crow: Vietnam - The Dream Shot Down
Though courageous in battle from the Revolutionary War on, African-American soldiers have seldom received recognition for their patriotism. In...
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The Jackson Years: The New Americans
The Jackson Years: The New Americans
Vivid action dramatizations of episodes in the life of Andrew Jackson are juxtaposed with tableaux from a theater of the day in the story of the...
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Roosevelt and U.S. History: 1882-1929
Roosevelt and U.S. History: 1882-1929
This extensively researched program traces Roosevelt’s youth of wealth, his early career, his role in the American war effort of 1917-1918, his...
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Roosevelt And U.S. History: 1930-1945
Roosevelt And U.S. History: 1930-1945
Using rare footage, this documentary focuses on FDR’s presidency, the Depression and World War II. A Coronet release.
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WWII: The European War - Pursuit to Berlin
WWII: The European War - Pursuit to Berlin
As American and British troops pushed across France in 1944, Hitler countered that December, initiating his last-ditch offensive, the Battle of the...
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