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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Destination Tokyo (1943)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
The Longest Day (1962)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Stalag 17 (1953)
They were Expendable (1945)
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)
Sahara (1943)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Battle Cry (1955)
Battleground (1949)
Command Decision (1948)
Anzio (1968)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Pearl Harbor - 2 Disc Set (2001)
Pearl Harbor - 4 Disc Set (2001)
To Hell and Back (1955)
The Great Raid (2005)
Wake Island (1942)
Bat 21 (1988)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Patton (1970)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Platoon (1986)
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Flags of our Fathers (2006)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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| Back to Bataan (1945) | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | |||
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The US Army's defense of its Philippines
colony and the allied Malay countries/colonies behind it counted on its
island fortress of Corregidor on Luzon -and a few others- but loses it in
the 6 May 1942 Japanese combined forces attack. Colonel Joseph Madden is
among the escaping survivors who are ordered by general Douglas McArthur to
organize a guerrilla. As he finds many native Filipinos inclined to resist
the occupier's vision of returning to the South Asian fold under a
paternalistic empire which doesn't hesitate to 'spank the unruly', but is
mainly civilian, unprepared, inept in military matters, Madden appeals to
the legendary anti-US freedom fighter Andres Bonifácio's homonymous grandson
Captain Andrés Bonifácio, who is luckily rescued from a POW dead march, to
inspire the resistance -once his own fighting spirit is rekindled- with him
in a still very unsure war, retaliated by bloody, ten to one repression.
When the Japanese realize the people side against them, they stage fake
independence under imperial prince Ito, but are betrayed. While the tide of
war turns against Japan all around the Pacific, the bitter fight intensifies
further Item # 7912 $12.95 $6.50 |
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The film deals with the situation of British
prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to
accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge
but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, they are persuaded that the
bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and
dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson
when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for
the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito. He is an honorable but
arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces
himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is
a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a
subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have
sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden and an American, Shears, to
blow up the bridge Item # 25622 Sold Out |
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| Destination Tokyo (1943) | Flying Leathernecks (1951) | |||
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The U.S.S. Copperfin sails under secret
orders for Tokyo Bay in the early days of World War II. The submarine's
mission is to enter the bay undetected and place a landing party ashore to
obtain information vital to the upcoming Doolittle air raid on Tokyo Item # 65732 $14.95 $7.50  |
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 Marine Major Dan Kirby is tough on his group
of World War II aviators, tougher than his subordinate Captain Carl Griffin
thinks is necessary. But Kirby proves that his method is more suited to the
demands of war.Item # 7913 $12.95 $6.50 |
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| From Here to Eternity (1953) | Flying Tigers (1942) | |||
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It's 1941. Robert E.
Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in
Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his boxing prowess and is
keen to get him to represent the company. However, 'Prew' is adamant that he
doesn't box anymore, so Captain Holmes gets his subordinates to make his
life a living hell. Meanwhile Sergeant Warden starts seeing the captain's
wife, who has a history of seeking external relief from a troubled marriage.
Prew's friend Maggio has a few altercations with the sadistic stockade
Sergeant 'Fatso' Judson, and Prew begins falling in love with social club
employee Lorene. Unbeknownst to anyone, the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
looms in the distance. Item # 5319 $14.95 $7.50 |
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 Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed
Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in
China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his
outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while
juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers. In
particular, he must handle the difficulties created by a reckless hot-shot
pilot named Woody Jason, who not only wants to fight a one-man war but to
waltz off with Gordon's girlfriendItem # 10998 $9.95 $4.50 |
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| Guadalcanal Diary (1943) | The Longest Day (1962) | |||
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Concentrating on the personal lives of those
involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and
initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII Item # 2002533 $14.95 $7.50 |
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  Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of
Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly,
who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up
the operation.Item # 2233464 $19.95 $9.95 |
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| Mister Roberts (1955) | Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) | |||
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  Mister Roberts is
aboard a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War.
He'd do anything to leave the quiet of the ship to join in the "action".
Trouble is, the captain of the ship, is a bit of a tyrant, and isn't willing
to sign Roberts' transfer requests. Also on board is Ensign Pulver, who
avoids work as best he can, whilst living off the riches of his buying and
selling. Roberts and the crew are in constant battle, even over the smallest
of disagreementsItem # 73635 $19.95 $9.95 |
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The captain of a submarine sunk by the
Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after
a year of working a desk job. His single minded determination for
revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new
crew in unnecessary danger. Item # 907500 $14.95 $7.50 |
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| Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) | Stalag 17 (1953) | |||
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 Marine sergeant John Stryker seems a martinet
and a bully as he trains young Marines for combat in the Pacific war. In the
end, as survival in the bloody battle of Iwo Jima depends on the lessons
Stryker has drilled into them, his troops discover why he was so hard on
themItem # 55570 $14.95 $7.50 |
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Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted
American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of the prison
barracks after an escape attempt fails resulting in the deaths of two
inmates. The prisoners at once suspect Sefton, an unscrupulous inside dealer
who trades almost anything with the Germans for extra privileges. After
Sefton is beaten up, he himself determines to find the real spy and the
result is a mixture of intrigue and betrayal leading to a surprise ending. Item # 41204 $19.95 $9.95 |
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| They were Expendable (1945) | Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944) | |||
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  Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of
PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between
skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's
attitude towards the PT-boats and their crewsItem # 79862 $12.95 $6.50 |
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The amazingly detailed true story of "The
Doolittle Raid" based on the novel of the same name. Stunned by Pearl Harbor
and a string of defeats, America needed a victory - badly. To that end,
Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan
for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train
army bomber pilots to to something no one ever dreamed possible - launch 16
fully load bombers from an aircraft carrier! This movie is remarkable in
it's accuracy and even uses film footage from the actual raid. Item # 79711 $19.95 $9.95 |
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| Sahara (1943) | The Caine Mutiny (1954) | |||
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Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up
five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian
prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall
of Tobruk. They and the Germans are greatly in need of water Item # 989 $19.95 $9.95 |
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 During the Second World War, onboard a small
insignificant ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any
that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A Ship's Captain is
removed from his command by his Executive Officer in an apparent outright
act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it is then learned that
the Captain of the ship was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy
must then decide: was the Caine Mutiny a criminal act? Or an act of courage
to save a ship from destruction at the hands of her Captain.Item # 16324 $24.95 $12.50 |
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| Battle Cry (1955) | Battleground (1949) | |||
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 In 1942, a group of young men join the
Marines, leaving loved ones behind. Primed for battle, they are frustrated
by many non-combat assignments, as we follow their wartime romances,
especially Andy Hookens' involvement with Pat, a New Zealand widow. Andy and
Pat have just decided that war requires them to 'live for the moment' when,
in 1944, our team finally goes into a real battleItem # 24328 $12.95 $6.50 |
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We follow a band of American soldiers as they
engage the Germans in a snowy, foggy winter near Bastogne in World War II.
They're low on fuel, rations, and ammunition; the Germans are constantly
encouraging their surrender via radio and leaflets, and most importantly,
the pervasive thick fog makes movement and identification difficult and
prevents their relief by Allied air support. This film focuses much more on
the psychology and morale of the soldiers than on action footage and
heroics. Item # 67521 $12.95 $6.50 |
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| Command Decision (1948) | Anzio (1968) | |||
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  General Dennis of the US Force in England in
World War II finds that he must order his planes deeper and deeper into
Germany to prevent the production of military jet planes that will turn the
tide of battle to the Germans. He must fight congressmen, and his own chain
of command to win the political battle before he can send his planes out.
His problem is complicated by a very narrow window of good weather necessary
to allow his effort to be successful. Adapted from a stage play, it attempts
to look at the challenges of command in the political arenaItem # 79704 $19.95 $9.95 |
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Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but
instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig
in. A battle-hardened war correspondent borrows a jeep and drives to Rome
and back without meeting any German forces, but his report on this absence
of the enemy is discounted. By the time it is finally decided to make a move
the Germans have arrived in strength and a prolonged and bloody fight
ensues. Item # 6545 $14.95 $7.50 |
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| Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | In Harm's Way (1965) | |||
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An
inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to
charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the
Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed
name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in
London at the age of 47, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a
young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to
investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War
I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads
the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel
attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General
destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire. Item # 25622 $28.95 $14.50 |
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  Captain
Rockwell Torrey and Commander Paul Eddington are part of the Navy's effort
to recuperate from, and retaliate for, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Torrey is romantically involved with nurse Maggie Haynes, and also tries to
restore his relationship with his estranged son, Jeremiah, a young Naval
officerItem # 06418 $12.95 $6.50 |
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| Hell in the Pacific (1968) | Hellcats of the Navy (1957) | |||
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During World
War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find
themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific
Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something
useful, he guards it to deny its use to the Yank, who then steals it, its
proceeds or the idea and/or ruins it. Yet each gets his chance to kill
and/or capture the other, but neither pushes this to the end. After a while
of this pointless pestering, they end up joining forces to build and man a
raft. Item # 90581 $14.95 $7.50 |
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  Down . . .
Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the
U.S. sub packItem # 10051 $12.95 $6.50 |
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| The Wild Geese (1978) | Patton (1970) | |||
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  A British
multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It
hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to
save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically
ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect
rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the
mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.Item # 01016 $12.95 $6.50 |
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"Patton" tells
the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II.
The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through
the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also
speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards
insubordination. Faults which would, eventually, lead to his being relieved
as Occupation Commander of Germany. Item # 02635 $15.95 $8.00 |
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| Paths of Glory (1957) | The Devil's Brigade (1968) | |||
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The
futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit
commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a
glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an
impossible attack. Item #76742 $14.95 $7.50 |
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 During World
War II a special fighting unit is formed combining a crack Canadian outfit
and a conglomeration of US Army misfits previously serving time in military
jails. After an initial period of conflict between the two groups, their
enmity turns to respect and friendship and the unit is sent Italy to attempt
a dangerous mission which has heretofore been considered impossible to
successfully complete. Item # 87577 $14.95 $7.50 |
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| Platoon (1986) | Hamburger Hill (1987) | |||
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Chris Taylor
(Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who gives up college and
volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that
his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the
other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and
felt the effects of combat. Chris has two commanding officers, the
ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger)
and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe).
A line is drawn between the two officers and a number of men in the platoon
when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues,
Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for
survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the
enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. This is a new DVD But has been opened. Special Pricing Item # 86281-O $9.95 $5.00 |
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  A brutal and
realistic war filmfocuses on the lives of a squad of 14 U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the brutal 10 day (May 11-20, 1969) battle for Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam as they try again and again to take the fortified hill held by the North Vietnamese, and the faults and casualties they take every time in which the battle was later dubbed "Hamburger Hill" because enemy fire was so fierce that the fusillade of bullets turned assaulting troops into shredded hamburger meat This is a new DVD But has been opened. Special Pricing Item # 11440-O $9.95 $5.00 |
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| Flags of our Fathers (2006) | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) | |||
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In 1945, the
Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square
kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they
reach the Mount Suribachi and six soldiers raise their flag on the top, the
picture become a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government
brings the three survivors to America to raise funds of war, bringing hope
to desolated people, and making the three men heroes of war. However, the
traumatized trio has difficulties to deal with the image build by their
superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. Item # 12350 $19.95 $9.95 |
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  In this story
of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank
Savage must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group. Much of the story
deals with his struggle to whip his group into a diciplined fighting unit in
spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over thier
targets. Actual combat footage is used in this tense war dramaItem # 03007 $24.95 $12.50 |
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| Kelly's Heroes (1970) | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | |||
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During World
War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be
interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant
Kelly manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk and learn that he is on a
secret mission to ship $16,000,000 of gold to a base in France. Kelly is
determined to get the gold and plans for himself and a few of his fellow
soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion Item # 51562 $14.95 $7.50 |
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  Opening with
the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger
Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the
fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third
brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the
grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff,
George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief
when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send
out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and
bring him back home to his motherItem # 84433 $14.95 $7.50 |
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| Bat 21 (1988) | Wake Island (1942) | |||
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Lt. Col. Iceal
"Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is
shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back.
Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a
temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force
reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route
based on golf courses he has played. Along the way however, he has to face
enemy forces and the death of some of his fellow soldiers Item # 85552 $14.95 $7.50 |
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  In November
1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island.
His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but
Pearl Harbor changes everything. Soon the island is attacked and the Marines
pull together day by day; but how long can they hold out?Item # 50182 $14.95 $7.50 |
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| The Great Raid (2005) | To Hell and Back (1955) | |||
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Two proud
races, brothers-in-arms... A daring mission that will earn them the respect
and admiration of the entire world Item # 68833 $14.95 $7.50 |
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 True-life
account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier
in WWII. Native of Texas, he was placed in charge of his many younger
siblings on the death of his mother and decided to join the military at the
age of 18 to provide for them. His many acts of bravery and heroism during
the US military advance through Italy, France and into Germany earn him
increasing rank and responsibility as well as the respect of his comrades in
arms. Eventually he receives two dozen of the highest medals the US and
France can bestow, culminating in the awarding of the Congressional Medal of
HonorItem # 50172 $12.95 $6.50 |
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| Pearl Harbor - 2 Disc (2001) | Pearl Harbor - 4 Disc (2001) | |||
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Pearl Harbor
is a classic tail of romance set during a war that complicates everything.
It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps
pilots and meet Evelyn a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next
thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go
fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transfered to Pearl Harbor. And
while Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing
you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl
Harbor." Item # 16428 $19.95 $9.95 |
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Pearl Harbor
is a classic tail of romance set during a war that complicates everything.
It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps
pilots and meet Evelyn a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next
thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go
fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transfered to Pearl Harbor. And
while Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing
you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl
Harbor." Item # 16853 $39.95 $19.95 |
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| Von Ryan's Express (1965) | The Thin Red Line (1998) | |||
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Ryan, an
American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the
Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, Ryan has to win
the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding Item # 03004 $19.95 $9.95
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In World War
II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the
Japanese's advance into the pacific. A group of young soldiers is brought in
as a relief for the battle-weary Marine units. The exhausting fight for a
key-positioned airfield that allows control over a 1000-mile radius puts the
men of the Army Rifle company C-for-Charlie through hell. The horrors of war
forms the soldiers into a tight-knit group, their emotions develop into
bonds of love and even family. The reasons for this war get further away as
the world for the men gets smaller and smaller until their fighting is for
mere survival and the life of the other men with them. Item # 03000 $14.95 $7.50 |
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