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All video tapes are in the American NTSC VHS video
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and will play on all VCR's in North America. We are drastically reducing our
VHS inventory. This will be your last chance to obtain these beautiful ZDF
music videos and hundreds of classic German movies and heimatfilme. Due to
the limited demand in the USA, most of these movies will unfortunately never
be available on DVD in America.
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Make sure to buy these classics while they last.
The swift collapse of the Third Reich in the spring of 1945
brought, with the surrender, mountains of films and documents covering the entire
period of the Nazi regime. Perhaps no other period in history is as well documented.
Many of these films are now historical documents of a time when madness and
hate overran mankind. Some films made in those years do not reflect current
official views of Germany, its people, or other nations and should be used only
with extreme parental discretion and guidance. Almost 55 years have passed since
the terrible holocaust. The memories and the consequences are still with us
today. HOW...WHY... could such a system have arisen and flourished? How many
times have the questions been asked? How many answers have been offered? The
voices on these video tapes are the voices of history... perhaps those who listen
today can help answer the questions posed by these terrible years!
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Der Stern von Afrika / The Star of Africa
1957, ca. 105 min. - German language w/English subtitles. Witness the dashing
exploits of the Star of Africa, the Eagle of the Desert: Hans-Joachim Marseille,
a Luftwaffe Ace with 158 confirmed kills. Marseille, born into a wealthy family,
quickly gained a reputation for being a fearless flyer, thanks to tricks performed
while at the Luftwaffe's flight school. Brazen and uncompromising, he repeatedly
ran into conflict with the German "Iron Code" of discipline. During
W.W.II Marseille gained glory as an attack-loving "Flying Devil."
His ability to turn inside an opponent and his mastery of deflection shooting
made him one of Germany's best Aces. This was proved on September 1, 1942 when
Marseille shot down 17 aircraft in a single day. Marseille won the Knight's
Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds as well as the Italian gold Medal
for Bravery, which was awarded to only three men in W.W.II. Starring Joachim
Hansen and Marianne Koch, directed by Alfred Weidemann.
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Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West)DVD
Germany, 1941, b&w, 120 minutes, original German sound, English subtitles.
Sound quality: variable. Hitler's greatest military victory--the conquest of
Holland, Belgium and France in the spring of 1940--is graphically documented
in this special Nazi feature. Here is the onslaught of panzers, aircraft and
infantry that stunned the World. Film from special front-line camera crews,
captured Allied footage and animated maps enhance the viewer's understanding
of this awesome blitzkrieg.
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The Smashing of the Reich
U.S.A., 1962, ca. 84 min. - The fall of the German war machine, with emphasis
on air power. Includes much footage never before seen: The Normandy landings,
Bastogne, the Elbe River assault and the liberation of Paris concentration camp
survivors.
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The Speeches Collection - Adolf Hitler
German dialogue, English subtitles, b/w, ca. 50 min. - The World will never
forget the horrific consequences of Adolf Hitler's words. Before, only German-speaking
people could understand Hitler's messages of propaganda and hatred. Now, through
scrupulous research and translation, this startling video will present his most
dramatic speeches, revealing the demonic phrases he used to hypnotize the masses.
This is a unique opportunity to own Hitler's words that kill.
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The Scharnhorst Part 1
English commentary and subtitles, b&w/color, ca. 75 min. - From 1935 to
Operations Tiberius 1942. The origins of the Scharnhorst can be traced as far
back as 1928. However, as a result of the strict conditions imposed on Germany
by the Treaty of Versailles, the early ships were overdeveloped in terms of
speed and poor in terms of stability. Additionally, there was a discrepancy
between the number of guns and their calibre. When the national Socialists came
to power in 1933, German foreign policy was focused on amendments to the Treaty.
With the Anglo German Treaty of 1935, Hitler finally succeeded in getting rid
of many of the restrictions. This meant that the construction of ships of the
Scharnhorst class, originally planned in secret, had been legalized. The battleship
Scharnhorst and her sister ship Gneisenau heralded the first large German warships
since 1918. These newly developed craft represented a successful merging of
the former liners and battle cruisers from the time of the first World War.
The construction of so-called "Speed Battleships" began in the mid-thirties
with these two models. The Scharnhorst took part in a variety of operations
during the second World War. Her most legendary exploit was, together with her
sister ship the Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, the breakthrough
of the Channel in 1942 (Operation Cerberus).
This video covers the period from construction, sea trials and early active
service, from the dash along the English Channel in broad daylight home to Wilhelmshaven,
Germany in February 1942.
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The Scharnhorst Part 2
English commentary and subtitles, color/b&w, ca. 56 min. - After the loss
of her sister ship "Gneisenau", the good fortunes of the Scharnhorst
ran out; while intercepting a Murmansk bound Allied convoy in December 1943,
the Scharnhorst was attacked by two British warship groups. Putting up a valiant
fight against hopeless odds, the Scharnhorst was finally sunk after sustaining
15 torpedo hits. Out of 1,968 crewmen, only 36 survived.
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Sniper: The invisible Enemy
Silent, motionless and deadly, German snipers lurked on the European battlefields
of World War 2, hunting enemy sharpshooters, supporting assaults and laying
diabolical traps on defense. Drawn from two German military training films made
in 1944, this program provides fascinating views of tactics, weapons and camouflage
techniques that are still viable today. Germany, 1944, b&w, 67 minutes,
English commentary and subtitles.
WARNING: This program is a serious educational
presentation on the subject of snipers and sniping. It is intended solely for
study by military and law-enforcement personnel, qualified hunters and students
of modern battlefield tactics and strategies. No other use is intended, contemplated
or suggested by International Historic Films, Inc.
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The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler
U.S.A. 1958, 60 min., English language, b&w - Narrated by Westbrook van
Voorhis. Hitler's rise to power includes rare footage, as well as an interview
with Eva Braun.
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Die Tausendjaehrige Potsdam
A chronicle of the city in pictures by Peter F. Leopold and Heike Leopold. Germany,
1989, b&w, 60 minutes, German dialogue.
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Tag der Freiheit
Germany, 1935, b&w, 21 minutes. A warning of things to come is given in
this featurette depicting a mock battle staged by German troops during the colorful
ceremonies at Nuremberg on German Armed Forces Day 1935. The camera follows
the soldiers from their early-morning preparations in their "tent city"
as they march singing to the vast parade grounds where a miniature war involving
infantry, cavalry, aircraft, flak guns and the first public appearance of Germany's
new "forbidden" tank is presented before Hitler and thousands of spectators.
This beautifully photographed, light-hearted film created by Leni Riefenstahl
is a supplement to her earlier "Triumph of the Will" as a special
tribute to the Germany Army. Complete and uncut. Music by Peter Kreuder.
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The Third Reich in Color
Germany, 2001, Color, ca. 100 minutes, English commentary. Third
Reich In Color: This remarkable trove of color footage, assembled from
far-flung private and state collections, presents Hitler's Europe as never seen
before. Amateur film enthusiasts -- soldiers, tourists, Hitler's own pilot,
even Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun -- began experimenting with color film in
the late 1930s, their camera eye recording the Third Reich from every angle.
Some of this film was only recently uncovered in former Soviet-bloc archives,
hidden for almost 60 years; all of it, thanks to digital technology, has been
newly transferred to video with surprising clarity. Home movie segments -- Hitler
with his inner circle, Goebbels' children at play, and a vacationing Marlene
Dietrich on the French Riviera with a young John F. Kennedy -- capture the era's
leading actors with an often unsettling intimacy. Nazi festivals, rallies, pageants
and military parades (including a bizarrely risqué Night of Amazons in
Munich), Wartime coverage includes new found combat film from almost every major
campaign of the war - Blitzkriegs of Poland, Norway, Yugoslavia, the invasion
of Russia, Afrika Korps troops in Tunisia, day to day life of German soldiers.
D-day and the final desperate defense of Germany and the fall of Berlin. Authentic
footage of the execution of partisans. The brutalities of the Eastern Front
and the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto, new weapons in action, including V-2 rocket
launchings -- these and more are here presented, uncensored and unrehearsed,
with color's startling realism. Our images of this period, long frozen in iconic
black & white, will never be the same.
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The Third Reich in Color Part II
Germany, 2001, Color, ca. 100 minutes, English commentary. This sequel to Third
Reich in Color Part 1 features more remarkable color footage, masterfully
assembled to provide a sweeping account of Hitler's Germany and World War II.
The revelations here include vivid combat sequences from The Spanish Civil War,
Invasion of Norway, Operation Barbarossa, Northern Africa, The War in the Pacific,
and The Invasion of Normandy. Particularly revealing film sequences from The
Wars final chapters: The Wehrmacht in Retreat, Soviet Soldiers in Berlin, Hermann
Goering in Allied Captivity, and Soviet Victory Parade in Moscow. Sequences
from two UFA color propaganda feature films are also included: "Artillery
Strikes" (1940) and "Alert At The Pass" (1943) featuring German
Mountain Troops in the Caucasus. These and more are presented uncensored, unrehearsed
and with color's startling realism.
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Tito Visits Moscow
USSR, 1956, b&w, 30 minutes, Russian narration, English subtitles. The 1956
Moscow visit of Josip Broz Tito, Communist president of Yugoslavia, is depicted
in three separate Soviet newsreels. Included is a rare synchronous-sound Russian-language
speech by Tito.
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Traitors to Hitler (German Bomb Plot)
Documentary, English language, color/b&w, ca. 65 min. - A great fascinating
account to the efforts of some German generals to eliminate Hitler and the very
interesting trial by the Nazis. A video you surely must see!
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Triumph of the Will
1934, b&w, English sub-titles, ca. 110 min. - May be the most enduringly
controversial film ever made, justly both despised and admired. A shamelessly
biased, unabashedly subjective rendering of the infamous 1934 Nuremberg rallies
of the Nazi party, Triumph of the Will was commissioned by Hitler from his favorite
actress-turned-director Leni Riefenstahl. An essential document of Hitler the
orator and mesmerizer of the masses, Triumph of the Will revels in the monumental
architecture of Albert Speer, the formal precision of the marching cadres, and
above all, the almost religious exaltation of Hitler as the mystical personification
of the dreams and ideals of his people, capturing kinetically with a mastery
of technique that is both breathtaking and revolting.
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The True Glory
U.S.A., 1945, ca. 86 min. - Official war department film, introduced by General
Dwight D. Eisenhower. How the Allied armies defeated Hitler's war machine. Winner
of an Academy Award
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Der U-Boot Krieg
1991, German language, 55 min., b&w - The story of the German U-boats, using
very rare footage, only recently obtained from the Eastern Bloc and not seen
since the war. "Sie waren das Einzige, wovor ich wirklich Angst hatte."
Dies sagte der sonst immer unerschuetterliche Winston Churchill ueber die U-Boot
Flotte der deutschen Marine. Zusammen mit der gefuerchteten Flotte oberhalb
des Wassers forderten die U-Boote die traditionellen Beherrscher der Weltmeere
heraus, die britische Royal Navy. Angefuehrt von Admiral Karl Doenitz zerstoerten
sie Schiffladungen, schnitten den Nachschub ab und operierten inmitten alliierter
Konvois. Die Geschichte dieses Kampfes wird unter Verwendung von seltenem Filmmaterial
gezeigt.
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U-Boot War
Same as above only In English language, b&w/Color,
ca. 55 min. A decade of secret rebuilding had brought forth capital ships like
the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen - names to strike fear into any Allied
seafarer. But it was from under the water that the biggest threat was to come.
Commanded by Admiral Karl Doenitz, the submarines laid waste to shipping, cutting
supply lines and striking from within convoys where Allied escorts dare not
use guns. The U-Boat captains were the equivalent of Luftwaffe aces - ruthless,
cunning and ice-cool under pressure. Enduring harsh conditions for months on
end and working in darkness with no chance of escape, this was truly a war of
nerves.
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U-Boat am Feind
b&w, 12 minutes. Both films on one videocassette. Total running time 42
minutes. An original German Wartime documentary depicting life on board a submarine
during an actual mission. Germany, 1940, b&w, 30 minutes, English subtitles.
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: An official US Navy film showing the German submarine U--505
boarded and captured on June 4th, 1944 off Cape Bianco, French West Africa,
by Task Group 22.3 of the US Atlantic Fleet. This was the only German submarine
ever boarded and captured at sea, and the first foreign man-of-war so captured
by the US Navy since 1815.
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Ueberleben hinter Stacheldraht
Germany, 1978, b&w, 46 minutes, German commentary. A detailed picture of
German prisoners of war during and after World War 2, including their living
conditions, forced labor, education during imprisonment, homecomings, and relationships
with warders' countrymen. The film shows how Germany's "unconditional surrender"
led to prisoners being treated badly and demonstrates that Eastern Front prisoners
fared worse than those in other areas.
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V-2/German Rocket Tests
U.S.A. 1946, 18 min., b&w - Postwar V-2 rocket tests in the New Mexico Desert.
Germany (ca. 1944), silent, 10 min., Color - Actual film footage of V-2 tests
at Peenemuende with a visit by Himmler. Extremely rare footage.
Both programs on one videocassette.
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Vlasov: General for Two Devils - Russian Volunteers in
Hitler's Armee
Germany, 1995, b&w/Color, 59 minutes, English commentary and subtitles.
Patriot or traitor? More than one-half century after his execution, General
Andrei Vlasov remains one of World War II's most controversial figures. A brilliant
Soviet commander, Vlasov was captured by the German Wehrmacht in July, 1942,
and soon became central to the campaign by junior German officers to launch
a Russian Liberation Army (usually referred to as the ROA) against Stalin's
regime. These plans ran up against Nazi dogmas of Lebensraum and Slavic inferiority,
however, and Vlasov spent much of the war under house arrest. Only in the last
months of the war did the Germans consent to sponsor a truncated version of
his Liberation Army, with predictably futile results. Yet Vlasov's vision--of
a Russia freed of Stalin's yoke, with guaranteed freedoms for its peoples--survived
his battlefield defeats; that he sought to attain his goals through German Nazi
sponsorship underlines the tragedy of his--and Soviet Russia's-- predicament.
This new documentary offers newly-found film footage and extensive interviews
with Vlasov's surviving associates, lieutenants, and foot soldiers, including
Igor Novosiltzev, Constantine Sacharevitsch, Nikolai Kozlov, Nikolai Numerov,
Nikolas Vastchenko, and Nikolai A. Chiketov. The views of Vlasov's German backers
are represented by Hans von Herwath, Robert Krötz, and Helmuth Schwenninger,
while William Sloane Coffin, Arthur Cowgill, Frank Roberts, and Tom Dennis comment
upon the U.S.-British supervised repatriation of Vlasov's surviving troops to
the Soviet Union in 1945.
With its multiple perspectives and rich visual documentation, this solidly-researched
film provides the clearest picture yet of this difficult subject, revealing
Vlasov's tortured legacy in its many dimensions.
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War Stories
English language, b&w/color, ca. 95 min. - Seven women share their extraordinary
true love stories set during the Second World War in New Zealand.
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The Winter War (Talvisota)
English language, 1990, ca. 125 min. - The overwhelming Soviet army ceaselessly
stormed tiny Finland's borders with massive artillery, a powerful air force
and well-armed infantry for 105 days during the Soviet invasion of 1939-40.
What gave the defenders of a small nation the strength to hold back an awesome
enemy? The Winter War is the first film made about this epic struggle; recounting
the war from the soldiers' point of view, letting us experience the brutality
of daily life in the trenches. The screenplay, based on Antti Tuuri's book Talvisota,
is a dignified tribute to the tenacious Finnish heroes who preserved their country's
independence.
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Waffen - SS
1990, English language, 60 min. - The SS had its beginnings in the turbulent
street politics of the Weimar Republic. It became Heinrich Himmler's personal
powerbase and under him the SS grew into a vast private army and state-within-the-state.
It was a chaotic, corrupt and often grossly inefficient organization. But one
part of it - the "Waffen"" or "Armed" SS, formed initially
as a fighting force - achieved worldwide fame and notoriety. The Waffen-SS won
a unique reputation for daring elan and unfailing professionalism in combat.
Yet if their courage was unquestioned, so too was the fear and loathing which
they elicited - even, eventually, amongst their own people, and in the regular
soldiers alongside whom they fought.
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World War I: 1914 - 1918
ca. 55 min, b&w - This program tells the story of the "war to end all
wars" in panoramic detail, drawing upon the archives of all the bombatants.
The United STates, under General "Black Jack" Pershing, entered the
war in 1917 when the Allies were exhausted. America's doughboys applied the
finishing blow to the German armies. But the war sowed the seeds for an even
more devastating world conflict which would begin in 1939.
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"The World at War"
Series of 26 Videos
A superb collectibe series on video, narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, this
dramatic compilation of film from national and international sources is acclaimed
as the definitive history of World War II and has won numerous awards.
Each volume ca. 60 min. in English language. This video is out of print. Order
now. We will not be able to re-order.
Vol. 1 A New Germany 1933-39
Stricken by humiliating defeat and deep economic depression Germany seeks new
hope, pride and prosperity through National Socialism. Adolf Hitler leads the
Nazi movement with the fervent support of millions of German citizens As Europe
looks on apprehensively, Germany threatens to attack Poland.
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Vol. 2 Distand War 1939-40
Germany invades Poland and bombs Warsaw into submission. Prime Minister Chamberlain
is forced to bring an unprepared Britain into the war .Following the failure
of the British expeditionary force to Norway, the Chamberlain government falls
and is replaced by Churchill. The Nazi war machine rolls into the Low Countries
and France.
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Vol. 3 France Falls - Mya -June 1940
The eyes of the world are on France - its huge army, its impregnable Maginot
Line. Incredibly, the Wehrmacht skirts the Line and forges South. As the humiliated
French Army collapses, Paris is occupied and France falls. The British retreat
to the Channel coast as Hitler stands poised, ready to invade Britain.
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Vol. 4 Alone - Britain - May 1940-June 1941
Nearly 350,000 Allied troops are dramatically rescued at Dunkirk, British morale
plummets, but Churchill inspires his nation to fight on alone. The RAF heroically
battles the Luftwaffe in the skies over London, and Britain gains a reprieve
as Hitler's offensive turns to Russia.
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Vol. 5 Barbarossa - June-December 1941
Germany, master now of all Europe, including Balkans, turns against Russia.
The early stages are composed of devastating German victories as the Panzers
sweep with appalling speed deep into Russia. But the German High Command delays,
fatally, and the advance is held a few kilometers from Moscow when the mud and
then the fierce cold takes a grip.
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Vol. 6 Banzai - Japan Strikes - December 1941
Japan, seeking unrestricted access to raw materials she needs fro expansion,
tires of negotiations and strikes at Pearl Harbor, inflicting a severe blow
to American naval power. In a few months, Japan demonstrates how ill-prepared
the Allies are, sweeping forward to capture Hong Kong, Burma, Malaya, Singapore,
the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines.
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Vol. 7 On Our Way - America Enters the War
The conflicts in Europe and the Pacific are two separate wars. Many Americans
are content to forget about Hitler and Europe and concentrate their war efforts
on the japanese. President Roosevelt is committed to the fight against Hitler,
but Congress is not. Inexplicably, Hitler declares war on America, thus relieving
Roosevelt of a difficult decision and , ultimately, altering the course of the
war.
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Vol. 8 Desert - The War in North Africa
The war in North Africa takes the best part of three years and is fought and
refought over the same 600 miles of desert between Alexandria in Egypt and Benghazi
in Cyrenaica (Libya) before Montgomery's "Desert Rats" defeat Rommel's
Afrika Korps at El Alamein. The Germans are driven from North Africa and the
way seems clear to the underbelly of Europe, Italy.
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Vol. 9 Stalingrad
The encirclement and defeat of the German army at Stalingrad holds more importance
than the numbers of men lost - large though these were. For the first time,
the Germans are beaten in the field. The legend of German mastery on land is
dispelled as the people Hitler once called sub-human prove themselves more clever
then he is.
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Vol. 10 Wolfpack
The German attempts to starve Britain by attacking ships bringing supplies from
North America are very nearly successful. Many tons of shipping are sunk and
many lives lost to the U-Boat attacks (Wolfpacks) of Gross Admiral Carl Doenitz.
The allied merchant ships, despite convoy techniques, Navy Escorts and elementary
underwater detection devices, are extremely vulnerable.
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Vol. 11 Red Star
The Story of Russia's massive, lonely war with its 20,000,000 military and civilian
casualties. In Leningrad 200,000 people were killed by German shells, and a
further 630,000 died of cold or starvation. Incredibly the Russians not only
survived but went on to rout the Germans.
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Vol. 12 Whirlwind
The blitz on Britain brings strident public demand for revenge bombing, but
by the end of 1941 Britain's force of 700 aircraft is being eaten into by the
demands of North Africa and Atlantic battles.
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Vol. 13 Tough Old Gut
Winston Churchill describes Italy to Stalin as "the soft underbelly of
the crocodile". It is his arguments that persuade the Americans to join
the Allies - reluctantly on the road to home. In November 1942, 11 months after
Pearl Harbor, they meet the Wehrmacht for the first time. And in Tunisia they
suffer what is to be their worst defeat of the war at the hands of the better
equipped, more experienced Afrika Korps.
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Vol. 14 It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
Monsoon conditions for five months of every year with the attendant problems
of disease make the lot of the Burma Army "just a nightmare". Europeans
find jungle conditions alien, and the Japanese ability not only to endure but
to thrive in the same circumstances helps build a "superman" myth
among the allied soldiers.
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Vol. 15 Home Fires
After the defeat in the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe changes the direction
of their bombing raids from London to the provincial cities - Portsmouth, Sheffield,
Glasgow and Bristol all suffer heavy casualties and damage, but Coventry and
Plymouth are the worst hit. In Coventry, the heart is torn from the city and
the situation is desperate.
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Vol. 16 Inside the Reich - Germany 1940-1944
In the Summer of 1940 the German forces are the conquerors of Western Europe,
and t home the feeling is that the war is over. German cities are untouched
and there is thankfulness that the courage of the First World War has not been
repeated.
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Vol. 17 Morning
In the early morning of 5 June, 1944, the largest amphibian invasion force ever
gathered reaches the beaches of Normandy. Americans, British and Canadians attack
on five separate beaches - and although beachheads are made on all, the Americans
meet strong opposition and have many casualties.
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Vol. 18 Occupation
The Netherlands, a neutral country, is attacked without warning in 1940. To
stop more bloodshed, it capitulates quickly after Rotterdam is badly bombed.
So subtly do the German occupiers proceed - with assurances of "no animosity"
- most find it easy to carry on their normal lives.
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Vol. 19 Pincers
With the liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944, the war seems to some to be
as good as over. The Russians from the East and the Allies from the South and
West are ready for the advance on the Fatherland. At this point, the disparity
of views between Montgomery and Eisenhower reaches a critical point. The American
plans advance on a broad front: Montgomery wants a narrow strike to burst through
to the Ruhr and thus plans the Arnhem raid.
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Vol. 20 Genocide
When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Heinrich Himmler was already Reichsfuehrer
of the SS. the new eminence of the National Socialist Party allowed him to set
about realizing his dream of awakening the Germanic race within the German people.
He had already refined the philosophy of Nazism, its ideas on politics and on
race. His aims lay in recreating an older "Aryan" German.
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Vol. 21 Nemesis
As the front lines shrink around Germany, the death toll mounts and many thousand
die as the RAF and the USAF attack by night and by day. Allied prisoners of
war are released by the advancing comrades, while German soldiers are captured
by the thousands. In the bunker, Hitler and those around him face the end of
the Reich. Goehring and Himmler betray their Fuehrer, and he decides on self-destruction,
but not before marrying the faithful Eva Braun.
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Vol. 22 Japan 1941-1945
Many Japanese were stunned and fearful when war was declared against the West
in 1941. But after the victories of Hong Kong, Malaya, and Singapore, their
earlier fears were lost in exultation. By 1944 the scales had tipped fully against
Japan, but still they defended their homeland - unaware of the terrible weapon
yet to be used against them, which would end the war.
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Vol. 23 Pacific - The Island to Island War
The Allied Pacific offensive came under the command of two rivals: General MacArthur
to sweep upwards from the Solomons and New Guinea to the Philippines - Admiral
Nimitz in leaps from island to island, starting in November 1943 in the Gilberts
at Tarawa. The Americans though it would be easy. The casualties proved them
wrong.
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Vol. 24 The Bomb
On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber, the "Enola Gay" named
after the mother of the pilot Paul Tibbetts, dropped the world's first uranium
bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days late a second bomb was dropped
on Nagasaki.
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Vol. 25 Reckoning
Germany remains the key to European problems. Nobody wants Germany to be strong
again yet no-one is ready to face the consequences of keeping her a ruin forever.
Thus it has been decided that four armies of occupation will supervise Germany's
recover so that she can make good what she has damaged and destroyed. When the
Japanese surrender, the American's decide that the occupation forces in Japan
will be American Troops. They want an industrialized Japan as quickly as possible
in America's image and within the American orbit. MacArthur begins the task.
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Vol. 26 Remember
In the Second World War twenty million Russians died in action and in captivity.
Britain and the Commonwealth lost four hundred and eighty thousand. Germany,
in the war she started, lost nearly five million men and women. Two and a half
million Japanese were killed. America - not invaded or bombed -lost nearly three
hundred thousand men.
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