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c2004, p1957., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Enemy Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Fox war classics.Summary Note: Set during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, this film tells the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort, and a German U-Boat. On the American side, a former Merchant Mariner, now captain, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. On the German side, a veteran U-Boat commander who sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now battle each other, knowing that only one will survive.
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2012., Cambridge University Press Call No: 940.54 S781k Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In just four weeks in the summer of 1941 the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters of a million men. This was the Battle of Kiev - one of the largest and most decisive battles of World War II and, for Hitler and Stalin, a battle of crucial importance. For the first time, David Stahel charts the battle's dramatic course and aftermath, uncovering the irreplaceable losses suffered by Germany's 'panzer groups' despite their battlefield gains, and the implications of these losses for the German war effort. He illuminates the inner workings of the German army as well as the experiences of ordinary soldiers, showing that with the Russian winter looming and Soviet resistance still unbroken, victory came at huge cost and confirmed the turning point in Germany's war in the East"--
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1991., Atheneum : Maxwell Macmillan International Call No: 940.5421 D858r Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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-- Friends and foes.c2005., St. Clair Vision Call No: DVD 940.54 W927w Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A collection of documentary films about WWII, many of them produced during the war.