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6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6, The 19th Province
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 51 mins
The Cairo conference, the diplomatic offensive, the exodus of refugees from Kuwait, the military mobilization and the Allied decision to go on the offensive on November 8th, 1990. The occupation of Kuwait, the organisation of the resistance, the military build-up of 700,000 troops and the final diplomatic rounds....
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 51 mins
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Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 8, The Legacy
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directed by John Percival, 1937-2005; presented by Basil Davidson, 1913-2010; produced by John Percival, 1937-2005, Mitchell Beazley Television, Channel Four Television and Monarda Arts, in Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 8 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: ArtHaus Musik, 1984), 52 mins
This major eight-part series reveals the rich and diverse drama of African history and is presented by the distinguished historian and scholar Basil Davidson. Covering a vast time scale - from the origins of some of the world‘s greatest civilisations, to colonisation, the rise of nationalism and the emergence of...
directed by John Percival, 1937-2005; presented by Basil Davidson, 1913-2010; produced by John Percival, 1937-2005, Mitchell Beazley Television, Channel Four Television and Monarda Arts, in Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 8 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: ArtHaus Musik, 1984), 52 mins
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America and the Taliban, 3, America and the Taliban, Part 3
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directed by Martin Smith, 1949- and Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018 and Brian Funck, 1969-, Rain Media and Frontline (Television program), in America and the Taliban, 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
This program contains graphic imagery; viewer discretion is advised.
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting, and interviews with Taliban and US officials, part one of an investigation of the missteps and consequences.
directed by Martin Smith, 1949- and Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018 and Brian Funck, 1969-, Rain Media and Frontline (Television program), in America and the Taliban, 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
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America in the 20th Century, 1, America Becomes a World Power
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 1 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 29 mins
The United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 1 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 29 mins
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America in the 20th Century, 10, Vietnam
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 10 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
Vietnam was the longest war in America’s history and the most divisive in more than a century. Decades later, U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia remains misunderstood, misinterpreted and misrepresented. This powerful program explores the genesis of America’s “quagmire” in the region—from the roots of Vie...
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 10 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
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America in the 20th Century, 34, World War I
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in America in the 20th Century, 34 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 52 mins
World War I pitted the Central Powers against the Allied Powers, which included the U.S. The Great War spawned unprecedented death and destruction. On the home front, African Americans and women assumed new roles; the suffrage movement gained steam; while racial tensions and the erosion of civil liberties threaten...
in America in the 20th Century, 34 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 52 mins
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America in the 20th Century, 78, World War II
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 78 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 1 hour 7 mins
While the United States chose a course of isolationism in the aftermath of World War I, escalating aggression in Europe and Asia threatened world stability. With the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States was thrust into a conflict that would span the globe and trigger political, social and military re...
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 78 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 1 hour 7 mins
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Ancient Worlds, 3, The Greek Thing
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand-in-hand with political discord, social injustice and endless war. He paints a fascinating picture of the internal and external pressures that fuelled this unique political and social e...
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
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Ancient Worlds, 4, Return of the King
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 53 mins
Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great, from Greece through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and ultimately to Pakistan, where he discovers fascinating traces of a city where Greek west and Buddhist east were united in a intriguing new way. But it would be Alexander's successors, t...
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 53 mins
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Apocalypse: The Second World War, 1, Aggression
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directed by Jean-Louis Guillaud, 1929-2015; produced by Jean-Louis Guillaud, 1929-2015, in Apocalypse: The Second World War, 1 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 2010), 52 mins
Apocalypse brings a 21st-century perspective to the Second World War, the deadliest and most destructive conflict of all time. Using archival footage -- most of it previously unseen and now colorized -- the series takes a very human look at the enormity of the conflict through the eyes of the people who lived thro...
directed by Jean-Louis Guillaud, 1929-2015; produced by Jean-Louis Guillaud, 1929-2015, in Apocalypse: The Second World War, 1 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 2010), 52 mins
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