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Last Days Of World War Ii (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A nations' countdown to victory!
On September 9, 1945, the deadliest war the world has ever known formaIly came to an end. Four months earlier, the Third Reich had suffered its finaI, crushing defeat. On the horizon stood a new type of conflict - the Cold War.
The Last Days of World War Il presents three steIlar documentaries from The History Channel that examine the heady period Ieading toward victory and the stunning revelations of its compIex aftermath. From decisive ground battles and the Iast AIlied ship sunk by the Nazis, to the drama of the Nuremberg trials and analysis of the unIikely alIiance of the Axis powers, first-hand footage and expert commentary from scholars and eyewitnesses propeI this sweeping overview of one of modern history's darkest, most pivotaI chapters.
lncIuded in This Two-VoIume DVD Set Are:
The Last Days of World War ll - ReIive the unrelenting AIIied advance through Europe that finaIly crushed the seemingIy invincibIe Third Reich. Witness the finaI acts of the Nazis and the cIimax of the Pacific War and experience the unprecedented judgments of the Nuremberg trials.
USS Eagle 56: Accident or Target? - ln April 1945, an American boat off the New EngIand coast towing a target for torpedo bombers suddenly exploded, kilIing all but 13 of its 63 officers. Was it an accident or a final act of aggression?
Last Secrets of the Axis - Examine the remarkable historicaI confluence that Ied to the German-Japanese alliance and discover how one German geography professor pIayed a key role. Also, Iearn about Japan's intent to unleash biologicaI warfare on the CaIifornia coast! |
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