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Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Fullscreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
3) MacArthur
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
No soldier in modern history has been more admired or more reviled than Douglas MacArthur. A thorough portrait of a complex, imposing and fascinating general.
4) Lee & Grant
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the lives of Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and the campaigns they led. Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, a personal look at two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Surprising details reveal the bold choices and almost godlike power Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee summoned on decisive battlefields like Vicksburg and Gettysburg that, within days of each...
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color with black &white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reappraises Grant's career, from his pre-civil war days as a failed soldier, to his transformation into the greatest Union hero of the Civil War, to his presidency, rocked by scandal and economic depression, and to his last days, when he raced to finish his war memoirs as he was dying of cancer.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Icons in American History Edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
General Douglas MacArthur was one of America's greatest and most complex commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return". Featuring rare footage and interviews with MacArthur's comrades, family, and friends, this compelling Biography program reveals the man who remains a hero to millions.
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