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On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner,...
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Horatio Hornblower saga volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1985, c1938
Language
English
4) Quarterdeck
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English
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Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797. Now, he must sit an examination to confirm his rank - or face an inglorious return before the mast. But this is only the first of many obstacles for a man who was pressed into the King's Service and discovered a calling for the sea. Kydd is from humble origins, yet he attains the lofty heights of the quarterdeck as an officer in His Majesty's Navy. If...
8) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
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Distributed by Warne Home Video
Pub. Date
©2008
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English
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Harold and Kumar take an ill-fated flight to Amsterdam, but Kumar's suspicious-looking bong is mistaken for a bomb. Their arrest prompts a racist Homeland Security official to send the boys to indefinite lockup at Guantanamo Bay. Once there, they watch as beefy guards sexually subjugate 'enemy combatants.' The guys manage to get away and make it back to the U.S., hoping the well-connected fiancé of Kumar's old girlfriend, Vanessa, can get them out...
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Horatio Hornblower saga volume 8
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1986, c1972
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English
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Paramount
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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The NCIS team is back in action with all 24 suspense-filled episodes of season 9. Special Agent Jethro Gibbs continues to lead the team at the Navel Criminal Investigative Service as they probe into intense military matters, including national security breaches, a secret society of superheroes, and brutal murders, one of which drops them in the heart of Afghanistan and another which leads them to a long-lost agent.
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Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Details the history of the U.S. Navy submarine Tang in the Pacific theater of World War II, the explosion that led to its sinking, the ordeal of its surviving crew members and their capture by the Japanese, followed by months of brutal captivity.
13) Hornblower during the crisis ; and Two stories: Hornblower's last temptation and The last encounter
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Horatio Hornblower saga volume 11
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1999, c1967
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English
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Tales of the Modern Navy volume 17
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
15) Six: Season 2
Publisher
A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After an explosive season one finale, this follows the team of SEALs as they deal with the aftermath of Rip2s shooting while hunting down the terror group responsible for the attack. The SEALs join forces with a cunning and tenacious CIA agent, Gina Cline, who has Michael Nasry under fierce interrogation.
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In December 1944, America's most popular and colorful naval hero, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, unwittingly sailed his undefeated Pacific Fleet into the teeth of a powerful typhoon. Three destroyers were capsized, sending hundreds of sailors and officers into the raging, shark-infested waters. Over the next sixty hours, small bands of survivors fought seventy-foot waves, exhaustion, and dehydration to await rescue at the hands of the courageous Lt....
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WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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The Yamato was the biggest battleship to sail the oceans. But it only saw action once, in a desperate mission that is one of the most dramatic stories of WWII. Join an international team of explorers to unlock the secrets of her design and final mission.
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The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy
Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas. But few know that Kidd had an accomplice, a behind-the-scenes player who enabled his plundering and helped him outpace his enemies.
That accomplice was his wife,...
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