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1) Saving Private Ryan

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In this D-Day war drama, U.S. soldiers led by a captain go behind enemy lines to save a missing paratrooper. The D-Day edition includes an inside look into the making of the movie and training of the cast. "****."--New York Times "****."--USA Today "Highly recommended."--Video Librarian

2) 300

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Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 brings to life an epic battle in 480 B.C., where 300 Spartans halted the advance of the Persian army numbering 1 million soldiers. "Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Kim Morgan "Mind-blowing."--USA Today "Like nothing you've ever seen...the future of filmmaking."--Time Magazine "***1/2...grand entertainment. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian

3) Cold mountain

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A man walks home from the ravages of the Civil War to join the sweetheart he left behind, who has struggled to revive her father's farm with the help of a drifter, and as their long-separated lives begin to converge, they confront a vastly transformed world.

4) The great escape the guns of Navarone Von Ryan's express

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DVD Entertainment

5) A bridge too far

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At Arnheim in 1944, the Allies suffered a disasterous defeat attempting to airdrop in Holland behind German lines. Based on a true story.

6) Hotel Rwanda

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The deeply moving true story of a five-star-hotel manager who used his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.

7) Flyboys

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Inspired by true events, tells the story of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American men who volunteered to fight for the French before the U.S. entered World War I and became the country's first fighter pilots.

8) Victory at sea

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Mill Creek Entertainment (Firm)

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Documentary about the naval operations of World War II, considered to be a classic.

9) Vietnam: America's conflict

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Mill Creek Entertainment (Firm)

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Traces the evolution of the Vietnam Conflict from a regional military engagement to an ever-expanding war that ultimately spanned three U.S. Presidents from strategic political moves to the immediacy of jungle warfare and the weapons with which the war was waged.

10) Run silent, run deep: (Motion picture)

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MGM/UA Home Entertainment (Firm)

11) Von Ryan's express: (Motion Picture)

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DVD Entertainment (Firm)

12) Broken silence: (Documentary television program)

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Universal

13) Captain Corelli's mandolin: (Motion picture)

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Universal Pictures (Firm)

14) Vietnam war stories: (Documentary)

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Creation Films Documentaries (Firm)

15) Lions for lambs: (Motion picture)

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: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Firm)

16) The undefeated: (Motion picture)

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DVD Court Video (Firm)

17) Lincoln: (Miniseries)

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Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (Firm)

18) Anne of Green Gables, the continuing story

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Now in her twenties, Anne returns to Avonlea for the first time since Marilla's death. Gilbert is offered a position in New York and he convinces Anne to go with him. But big city life isn't what they expected. After her script is stolen, they travel from New York to the war effort in Europe and they eventually return to Prince Edward Island.