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Warbirds Over the Trenches volume 3
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English
Description
The Zeppelin was a turn of the century marvel, and it found a new purpose in early aerial combat.
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 5
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English
Description
This episode concentrates on the power and responsibilities taken on by the Presidents who served as War-Time Commander.
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Up From Slavery volume 4
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English
Description
This part of the series presents the reaction by individuals and parties to the continued use of slave labor
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Warbirds Over the Trenches volume 1
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English
Description
An exploration of the air battles that marked World War I as the first aerial war.
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 6
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English
Description
Discover the most interesting facts of The White House and the history behind some of the 'perks' of being President.
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JFK A New World Order volume 3
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English
Description
The beginnings of John F. Kennedy's presidency.
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English
Description
Has anyone ever escaped from Alcatraz? What happened to Judge Crater? Who was the New Orleans axman? The riddle of Native American rock art. Where was Aimee Semple Macpherson? Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid survive Bolivia? Where is James 'Whitey' Bulger?
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Up From Slavery volume 6
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English
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This portion of the series talks about the causes of and start of the Civil War; the evolution of the drive to win on each side of the conflict and of President Lincoln's bold step towards freedom for all slaves in the United States.
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JFK A New World Order volume 5
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English
Description
The origins of Soviet-American tensions in the divided city of Berlin from the final days of World War II up through the time of John F. Kennedy‘s Presidency.
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Vietnam 50 Years Remembered volume 1
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English
Description
French colonies in Indochina fell to the Imperial Japanese after Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. After the Japanese were defeated, the power vacuum left in the Indochina region set the stage for a major conflict.
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 2
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English
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From Abraham Lincoln to F.D.R, discover the legacy and aspirations of the men who served as Commander-in-Chief during our nation's most challenging times.
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Ronald Reagan The Life and Legacy volume 4
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English
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During Reagan's first term he appointment Sandra Day O'Conner to the Supreme Court, the first woman to hold the position. He also instated his supply-side economic theories sometimes called "The Trickle Down Theory".
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Ultimate Civil War volume 1
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English
Description
The Road to Civil War, battles over Slavery turn violent in Kansas and Harper's Ferry. The election of Lincoln, Secession, Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Manassas.
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 1
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English
Description
Take a detailed look at the lives, service and influence of our founding leaders, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln.
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JFK A New World Order volume 7
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English
Description
The events in Southeast Asia that eventually led to America's war in Vietnam.
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Emancipation Road volume 1
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English
Description
The story of African Slavery in America started with the first permanent English Colony in the 17th Century and ended with the Civil War. But those two hundred and fifty years of struggle were just the beginning of a journey down the long Emancipation Road.
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Moonshine and the Dixie Mafia volume 3
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English
Description
How one man stood up to the Dixie Mafia
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