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Searching for Augusta : the forgotten angel of Bastogne

2017

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Searching for Augusta : the forgotten angel of Bastogne / directed by Mike Edward ; produced by Martin King.
Publisher, Date:	Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Description:	1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video region 1
Summary:	This is the story of Augusta Chiwy, a black Belgian nurse whose volunteer service in a US Army 10th Armored Division medical aid station during World War II's Battle of the Bulge exemplifies the best of the human spirit in the worst of times. This incredible true story begins with two nurses, Renee LeMaire and Augusta Chiwy, as they treat patients in the Bastogne aid station. LeMaire was killed on Christmas Eve and became famous as 'The Angel of Bastogne.' Meanwhile, Chiwy has been all but forgotten.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
Subjects:	Chiwy, Augusta. Lemaire, Renée. Nurses -- Belgium -- Biography. Heroes. World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Ardennes. Toleration. Race discrimination.
Genre:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	King, Martin, 1959- film producer. Edwards, Mike, film director. (Michael) Ashley, Joe, narrator. active 2001 PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Notes:	Title from web page. Widescreen (16x9) Narrated by Joe Ashley. DVD; Widescreen (16x9) presentation; Region 1; Stereo. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
ISBN:	9781627899925 1627899928 9781627899925 : DVD 1627899928 : DVD
Publisher Number:	SAAB601
Other Number:	964571150
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	633231
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD BIO Chiwy

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