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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Battle of the Bulge / a Lennon Documentary Group film for American experience ; produced by Thomas Lennon ; senior producer, Mark Samels ; written by Thomas Lennon & Mark Zwonitzer.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Distributed by WGBH Boston Video, [2004]

Description:

1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

December 1944, Hitler wages one more desperate bloody attack. Hitler struck back with a brutal counterattack and the Battle of the Bulge was the single biggest and bloodiest battle U.S. soldiers have ever fought. Almost 80,000 Americans were killed, injured, or captured in an infernal test of courage and endurance that ultimately ended with a hard-won victory for the Allies. Told through the eyes of the U.S. soldiers and combat officers in the field.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Luxembourg.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Other Author:

Lennon, Thomas.

Samels, Mark.

Zwonitzer, Mark.

Kimmelman, Ben.

Hansen, Chet.

Patton, Oliver.

Kinnard, Harry W. O. (Harry William Osborn), 1915-2009.

Rutland, Roger.

Arend, Guy Franz.

Marx, Jannye.

Plumb, Norm.

Burkholder, Clyde.

Dunning, Bob.

Foster, Jim.

Hagerman, Bart.

Conroy, Bob.

Stewart, Ed.

Scheer, Josef.

Stavenhagen, Jeremy.

Steele, Gary.

McCullough, David G.

Eluto, Ken.

Keane, Brian.

Lennon Documentary Group.

WGBH Video (Firm)

Other Title:

American experience (Television program)

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on television as an episode of "American experience" in 2002.

Director of photography, Jeremy Stavenhagen, Gary Steele ; narrator, David McCullough ; editor, Ken Eluto ; music, Brian Keane.

Interviews with: Ben Kimmelman, Chet Hansen, Oliver Patton, H.W.O. Kinnard, Roger Rutland, Guy Franz Arend, Jannye Marx, Norm Plumb, Clyde Burkholder, Bob Dunning, Jim Foster, Bart Hagerman, Bob Conroy, Ed Stewart, Josef Scheer.

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Described video for the visually impaired.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Hitler's new army -- 3. The ghost front -- 4. All airborne -- 5. "Nuts" -- 6. Hunker down -- 7. The ragmen -- 8. Apocalyptic landscape.

ISBN:

1593751605

9781593751609

Publisher Number:

WG35789

Other Number:

54902391

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

976355

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 940.5421 Battle o