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1) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
Series
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
During World War II, onboard a ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A ship's captain is removed from his command by his executive officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it comes to light that Captain Queeg was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide if the Caine Mutiny is a criminal act or an act of courage...
5) Midway
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda lead an all-star cast in this film, interweaving the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought one of the most important battles of World War II. Just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battle of Midway sounded its furious thunder in June 1942, which became the turning point of the Pacific for the United States. The film conveys the powerful reality and epic sweep of a nation₂s defining battle....
6) U-571
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a group of Navy men are sent to steal Enigma (the nazis' top-secret decoding device). When their own ship is destroyed, they must secretly make their way through hostile waters in a severely damaged Nazi U-boat to safety with the device.
7) Crash dive
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Set during World War II, this adventure features two Navy men vying for the love of the same woman and having to serve together on a dangerous mission to destroy a Nazi base.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan [is] the head of a construction company building military sites for the Navy during World War II. After suffering the loss of many men after a Japanese attack, he heads to Washington and helps establish the 'C.B.s' (Construction Battalions), units of armed builders"--Container.
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story about the sailors who gave their lives for freedom, and the horrible cost of war. Upon completing a top-secret mission to deliver an atomic bomb to a U.S. port at the end of WWII, the U.S.S. Indianapolis is torpedoed by enemy fire and sinks. Because of the classified nature of its mission, its surviving crew members become helplessly stranded in shark-infested waters for 5 grueling days. The tragedy that occurred on the U.S.S....
11) Torpedo run
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A navel officer's insatiable thirst for vengeance puts his command at risk in the WWII action adventure.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The fighting seabees: A tough civilian construction man and a navy officer organize a work force to repair installations close to Japanese lines in World War II. The story of the formation of the U.S. Navy's construction corps. Wake of the Red Witch: Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
14) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
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.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Film about newly-trained pilots in World War II, their by-the-book leader, and the plans of the U.S. naval leaders to lull the Japanese into a false sense of superiority. Includes actual combat footage.
18) Mister Roberts
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy. During this pivotal battle, the two-man crew of a U.S. Navy dive bomber is forced to ditch in the sea. Set adrift, the men look towards their comrades for rescue.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
It is 1943 and World War II rages on. The United States Navy has established several bases in the Solomon Islands, in preparation for an invasion towards New Guinea and the Central Pacific. On one of these islands lives a French planter named Emile de Becque. The Navy wishes to employ him to scout out the nearby Japanese held islands. To accomplish this task, de Becque is approached by Nellie Forbush, a US Navy nurse. Together they find refuge from...
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