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?ItemTypeDescriptionSaving Private Ryan (1999) Directed by Steven Spielberg.Movie“The horror of battle is given visceral power in Steven Spielberg’s dazzling fusion of audacity, action and human drama.” –Peter BradshawThe Monuments Men (2014) Directed by George Clooney.MovieBased on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR to go into Germany, rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners.Das Boot (1981) Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.MovieFollows the daring patrol of the U-96, one of the famed German U-boats known as the "gray wolves." The crew is graphically portrayed in a life-and-death struggle, challenging the British Navy at every turn.Dunkirk (2017) Directed by Christopher Nolan.MovieDunkirk opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max HastingsBookAn indelible account of what World War II was like for the people who experienced it, from soldiers at the front to civilians both near and far from the fighting, to the generals and political leaders making the decisions that affected the lives of millions.The Arsenal of Democracy : FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their Epic Quest to arm an America at War – A.J. BaimeBookIn 1941, as Hitler’s threat loomed ever larger, President Roosevelt realized he needed weaponry to fight the Nazis—most important, airplanes—and he needed them fast. So he turned to Detroit and the auto industry for help. The Arsenal of Democracy tells the incredible story of how Detroit answered the call.The New York Times Complete World War II: 1939-1945 ; the coverage from the Battlefields to the Home FrontBookExperience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II as never before seen through the original, often first-hand daily reportage of The New York Times. The Times's complete coverage of the war is now available for the first time in this unique package.National Geographic’s Atlas?of?World?War?II: History's Greatest Conflict revealed through Rare Wartime Maps and new CartographyBookThis atlas delves into the cartographic history of WWII: naval, land, and aerial attacks from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Bulge. Rare maps include a detailed Germany & Approaches map used by Allied forces in the final stages of the war, full large-scale wartime maps of the world used by President Roosevelt, and crucial Pacific theater maps used by B-17 pilots. ................
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