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This is the thrilling true story of the USS Mason (DE 529) and its crew, the only African-American sailors to take a U.S. Navy warship into battle during World War II. They challenged the segregation of the U.S. Military, fought the Nazi U-boats, and won. Narrated by actor Ossie Davis, the film interweaves the personal stories of individual crew members with archival footage of the ship and crew produced by the Navy. As a result of the media attention created by this documentary and its...

Pilgrimages are as old as mankind. The mystical and spiritual nature of a pilgrimage holds an eternal, mythic appeal to the imagination of many people. Every year millions of pilgrims of all nationalities, young and old, set out on these voyages of the soul. Pilgrimages of Europe collection are experiential journeys to some of the most sacred routes and holy places throughout Christian Europe. Each half-hour documentary, richly filmed, looks at the spiritual, cultural and historical background...

Pilgrimages are as old as mankind. The mystical and spiritual nature of a pilgrimage holds an eternal, mythic appeal to the imagination of many people. Every year millions of pilgrims of all nationalities, young and old, set out on these voyages of the soul. Pilgrimages of Europe collection are experiential journeys to some of the most sacred routes and holy places throughout Christian Europe. Each half-hour documentary, richly filmed, looks at the spiritual, cultural and historical background...

Pilgrimages are as old as mankind. The mystical and spiritual nature of a pilgrimage holds an eternal, mythic appeal to the imagination of many people. Every year millions of pilgrims of all nationalities, young and old, set out on these voyages of the soul. Pilgrimages of Europe collection are experiential journeys to some of the most sacred routes and holy places throughout Christian Europe. Each half-hour documentary, richly filmed, looks at the spiritual, cultural and historical background...

This is the definitive DVD biography of the saint from Pietrelcina, Italy. With more than 135 minutes of filmed material, much of which has never been seen before, this DVD introduces the faithful to every aspect of the life, spirituality, and work of this 20th century saint. Padre Pio Sanctus features five language tracks -- Italian, French, English, Spanish and German. The DVD includes the one-hour documentary film, Padre Pio: Man of Pain, as well as extra content filmed at both the...

Experience West Point's annual combat Classic scenario paintball game first hand with this action-packed documentary special, West Point Paintball. From preparing the large battlefield to strategy game play, West Point Paintball follows the cadets and players who orchestrate and play one of the most prestigious scenario paintball games in the world. Follow the cadets and both sides as they prepare and execute their battle plans over the course of the three-day event, recreating World War II's...

Born in 1930 in Texas, Sample was the mixed-race son of Emma (a hard-drinking black prostitute and gambler) and Mr. Albert (a wealthy white cotton broker and one of her tricks). He emerged from an abusive childhood an angry young man on a straight path to the penitentiary. By his early 20s, Sample was serving a 30-year prison sentence at Retrieve, a plantation-style prison known as "the burnin' hell." After a profound spiritual awakening, Sample's future changed dramatically. In 1972, he was...

No other photographer has captured the far-flung social and cultural life of the Cote d'Azur in the fifties with such intelligent verve and remarkably gentle irony as the Irishman Edward Quinn (1920 - 1997). For over a decade, Quinn showed a perfect blend of persistence and discretion in his daring exploration of the social jungle on the French Riviera. In this iridescent epicenter of high life and big business, of art, music and literature, he managed to discover incomparable gems. Riviera...

Five episodes of the popular, public televison series, Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, are offered here to introduce you to a new, more satisfying way of life: frugal, conscious, sustainable living. Simple Living - which made its debut in 2004 as the first nationally syndicated television series of its kind - offers thoughtful ideas and actionable tips for viewers to become: * Better environmental stewards; * More thoughtful consumers; * Fiscally responsible; * Involved with community;...

Let's Dance Salsa Advanced and Expert Combinations takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing! Professional dance instructor Marlon Silva teaches beginners and experts alike with his step-by-step detailed instruction. His technique breaks all Salsa mo

Let's Dance Salsa Advanced and Expert Combinations takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing! Professional dance instructor Marlon Silva teaches beginners and experts alike with his step-by-step detailed instruction. His technique breaks all Salsa moves and combos down into building blocks, which are then assembled into more complicated moves that can be adapted to any music or club atmosphere. Rather than teaching by counting steps, Marlon's method has taught thousands of students around...

Humans have relied on horses since the dawn of time, but there is no stronger bond than between a horse and rider on the battlefield. Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of the epic films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, Horses of Gettysburg captures the relationship between soldiers and their horses. Filmed in high-definition with charging horses, period photographs and battlefield panoramas with no "talking heads," this cinematic documentary tells the story of the estimated 72,000...