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In the late 1960's the United States Military Academy at West Point faced growing problems with enrollment, as increasing discontent over the Vietnam War drove a parallel decrease in applications. With fewer of the best and brightest interested in military service, the Army risked being deprived of the talented young men that its officer corps needed. Produced in 1968, "West Point: The Army Challenge" was a recruitment film meant to correct the academy's reputation as a place where "they lock...

Some lighthouses usher the mariner in. Others warn him away. Yet all of them selflessly serve those who travel by sea. But for those lighthouses that have survived into the present, what will be their fates now that modern navigational technology has rendered many of them obsolete? And how do these ageless towers continue to cast such magical, mystical spells after centuries of use? Narrated by former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins, this documentary attempts to...

A half century ago, there were two hundred year-round settlements on Maine's coastal islands. Today there are a mere fourteen. One of these is the island of Isleford, a close-knit community that still clings tenaciously to a disappearing way of life as the growing number of seasonal residents slowly crowds out the remaining year-round population. Narrated by former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins, "A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time" looks at the elements --...

Commissioned in 1943, the mighty USS New Jersey was one of the last battleships ever launched by the United States Navy. Armed with nine sixteen-inch guns, the New Jersey would rain massive destruction upon Japanese bases from Truk to Okinawa and earn nine battle stars for her role in the Pacific War. Decommissioned in 1948 and then returned to service during the Korean War, the New Jersey would be retired again in 1956 and consigned to sit as a reserve ship at the Philadelphia Navy Yard....

Set to music and told entirely through vintage home movie footage, "Mount Desert Island Through the Camera Lens" is a beautiful and moving look at six decades of life on this scenic Maine island, where many visit and a fortunate few manage to live and work. From summer sailboat racing to winter celebrations and every type of work and play in between, this one-of-a-kind film compiles rare archival footage into a never before seen look at the modern history of the magnificent Mount Desert.

Each day brings new discoveries about the many benefits -- both healthful and environmental -- that come with a plant-based diet. Yet for many, the art of easily prepared vegetarian food has remained a mystery, as has the secret to creating meals as delicious and nourishing as the dishes they're accustomed to. But "Totally Vegetarian" pulls back the curtain to reveal a world of healthy, simple, and sumptuous recipes. First shown on public television, this special two-disc edition contains...

Some towns are born unlucky, and some streets are born bad. It's 1870, and the town of Abilene, Kansas is split down the middle by Texas Street, one side lined with merchants and respectable businesses, the other side lined with nothing but tawdry saloons and houses of ill-repute. And standing between the two sides is Marshal Dan Mitchell (Randolph Scott), the only lawman who might be able to tame Texas Street -- unless one of his rivaling love interests manages to tame him first! Now restored...

On January 23rd, 1968, units of the North Korean Navy seized the USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering ship operating in international waters off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula. With the ship and its crew in their custody, the North Koreans proceeded to milk the incident for every ounce of propaganda value, producing dubious evidence to show that the Pueblo had repeatedly violated North Korea's territorial sovereignty. "The Pueblo Incident: Analysis of the North Korean Evidence" was...

Each day brings new discoveries about the many benefits -- both healthful and environmental -- that come with a plant-based diet. Yet for many, the art of easily prepared vegetarian food has remained a mystery, as has the secret to creating meals as delicious and nourishing as the dishes they're accustomed to. But "Totally Vegetarian" pulls back the curtain to reveal a world of healthy, simple, and sumptuous recipes. First shown on public television, this special two-disc edition contains...

Blast off into the great unknown in this classic sci-fi adventure! When an extraterrestrial artifact is discovered in the Gobi Desert, the international community comes together to launch a manned expedition to Venus, where the object originated. But the explorers find only the uninhabited remnants of a once-great civilization, and this ruined landscape holds a terrifying secret, one that may doom the expedition to be stranded forever on the lonely surface of Venus. A collaboration between...

He's a U.S. Navy enlisted man who goes into action with the Marines, wearing their uniform and facing the same dangers they face. His role is battlefield first responder, and when a Marine is wounded in combat the cry for his help is universally known -- Corpsman! Produced by the Marine Corps in 1966, this vintage informational film shows how the Navy's hospital corpsmen selflessly risked their own lives to rescue wounded Marines and evacuate them from the bloody battlefields of Vietnam....

Though often neglected in favor of the world famous sights of the coast, the northern regions of Maine are nonetheless places of spectacular and untamed beauty. It is here that one can find some of the most remote land in the continental United States, where human settlements are given numbers instead of names, and where populations number in the dozens or less. The scenery is gorgeous, but inaccessible to all but the heartiest explorers willing to venture down dirt logging roads or hike up...