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21) A battle won
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Commander Charles Hayden is called upon to captain HMS Themis. The ship is tasked with escorting valuable supplies to Admiral Hood, who is locked in a bitter fight with the French navy for control of the island of Corsica.
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Discs 1-4. Victory at sea: Culled from over 13,000 hours of footage shot by the U.S., British, German, and Japanese navies, this documentary series shows combat footage.
Discs 5-8. Hero ships: Profiles the battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and specialized ships. Along with archival footage and interviews, this documentary also includes inspections of the ships' "battle stations," providing combat history and evolving technology...
25) Ocean black
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18,000 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE PACIFIC, BILLIONAIRE INDUSTRIALIST PAUL DERIDE HAS HIT A MOTHERLODE OF MANGANESE. BUT THE ONLY WAY TO RETRIEVE THE PRECIOUS ORE IS THROUGH A SERIES OF STRATEGICALLY PLACED NUCLEAR DETONATORS THAT COULD TRIGGER A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE ALONG CALIFORNIA'S SAN ANDREAS FAULT.
26) Battle of Actium
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Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the 31 B.C. Battle of Actium during the Roman Civil War, as well as its long-lasting consequences.
28) Blood wake
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Cast away: A FedEx engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island.
The last of the Mohicans: Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, is tested by fate amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies in colonial America.
Master and commander: Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he...