Uncommon valor : the story of the U.S. Marines in WWII.
Publication Information
Eugene, OR : Timeless Media Group, c2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (230 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
WWII was the arguably the Marines greatest ordeal by fire. The mettle of the Corps was proven on Midway; Guadalcanal; Bougainville, Tarawa; Saipan; Tinian; Peleliu; Iwo Jima; and Okinawa, just to name a few.
Notes
Title from container.
Contents
- Disc one. Guam ; Midway ; Guadalcanal ; Bougainville ; Rabaul
- Disc two. Saipan ; Tinian ; Peleliu ; Iwo Jima ; Okinawa.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Palau.
- Midway, Battle of, 1942.
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
- Okino-daitō Island, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
- Documentary films.
- War films.
- United States. Marine Corps > History.