Arts and Entertainment Network
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (295 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore incredible new developments in the search for extraterrestrial contact in the distant past, and even today. Does the government have knowledge of extraterrestrials visiting Earth?
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nearly a century and a half after his death, Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration. This film examines the life and reputation of the general, whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores ancient Rome and its cities, including what Romans learned from the Greeks and Etruscans and the features of modern cities we owe to the ingenuity of the Romans.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (559 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the second part of the season incredible new developments are explored in the search for evidence of extraterrestrial contact in our distant past, and even today. In Egypt, new technology has detected a previously unknown void in the Great Pyramid; on the island of Sardinia, ancient statues of giants with robotic faces are being shown to the public for the first time; and, in the north of England, scientists claim to have discovered what could...
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2006], c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the course of history, human beings have built incredible monuments and mysterious buildings to mark the passing of time, to track the movements of the heavens, and to honor and glorify their gods and kings. In this program, Ancient mysteries takes a globe-spanning journey to some of the most extraordinary and moving of these famed sites. From the massive temples at Machu Picchu to the megalithic statues on Easter Island, this is an up-close...
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2005, c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From his rise to power to his legendary battles with Theodore Roosevelt, this is the complete story of the legendary financier who twice saved the nation.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (315 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
WWI introduced game-changing weapons of mass destruction: armored tanks, chemical weapons, submarines, and the aerial bombardments of cities. Using experts, eyewitness testimony, and riveting archival re-creations, explores the deadly mix of weapons that defined modern warfare and shocked the world. See how these weapons were developed and witness the devastation they left behind.
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2005], c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Killing one third of Europe's population in just three years and ravaging the flourishing cities of Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, the Black Death swept across the continent at an inconceivable rate. Through chilling reenactments, interviews with experts and historians, and excerpts from original accounts, discover the origins, progress, and cultural repercussions of the Plague's reign of terror. Many thought it was punishment by God,...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the Revolution through the California Gold Rush, it tells the visceral, immersive narrative of the American frontier through the eyes of the most iconic figures who explored and fought to claim the country's vast wilderness. A prequel to the first award-winning miniseries, this four-part docuseries features dramatized portrayals of Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Lewis & Clark, Davy Crockett, Andrew Jackson, John Fremont, Kit Carson.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (880 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Swamp hunters fight massive alligators and Mother Nature, and journey into previously unknown, hostile areas of the swamp. Shrewd gators try to outwit the hunters2 new methods of capturing their prey. Whether using new indigenous bait, old decoys, or employing a primitive alternative to the modern hook, these hunters constantly adjust their tactics to catch and fill their tags.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (528 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What supernatural lives will be revealed when Underground Portals explores the 10,000-year-old prehistoric art work discovered in a cave in India. Could the face of Giza's Great Sphinx prove to be older than once thought, and what otherworldly being might it actually represent? History continues its exploration of unexplained events and phenomena in this collection that journeys through the Egyptian pyramids, Central American temples, and Earth's...
12) Human sacrifice
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Investigates the widespread history behind human sacrifice in Europe, the Aztecs in Mexico and sacrifices to Kali in India.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008], c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
His reign lasted only four years. Yet, as the third emperor of the Roman Empire, he remains one of the most notorious rulers in history. Best remembered for his bacchanalian lifestyle and callous, heavy-handed ruling style, Caligula packed a lot into a very short life. Discover how the first six months of Caligula's rule were marked by a surprising degree of clemency and how a violent illness seemingly transformed him into the monster he is now remembered...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
He was the Marine every other Marine wanted to be like. They called him Chesty because he had a chest like a battering ram. The myth was that the original had been shot away and that this one was a steel plate. In amphibious assaults, they said, he didn't need a landing craft, because he walked on water. With Chesty Puller you never knew where the myth ended and the real man began.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 47 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For more than 150 years, the Comanche of the Southwest were ferocious raiders who struck terror into the hearts of the plains tribes, Mexican villagers, and frontier settlers. Provided here is a revealing look at the motivation, tactics, weapons, and legend of the nomadic Native Americans known as the 'Lords of the Southern Plains.'
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (540 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Continues to explore the fascinating field of alien research. Researchers explore evidence of mysterious ancient phenomena, such as alien abductions documented in the Hebrew Bible, Egyptian hieroglyphs depicting the use of light bulbs, miles-long cryptic markings in Peru, and more.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (564 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Media mogul William Randolph Hearst commissioned one of the largest and most extravagant homes ever built. The centerpiece of an estate nearly half the size of Rhode Island, the 165-room mansion overlooks the California countryside from a hilltop high above the Pacific. This documentary takes a look at this extraordinary property and offers a rare glimpse into Hearst's storybook life.