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Easton Press (publishers). The Video History of Our Times: The War Years After Pearl Harbor: 1941-1945. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS in FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of the War Years after Pearl Harbor 1941-1945, you will see the following events that shaped that historic period: THE WORLD SITUATION IN 1941--The Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 draws America into the Second World War, a war that has been expanding until, by Christmas of 1941, four-fifths of all the people in the world are involved. Millions have lost homes and families; millions more have lost their lives. The political map of the world has been radically changed by the aggressive actions of dictators. Nazi Germany has occupied most of the countries of Europe, including a large part of the Soviet Union. Fascist Italy has seized Albania, and Ethiopia in Africa. Japan has occupied Formosa, Korea and part of China, and taken control of many strategically located Pacific islands. THE U.S. CONVERTS TO WAR PRODUCTON--Immediately after Pearl Harbor, war is declared between the United States and the aggressor nations, Japan, Germany and Italy. The U.S. starts a rapid, all-out conversion of industries and manpower. With the hard-pressed Allies unable to maintain production of desperately-needed war materials, the U.S. is the only nation capable of launching a major effort. The changeover is dramatic. Peacetime factories become war plants turning out planes, ships and guns. Men are called into military service, and housewives who have never touched a tool learn to operate machines making the weapons of war. UNITED NATIONS FORCES GROW--The Allied armies gain strength as men from many different nations join in the struggle against the aggressors. THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC--In 1942, Germany's U-boats become an ever-increasing menace on the high seas. In 10 months, the Allies lose over 500 ships carrying essential supplies. THE ALLIES STRUGGLE ON THREE FRONTS RUSSIA - In the spring of 1942, German forces advance further into the Soviet Union, driving deep into the Ukraine. The Russians continue their "scorched earth" policy, burning wheat fields, blowing up bridges, dams, power plants, leaving nothing that might be of use to the enemy. Old people, women and children become guerilla fighters, harassing the Nazis behind the lines. The Russian army holds Leningrad and Moscow in the face of a German offensive, but on July 1 Sevastopol falls and the Germans mass for an all-out drive into the Caucasus. NORTH AFRICA - German forces drive toward the Suez Canal to cut supply lifelines. British and French troops are forced to retreat across the desert to EI Alamein, only 60 miles from Suez..PACIFIC - The Japanese spread their domination, taking Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and islands throughout the Pacific. THE BATTLE OF MlDWAY A turning point of the war in the Pacific occurs in the summer of 1942. On June 3, aware that if the Japanese reach Midway .the U.S. Navy will be swept from the Pacific, Admiral Nimitz orders a full scale attack by his American fleet on the Japanese approaching Midway and a dramatic air and sea battle ensues. The Japanese suffer heavy losses, crippling their striking power and forcing them to withdraw. TURNING POINT IN NORTH AFRICA --In August of 1942, Germany's Marshall Rommel sends in tanks to breach a hole in Allied lines through which troops can follow - the accepted "blitzkrieg" tactic. Allied forces allow the tanks to pass through, then close in and destroy them, leaving 300 tanks of the German Afrika Korps burning in the desert. It is a defensive victory but the German advance is stopped and Suez is safe. THE DEFENSE OF STALINGRAD In September, the German army advances on the important industrial city of Stalingrad. The Russians offer fierce resistance, fighting back from crumbling houses, from stairways and alleys throughout the city. And Stalingrad holds to become a third turning point for the Allies. CONVOYS SAFEGUARD SHlPPING-- The Battle of the Atlantic continues, but the sinking of Allied ships by German submarines has been markedly reduced. In October of 1942, only 11 Allied ships are lost as opposed to 111 in June of 1942. Of the 20,000 ships convoyed across the ocean, 199 out of every 200 reach port safely. ALLIES OPEN AIR ROUTES--The Allies finally reach a point where they can begin to take the offensive. Fresh troops and supplies arrive at key places around the world. The U.S. Army Air Transport command opens air routes covering 110,000 miles, providing battle materials, food and medical supplies. FIRST ALLIED PACIFIC OFFENSIVE--The U.S. Marines mount their first major amphibious operation against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. On August 7 they land on Guadalcanal. Under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, troops from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.S. attack Japanese strongholds on New Guinea. The forces suffer nightmarish conditions on the tropical islands, battling swamps, deadly snakes, malaria and dysentery as well as the enemy, and losses are heavy. The Allies gain their objective: bases, from which to strike at Japan. HE BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN--On October 23,1942 the British 8th Army led by General Montgomery, under the supreme command of General Alexander, launches an offensive against Rommel's Afrika Korps. Using a surprise reversal of the "blitz-krieg' tactic, Montgomery sends the infantry in first, then British tanks pour through the gap in enemy lines. The Germans are driven into retreat and thousands of Italian troops are taken prisoner. EISENHOWER LANDS IN NORTH AFRICA--On November 7, 1942 a huge amphibious operation commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, involving 500 transports and 350 war-ships, lands American and British troops in French North Africa. Hitler's reaction is to sweep through France and occupy the entire country. At Toulon, the French scuttle much of their fleet before the Germans can seize it. GERMANS ROUTED AT STALINGRAD--In late 1942, the Russian forces start a drive to break the siege of Stalingrad. A pincer movement encircles and cuts off the Germans -completely destroying their 6th Army. The siege costs the Germans over half a million men and masses of war material. On February 5, 1943,24 German generals surrender to the Russians. Marshall Stalin orders salvos of 240 guns in Moscow to celebrate the decisive victory. THE GATHERING OFFENSIVE: THE CASABLANCA CONFERENCE-- In January, 1943 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill of Britain meet in Casablanca at a conference also attended by General Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Free French. It is decided that the Allied objective must be unconditional surrender by Germany and Japan. THE TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN: VICTORY IN AFRICA --The British 8th Army under General Montgomery advances into Tunisia and meets up with the Allied troops commanded by General Eisenhower. The combined forces break through German defenses and Bizerte and Tunis fall. On May 12, the Axis forces in Africa surrender. The Tunisian campaign is costly for the Germans: 30,000 are killed, 20,000 wounded, and 291,000 taken prisoner. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN: ALLIED INV ASION On July 10, 1943, Allied troops land in Sicily and take the island by mid-August. On September 3 they launch an invasion of Italy itself. Mussolini falls from power and the new government surrenders to the Allies. THE AIR FRONT-- The air war intensifies as the Allies step up bombing attacks on strategic German cities. The Italian campaign has given the Allies a base in Foggia, Italy in addition to the bases in Britain from which attacks are launched around the clock, Americans by day and British by night. Allied planes clash with the Luftwaffe in spectacular air battles.. THE SOVIETS ADVANCE-- A powerful offensive launched by the Russians in June of 1943 drives the Germans back across the U.S.S...

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Easton Press. The Video History of Our Times: 1952. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS in VERY GOOD condition with piece of the overlay plastic missing on the spine of the case and a manufacturer creasing of the label when attached to case. The video is in intact in case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1952, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: FREIGHTER SINKS DESPITE SKIPPER'S GALLANT FIGHT After a fifteen day battle against the sea following a hurricane in the Atlantic, the foundering Flying Enterprise sinks, despite Captain Kurt Carlson's desperate attempts to save her; TRUMAN WARNS OF WAR PERIL In his State of the Union address before both Houses of Congress President Harry Truman warns that "the world still walks in th~ shadow of another world war." Mr. Truman also blasts the Soviet Union's refusal to accept the West's disarmament program; GREEK BEAUTY QUEEN CROWNED Young women compete for the title of Miss Hellas in politically hot Greece; AIR FORCE BILLIARD QUEEN Masako Katsuro, a young Japanese woman married to an American Air Force Sergeant, demonstrates her artistry to Air Force men; DOBERMAN WINS WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW A Doberman walks off with "Best of Show" honors at the 76th Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden in New York. BRITISH KING DIES The funeral train bearing the body of King George VI back to London arrives in the British capital. Thousands of subjects watch sorrowfully as the casket is carried to Westminster Hall to lie in state; NEW ITALIAN FASHIONS Italy's top designers stage a style show in Rome; OSCARS AWARDED The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences presents the coveted annual awards during a star-studded ceremony 10 Hollywood; BOWLING CONGRESS UNDERWAY The 49th annual American Bowling Congress gets off to a thunderous start in Milwaukee; INDO-CHINA WAR HEATS UP In a renewed offensive, French colonial forces round up Communists that have infiltrated the rich rice bowl of northern Indo China; FLOODS SWEEPS SEVEN STATES In the highest flood crest In Its history, the Missouri River; sweeps over rich farmlands of seven states In the Midwest and I eaves thousands homeless; EASTER PARADE Despite gray skies and raw wind, Easter promenaders are out in force along New York's famed Fifth Avenue. As is traditional, the Easter bonnets range from gorgeous to goofy; ENIWETOK A-BOMB BLAST CREATES TERRIBLE DEVESTATION Defense Department films of an atom bomb test at Eniwetok Island show the awful effect of a nuclear blast on all types of buildings. The force of the bomb crumbles concrete structures and whips other buildings into rubble; U.S. WEIGHTLIFTERS COMPETE FOR OLYMPIC BERTH Olympic hopefuls pump iron for a place on the American team bound for Helsinki. The winner is John Davis of Brooklyn, undefeated in world competition for 14 years; U.S. TRACK TEAM TO FACE SOVIETS FIRST TIME EVER At Olympic team trials, records fall as top track and field men battle for places on this year's Olympic team. One of the strongest teams ever emerges to face the Russians for the first time in international competition; FINNISH GIRL WINS MISS UNIVERSE CONTEST Thirty nations compete and the most beautiful girl in the world is judged to be eighteen-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland; NEW U.S. JET FIGHTER UNVEILED The Starfire America's most powerful single-engine plane to date, is displayed for the first time. Radical armament and electronic controls give the interceptor command of the skies; EISENHOWER ACCEPTS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION General Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero of World War II, and running-mate . Richard M. Nixon, greet the GOP convention in Chicago. In his acceptance speech, Eisenhower promises to lead a new crusade to peace and prosperity. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENS Democratic Presidential hopefuls arrive in Chicago on convention eve as a wide-open race shapes up. Senator Estes Kefauver has been widely considered the front runner but it is Governor Adlai Stevenson who will emerge from the convention as the Democratic candidate; SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Jockey Eddie Arcaro wins his 5th Kentucky Derby ... Rocky Marciano becomes the new heavyweight champion the NY Yankees with their 4th straight World Series... England's famed John Cobb is lost when his jet-powered boat explodes during a race the spectacular Olympic Games involve more nations than ever before, including the Soviet Union; NEW OCEAN LINER SETS RECORD The liner United States arrives to a royal welcome in New York harbor after shattering the east-west Atlantic crossing record by nine hours; U.S. ASSAULT ON NORTH KOREA On the heels of the second anniversary of the Korean conflict, five hundred U.S. planes blast enemy power plants in one of the most massive air assaults of the war; FALL FASHIONS FROM PARIS Paris designers spotlight the "casual line" for fall; JET MAKES ATLANTIC ROUND TRIP IN ONLY 8 HOURS A twin jet British Canberra bomber averages 606 mph as it races across the Atlantic and back in a blazing speed demonstration. WALCOTT AND MARCIANO TRAIN Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and challenger Rocky Marciano flex their muscles in preparation for their title bout; WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Mrs. Jacqueline Pung of Honolulu wins the Women's Amateur Golf Tournament in Portland, Oregon; ICE CAPADES Ice Capades previews the 1953 edition at Atlantic City, and the star performer is Olympic Champion Dick Button in his first appearance as a professional, displaying his incredible grace and precision on ice; IKE OKAYS NIXON AS RUNNING MATE DESPITE CONTROVERSY General Eisenhower meets his running mate for the first time since Public debate over Senator Nixon's private expense fund prompted Nixon s "Checkers" speech in self-defense, winning him the full endorsement of the Republican National Committee; STEVENSON CAMPAIGNS IN BALTIMORE Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson addresses Maryland voters saying that he will strive to lower taxes but won't make promises he can't live up to; MONKEY AND MICE IN PIONEER SPACE FLIGHT In a preview to human space flights, Air Force scientists launch Albert the Monkey and two white mice into space. Films show the space travelers under zero gravity in this test of reaction to space flight, and their safe return to earth; EX-KING FAROUK'S PALACE Egyptian authorities permit first film of Farouk's lavish Egyptian palace showing some of the riches left behind by the exiled monarch; EISENHOWER LANDSLIDE America goes to the polls and the outcome is an overwhelming victory for General Dwight D. Eisenhower. At Republican headquarters, a tremendous ovation greets the President-elect and next First Lady. The campaign is over and the Republican Party is once again in power. Video condition: Very Good

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Easton Press. The Video History of Our Times: 1931. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1931, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING COMPLETED The world's tallest building, 102 stories high, is officially opened to the public. Built on the site of, the old Waldorf Astoria Hotel, it dominates the Manhattan skyline and affords a breathtaking view of the city from its roof. CONTORTIONIST BAFFLES THE EXPERTS Spectators, and even scientists, can't fathom how King Brawman squeezes his entire body through an ordinary tennis racket by using muscular control. TENNIS CHAMP TILDEN MAKES PRO DEBUT In his first professional match, amateur title holder Bill Tilden beats top Czech player Kozeluh in straight sets. FIRST LIVE TELECAST OF VAUDEVILLE The image on the small round television screen is blurry but a thrill for viewers, and holds promise for the future. FASHION NOTE At the chic resort of Palm Beach, Florida, models show glamorous creations in flared beach pajamas. LINDBERGH TO VISIT SOUTH AMERICA The noted airman and his wife test the plane they will fly on their forthcoming goodwill tour. MAMMOTH CAR Sixty men spent 3 months constructing a vehicle 15 times larger than the ordinary auto. KNUTE ROCKNE LAID TO REST Mourners throng the streets and stars of his great 1930 team serve as pall bearers at the funeral of the famed Notre Dame football coach. ARMY AIR SERVICE TESTS "HANGING EYE" Designed for wartime observation of enemy activity, the new "eye of the air" employs a dirigible hidden above the clouds from which men are lowered in a gondola to report enemy locations. HAIRY TALE "Captain Alberta" performs stunts to prove that he has an enviable head of hair that can't be pulled out - even by a tug-of-war team. BATTLESHIP WYOMING IS DE-GUNNED The World War I fighting craft is being converted into a peacetime training ship, so her guns are being removed in an operation that will give much-needed work to about 600 men. WOMEN JOCKEYS COMPETE IN FEATURE RACE Vera McGinnis, a prominent rodeo rider, finishes first among ten outstanding competitors in the Coronado Town Plate State, an event for women jockeys. ROCKET SLED FIZZLES An innovative sled propelled by rocket power disappoints spectators by achieving only 50 feet before terminating in a snow bank. POLICE DEMONSTRATE SHOOTING ACCURACY Using a rifle and two revolvers, three law enforcement officers prove their skill. .ITALY CELEBRATES FASCISM The Crown Prince of Piedmont and his wife become the first members of royalty to participate in the annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the founding of Fascism in 1919. SHIP'S CARGO VIOLATES PROHIBITION A vessel found to be carrying100,000 worth of liquor is suspected of attempting to violate the prohibition law, despite the captain's claims of legitimate trade outside the U.S. BRITISH SCHOOLBOYS ENDURE RUGGED RACE The students of Eton participate in a steeplecj1ase that plunges them into mud and mire for the honor of the old school. MAYOR WALKER ACCUSED OF NEGLECT OF OFFICE New York's popular and debonair "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker returns from a stay in Palm Springs looking slightly more serious than usual in the face of charges of neglect of City Hall duties. AUTO ODDITY A Czech inventor comes up with a 6-wheeled car to navigate rough terrains. NAVY DEMONSTRATES AERIAL TORPEDOES These first and exclusive pictures show planes which take off from the carrier Lexington, each one carrying an automatically propelled torpedo which is discharged into the water as they fly eight feet above the surface. ANNUAL WATER SPORTS FEAT High diving and a greased pole competition are highlights. GANDHI ARRIVES FOR NATIONAL CONGRESS A vast crowd of 50,000 assembles in Karachi, India for the appearance of their great leader, Mahatma Gandhi. Enemies of Gandhi attempt to mob him but are quickly subdued by the police, and the Mahatma presides from a podium high above the square, reiterating his policy of passive resistance to gain freedom from British rule. NEW IDEA: FROZEN ORANGE JUICE The customary early morning delivery of milk on the family door- step can now also include orange juice, thanks to a new process. GERMAN CRUISER LAUNCHED UNCHRISTENED A worker gets his signals mixed, and the Deutschland, the first battleship built by Germany since the war, glides into the sea before President Von Hindenburg can smash the bottle of champagne against her hull to officially name her. BRITISH BIKERS BRAVE ROUGH GOING At the annual scramble in Brighton, England, participants navigating the slippery hills and rocky terrain, spend almost as much time off their bikes as on them. TURKO-SOVIET NAVAL PACT SIGNED In the U.S.S.R., as delegates from all over the Soviet Union pour in for the Sixth Soviet Congress, a treaty is signed between Russia and Turkey that halts naval building operations in the Black Sea and may be a step toward peace in the Near East. U.S. ARMY TANKS SHOW THEIR STUFF Land battle-wagons, the newest branch of the Army, shove through buildings and flatten everything in their path to demonstrate that they are unstoppable - except when they turn over. NATIONAL A.A.U. MARATHON Pep Clark wins the 31-mile walking race and qualifies to represent the U.S. at next year's Olympics in Los Angeles. WELLESLEY COLLEGE CAPERS A hoop-rolling contest is the traditional send-off that predicts which graduating senior will be the first one to become a bride. SEA-GOING FLIVVER An odd invention produces an "auto-boat" that sets a car on pontoons to drive down the river. TIRE-CHANGING MADE LESS TIRESOME A device that replaces a jack offers the motorist help in the chore of replacing a flat tire. GLIDER ACE SOARS ABOVE MANHATTAN The police bar traffic from Riverside Drive for almost an hour while German champion Wolf Hirth flies over the city at 500 feet to test the air currents. AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM REACHES CUBA In Havana, immigrants from Spain hold a "wine-inhaling" contest using traditional vessels from the old country. MRS. HOOVER CHRISTENS CLIPPER SHIP The First Lady officiates as the world's largest amphibious plane, American Clipper, goes into service. CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES The National League regains the title after 5 years, as St. Louis edges out the Philadelphia Athletics in the exciting 7th and deciding game of the hard-fought Series. RED MARCHERS PARADE AS XONGRESS OPENS The 72nd Congress begins its session with a democratic majority in the House for the first time since 1919, and John Garner of Texas is elected Speaker. Outside the Capitol, police are out in full force to make sure no trouble erupts from Communistic belligerents. BONFIRE OF NARCOTICS An anti-dope drive in California nets a ton of drugs that are put to the torch. WAR VETERANS RUSH TO GET LOANS After passing of the bonus law by Congress over President Hoover's veto, World War veterans caught up in the nation's unemployment, swamp bureau offices to file for loans; 20,000 checks a day are being printed to meet the demand. 1931 WORLD NEWS IS HIGHLIGHTED . In Managua, Nicaragua, a disastrous earthquake kills 2,000 people and leaves the city a mass of wreckage. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty make aviation history by circling the globe in the Winnie Mae in a little over 87 days. In Hankow, China, over half a million people die when the Yangtze River bursts its banks and catastrophic floods ensue. Spain's Bourbon monarchy is overthrown by the revolutionary forces and King Alfonso is forced to abdicate and flee to London. In an attempt to break the world's speed record, aviator Lowell Bayles is killed when his plane crashes and hits the earth in a fiery inferno. Video condition: Fine

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Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884-1933. New York: Viking, 1992. ISBN: 067080486X

First edition 587 pages with index plus 24 pages black and white photos. This book and dust jacket are in VERY GOOD condition. The book has some minor smudging on page and cover edges. Very tight copy otherwise. The dust jacket is in NEAR FINE condition with some slight edge wear. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor....and other curious subjects. Dust jacket reads: "Eleanor Roosevelt is the most important woman in American political history, and in this definitive biography, ten years in the making, Blanche Wiesen Cook re-creates her in all of her role--as a visionary, an activist, a political wile, and a woman, far more independent than we knew. No other First Lady has had a greater influence on the course of democracy in this century, and no other book about Eleanor Roosevelt captures the complexity of her character-her wit, her passion, her boldness, and her commitment to greater dignity and security for all women and men. Born into the American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism and self-destruction, Eleanor Roosevelt learned, rather than inherited, her progressive views. "Education ends only with death," she said, and her life bears that out. Though steeped in the sensibilities of the Old South with its facile prejudice against Blacks and Jews, she became an antiracist activist, accustomed to the jingoistic bellicosity of her Uncle Theodore, she became an eloquent spokesperson for peace; and the woman who, in 1911, said, "I realize that if my husband were a suffragist, I probably must be, too," was by the early 1920s the most significant woman in democratic politics. "In the future, there will be nothing closed to women because of sex," she told her students at Todhunter. Blanche Wiesen Cook's access to new archives, her superb insights, and her respect for her subject contribute a new perspective not just on Eleanor Roosevelt but on the world of politics in which she thrived. Eleanor Roosevelt's life is a history of the crusade for justice and decency, of the Red Scare, of the ongoing battle for equality and power for women, of the New Deal. Every issue she addressed-both in her public life and in her private relationship is relevant today. This book celebrates a woman of unfailing energy and blithe courage, whose biography can be used as a handbook-inspiring and exhilarating-for all women and men interested in a just society." Hard Cover condition: Very Good in Near Fine dj

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