"Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk--the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral confusion mixed with technical precision. In these remote places...

This program traces the development of forensic science from its infancy to today as agents and investigators demonstrate powerful crime-solving tools such as DNA "fingerprinting" and fiber science and revisit notorious cases, from the ballistic evidence that led to the conviction of James Earl Ray to the tiny clues that put investigators of the Lockerbie disaster on the trail of Libyan terrorists.

World War II - "Defiant" fighter plane factory

This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. A new fighter plane is tested. 2. General MacArthur is present as civilians are liberated from Manila prison camps. 3. Secretary of State Stettinius and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller attend the Inter-American Conference at Mexico City. 4. U.S. troops penetrate the Siegfried line in northern France and take prisoners. 5. The 5th Marine Division lands on Iwo Jima and advances across the...

Provides an overview of the design and engineering of the jet planes that are designed to attack other aircraft.

A unique adventure unfolds when two friends take a risky road trip into their past. Together, Jan Wiener and Arnost Lustig—both survivors of Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia and now living in America—revisit scenes of romance and humor, of narrow escapes from life-or-death confrontations, but their journey home becomes a clash of personalities that takes their friendship to the brink.

The New York Fire Department (2/3/1898, New York), the London Fire Brigade (10/6/1932, London), and a fire brigade on ice (1/1/1934, Mittenwald, Germany) are featured in this video clip.

High flying action, outrageous stunts and stupendous, flying appendages are just a few of the sights in store as mighty warriors face off in a battle that can only leave one side standing! The mighty Eagle Claw Clan is torn apart when evil member To Pa instructs his followers to rob honorable Almighty Imperial Lightning Whip who's children avenge the crime with the aid of a clan member.

After fire fighters visit Ms. Day's classroom, Fluffy gets a chance to see what they do firsthand. Hello, Parent! Hello Reader! books have been designed -- for parents to read to children -- for children to read to parents -- for children to read themselves -- to make your child a better reader. High-interest stories make reading fun! Stories have been tested for vocabulary and sentence length to help you make the right choice! A letter from an education...

Micky Ward is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky, a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down. However, the bond of blood may be their only chance to redeem their pasts, and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride.