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Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

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Music, myth, and memory mix as one of the last great untold World War II stories unfolds against an Irish landscape. Three hundred thousand American servicemen and women served in Northern Ireland from 1942 to 1945. [click to continue…]

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Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

Narrated by Hal Holbrook, Silent Wings – The American Glider Pilots of World War II reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Thousands of lives were saved and battles won because of their efforts.

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