The sinking of the Laconia [dvd videorecording]

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Title:

The sinking of the Laconia [dvd videorecording]

Author:

Bleasdale, Alan.

ISBN:

9781598287974

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publication Information:

Silver Spring, MD : Acorn, 2012.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Originally broadcast as a miniseries on BBC in 2010.

Special feature: Documentary featurette: "The sinking of the Laconia : survivors stories" (29 min.).

Contents:

Part one -- Part two, plus bonus.

Abstract:

In September 1942 at the height of the battle for the Atlantic, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.

Reading Level:

Rating: Not rated; contains strong language, ciolence, and nudity.

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Drama -- DVDs.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Drama -- DVDs.

Steamboat disasters -- Atlantic Ocean -- Drama -- DVDs.

Added Author:

Bleasdale, Alan.

Potente, Franka, 1974-

Duncan, Lindsay.

Cox, Brian, 1946-

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