| MILITARY VIDEO COLLECTION | |||||||
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| William B. "Ben" Thompson (TAMU '44) | |||||||
| Catalogued by Bill Thompson (TAMU '75) email: mailme.html |
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| NOTE: Many of these items have been gifted to family
members or donated to area libraries or veterans organizations. |
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| Item # | Title | Type Film | Starring | Minutes | # Videos | Publisher | Date |
| 1 | The World at War | Documentary | (complete set) | 26 | HBO/Thames | 1982 | |
| 2 | War Chronicles: The War in Europe | Documentary | (complete set) | 8 | IVE | 1983 | |
| 3 | Crusade in Europe | Documentary | (complete set) | 6 | New Line Home Video | 1993 | |
| 4 | Crusade in the Pacific | Documentary | (complete set) | 6 | Embassy | 1951 | |
| 5 | Victory at Sea - Collector's Edition | Documentary | (complete set) | 6 | Embassy | 1952 | |
| 6 | War Chronicles: The War in the Pacific | Documentary | (complete set) | 6 | IVE | 1983 | |
| 7 | Hearst Metrotone Gazette: World War II | Documentary | (complete set) | 5 | United Video | 1988 | |
| 8 | Great Battles of WWII: Europe | Documentary | (complete set) | 4 | Readers Digest | 1987 | |
| 9 | Great Battles of WWII: Pacific | Documentary | (complete set) | 4 | Readers Digest | 1987 | |
| 10 | The Final Solution | Documentary | (complete set) | 4 | Thames Video | 1975 | |
| 11 | Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Medal of Honor | Documentary | ? | 1 | Medal of Honor Project | 1987 | |
| 12 | Corregidor: Retaking the Rock | Documentary | 1 | ||||
| 13 | D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe | Documentary | Volume 4 | 1 | White Star | 1990 | |
| 14 | D-Day: The Great Crusade | Documentary | 112 | 1 | MPI | 1984 | |
| 15 | Honor and Glory: America's Military Honor Guards | Documentary | 100 | 1 | A&E Home Video | 1995 | |
| 16 | Medal of Honor Part 3 | Documentary | 50 | 1 | US News | 1990 | |
| 17 | Medal of Honor Part 5 | Documentary | 50 | 1 | US News | 1990 | |
| 18 | Railway of Death: Burma | Documentary | 45 | 1 | New Star Video | 1988 | |
| 19 | Silent Drill Team - USMC | Documentary | 45 | 1 | Lenny Magill Prod. | 1993 | |
| 20 | Stillwell Road | Documentary | Ronald Reagan, narr. | 51 | 1 | Video Treasures | 1986 |
| 21 | The Birth of the Bomb | Documentary | 50 | 1 | New Star Video | 1988 | |
| 22 | The Damned Engineers at the Battle of the Bulge | Documentary | 50 | 1 | A&E Home Video | 1990 | |
| 23 | The Normandy Invasion | Documentary | 1 | Viking Video | 1986 | ||
| 24 | Thunderbolt (WWII Aerial Combat) | Documentary | Lloyd Bridges | 45 | 1 | Video Treasures | 1986 |
| 25 | V for Victory: D-Day | Documentary | 45 | 1 | Atlas Video | 1991 | |
| 26 | V for Victory: Tarawa and the Island War | Documentary | 45 | 1 | Atlas Video | 1991 | |
| 27 | V for Victory: The Battle of the Bulge | Documentary | 45 | 1 | Atlas Video | 1991 | |
| 28 | War Stories: D-Day - Omaha Beach | Documentary | 50 | 1 | Atlas Video | 1991 | |
| 29 | World War II IN COLOR | Documentary | 105 | 1 | Goldhil Video | 1998 | |
| 30 | WW II: Divide and Conquer | Documentary | Frank Capra | 54 | 1 | Goodtimes | 1943 |
| 31 | WW II: The True Glory | Documentary | 85 | 1 | Goodtimes | 1945 | |
| 32 | Yesteryear: 1942 | Documentary | Dick Cavett, narr. | 42 | 1 | HBO | 1991 |
| 33 | A Bridge Too Far | Drama | Robert Redford | 178 | 2 | MGM | 1977 |
| 34 | Patton | Drama | George C. Scott | 117 | 2 | CBS/Fox | 1969 |
| 35 | The Longest Day | Drama | John Wayne | 175 | 2 | CBS/Fox | 1962 |
| 36 | A Walk in the Sun | Drama | Dana Andrews | 118 | 1 | Hollywood Movie Greats | 1945 |
| 37 | Air Force | Drama | John Garfield | 120 | 1 | Key Video | 1943 |
| 38 | Anzio | Drama | Robert Mitchum | 117 | 1 | Goodtimes | 1968 |
| 39 | Back to Bataan (COLORIZED) | Drama | John Wayne | 95 | 1 | Turner | 1945 |
| 40 | Battleground (COLORIZED) | Drama | Van Johnson | 119 | 1 | MGM | 1949 |
| 41 | Command Decision | Drama | Clark Gable | 113 | 1 | MGM | 1949 |
| 42 | Desperate Journey | Drama | Errol Flynn | 106 | 1 | MGM | 1942 |
| 43 | Destination Tokyo (COLORIZED) | Drama | Cary Grant | 136 | 1 | MGM | 1944 |
| 44 | Enola Gay | Drama | Patrick Duffy | 150 | 1 | Interglobal | 1980 |
| 45 | Force of Arms | Drama | William Holden | 99 | 1 | WB Home Video | 1951 |
| 46 | From Here to Eternity | Drama | Frank Sinatra | 118 | 1 | RCA | 1953 |
| 47 | Guadalcanal Diary | Drama | Preston Foster | 93 | 1 | CBS/Fox | 1943 |
| 48 | Gung Ho! | Drama | Randolph Scott | 88 | 1 | Video Classics | |
| 49 | Kelly's Heroes | Drama | Clint Eastwood | 143 | 1 | MGM | 1970 |
| 50 | Merrill's Marauders | Drama | Jeff Chandler | 112 | 1 | Boomerang | 1962 |
| 51 | Mister Roberts | Drama | Henry Fonda | 120 | 1 | WB Home Video | 1955 |
| 52 | Objective: Burma | Drama | Errol Flynn | 142 | 1 | MGM | 1945 |
| 53 | Stalag 17 | Drama | William Holden | 120 | 1 | Paramount | 1963 |
| 54 | The Battle of the Bulge | Drama | Henry Fonda | 156 | 1 | WB Home Video | 1965 |
| 55 | The Bridge at Remagen | Drama | George Segal | 115 | 1 | Wood Knapp Video | 1969 |
| 56 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Drama | William Holden | 161 | 1 | RCA | 1957 |
| 57 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Drama | William Holden | 103 | 1 | Paramount | 1955 |
| 58 | The Devil's Brigade | Drama | William Holden | 87 | 1 | MGM | 1968 |
| 59 | The Dirty Dozen | Drama | Lee Marvin | 150 | 1 | Turner | 1967 |
| 60 | The Eagle Has Landed | Drama | Michael Caine | 131 | 1 | CBS/Fox | 1977 |
| 61 | The Guns of Navarone | Drama | Gregory Peck | 145 | 1 | RCA | 1961 |
| 62 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Drama | John Payne | 85 | 1 | CBS/Fox | 1942 |
| 63 | Twelve O'Clock High | Drama | Gregory Peck | 132 | 1 | CBS/Fox | 1949 |
| 64 | Von Ryan's Express | Drama | Frank Sinatra | 117 | 1 | CBS/Fox | 1965 |
| 65 | Where Eagles Dare | Drama | Clint Eastwood | 158 | 1 | MGM | 1968 |
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