Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral
Jan 01, 2020 | IMDB 0
9 min Watch NowWar, Documentary
Following the tradition of military service in her family, Alene Duerk enlisted as a Navy nurse in 1943. During her eventful 32 year career, she served in WWII on a hospital ship in the Sea of Japan, and trained others in the Korean War. She became the Director of the Navy Nursing Corps during the Vietnam War before finally attaining the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Despite having no other women as mentors (or peers), Admiral Duerk always looked for challenging opportunities that women had not previously held. Her consistently high level of performance led to her ultimate rise to become the first woman Admiral.
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Tea with Mussolini
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Flame & Citron
M/S Gustloff
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
Stalingrad
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IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1966
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 1970
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IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 1962
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IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 1970
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IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1999
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IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1969
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IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2008
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IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 2008
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IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1968
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IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 1970
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2009
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IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1993
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 1942
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IMDB 6 | Feb , 2008
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IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1953
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.Battle of Britain
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1969
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2001
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.1941
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 1979
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IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1970
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