Don Young
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Quest For The Bay volume 2
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English
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The arduous task of rowing the York boat to the Hudson Bay begins under a searing, hot summer sun. The heat and insects begin to take a toll. The crew makes a number of bad decisions which jeopardize the quest, however they finally arrive at the Cree community of Norway House at the top of Lake Winnipeg.
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Bomber Boys The Fighting Lancaster volume 3
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English
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In Episode three Baker Flight recurits get to spend time in the sky as they begin hands-on training in a Tiger Moth. After the flights, the recruits are ordered to prepare their barracks for a surprise VIP inspection by none other than the original Lucky H crew. Three generations after their training began, this group of Second World War vets gets a chance to see if the young men measure up.
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Bomber Boys The Fighting Lancaster volume 2
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English
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In Episode two we follow the trials of Baker Flight as they struggle to adapt to the discipline of military life. Their instructors, real-life drill sergeants, are determined the boys will measure up...no matter how much humiliation and discomfort they must endure. The sole American recruit, in particular, chafes under the constant scrutiny of the drill sergeants. After countless hours on the drill square the recruits are finally given hands-on training...
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Bomber Boys The Fighting Lancaster volume 4
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English
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In Episode four both generations "Bomber Boys", the old and the new, experience the rare opportunity to fly in one of the world's only operating Lancasters. After their momentous flight, they cross the Atlantic to visit the places the original Lucky H crew first visited when they were young. The new recruits of Baker Flight follow them on an emotional journey through Europe as they step through the looking glass to see the world through the old men's...
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Devil's Brigade volume 3
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English
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Our team continues with hand-to-hand training and learns the history of booby traps and German mines. In high-altitude parachute training, the soldiers face the terrifying decision of whether or not to jump from a plane 11,000 feet above the ground. As their time in Montana comes to a close, the participants meet the real survivors - the FSSF veterans - and the soldiersʼ final mission overseas is revealed.
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Devil's Brigade volume 4
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English
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Our team takes on the mission that made the Devilʼs Brigade a legend. They must scale and capture an Italian mountain in the middle of the night where a battalion of real German soldiers awaits them. But the mountain itself is as much of an enemy as the Germans - the dangerous mission nearly kills one soldier as the group attempts the silent climb to the top while the vets recount the harrowing tale of the actual mission they experienced. At the...
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Devil's Brigade volume 1
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English
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Upon their arrival in Montana, the modern-day soldiers face the harsh training regimen of the original Devil's Brigade. The physical demands and lessons in hand-to-hand combat are a rude awakening for some and a combat mission doesn't go exactly as planned.
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Quest For The Sea volume 4
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English
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Re-settlement It is late August. The fish are far out at sea and the weather is worsening. In Hay Cove, a cloud of tension hangs over the families. As the community recovers from a terrible fight, the men take to the seas in a desperate attempt to catch enough fish to pay the debt. But it is not the bill collector who disrupts life at Hay Cove; it is the resettlement program. The Wheelers must move out of their home and they have no choice but to...
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Quest For The Sea volume 3
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English
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The Storms of August After six weeks of struggle the Hay Cove families finally find a rhythm and life becomes less arduous. The women bake, the children pick berries, and the men fish from the dark of morning to the dark of night. The summer is warm and Hay Cove is redolent with green vegetables and golden evenings. Behind the privacy of the family homes however, storms are brewing and Hay Cove descends into bickering, insults and tears of frustration....
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Quest For The Bay volume 4
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English
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The crew have reached the magnificent Hayes River. The spirit of the group is threatened by a leadership struggle between two strong, but different men. Tired and hungry a decision is made to run a dangerous set of rapids and calamity occurs.
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Quest For The Bay volume 2
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English
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The arduous task of rowing the York boat to the Hudson Bay begins under a searing, hot summer sun. The heat and insects begin to take a toll. They arrive at the Cree community of Norway House at the top of Lake Winnipeg.
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Devil's Brigade volume 1
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English
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The Devils begin basic training – 1942 style.
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Quest For The Bay volume 5
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English
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The boat has been destroyed, the group fragmented. The team battles illness, distrust, and the approaching arctic cold to keep their dream alive of completing their Quest for the Bay.
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Devil's Brigade volume 2
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English
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The Brigade faces their first challenges on a practice mission.
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Quest For The Bay volume 1
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English
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We meet the successful candidates who have agreed to undertake the quest to the Hudson Bay. We learn about the dangers of the quest, and follow the crew in their initial week of the journey.
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Quest For The Bay volume 3
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English
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The crew leaves the security of Norway House, as the York boat sets out into the northern wilderness. The spirit of the group cracks under the intensity of the portage as the good weather turns to a torrential rain.
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Quest For The Bay volume 3
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English
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"The Great Portage" the crew leaves the security of Norway House, as the York boat sets out into the northern wilderness. They fight their way over barricades of beaver dams and drag the boat through the leech-filled sloughs of the Echimamish River before reaching the arduous 1600-meter Robinson Portage. The spirit of the group cracks under the intensity of the portage as the good weather turns to a torrential rain.
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Quest For The Sea volume 1
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English
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A Village Called Hay Cove What were Newfoundland's "outports"? Who lived there? And why are they so storied? On the rocky coast of Newfoundland, Canada, the Placentia Bay outport of Hay Cove has been rebuilt. Ten new residents arrive, full of adventure and hope, and begin to settle into two households, facing the rigours of life in 1937. Within days, the Wheeler home falls into turmoil as 14-year-old Anna chafes under the stern hand of 75-year-old...