Glorious Triumphs and Great Tragedies

Product Description Brought to you by Readers Digest and Questar, Inc. Imagine being able to storm the beaches at Normandy, man the lifeboats of the Titanic, and break ground for the Panama Canal-all in one sitting. Historic adventure can be yours in this extraordinary program, which brings to life these events as well as ten unforgettable others. Narrated by Star Treks Leonard Nimoy, this program tells its stories through both archival footage and vivid reenactments, capturing the full emotion and drama of these earth-shaping, often life-shattering events. It also takes you to each of the event sites as they exist today, still remarkably possessed by the power of the past. In bringing out the vital excitement of history, the program covers the following events: Egypt-Treasures of Tutankhamen; Everest-Adventure at the Top of the World; Gettysburg-The Bloodiest Battle; The Holy Land-The Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Jerusalem-Mystery of the Lost Ark; Normandy-The D-Day Invasion; The North Atlantic-The Titanic Disaster; The Panama Canal-Against All Odds; Pearl Harbor-Day of Infamy; Pompeii-Day of Destruction; St. Petersburg-Last Days of the Romanovs; The Taj Mahal-A Love Story; The Tower of London-The Tragedy of Anne Boleyn. Review There is something for everyone in this eclectic, well-priced offering. --Booklist About the Actor Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit part in Queen for a Day (1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). After two years in the United States Army, he was still getting small, often un-credited parts, like an Army telex operator in Them! (1954). His part as Narab, a Martian finally friendly to Earth, in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), somewhat foreshadowed the role which would make him a household name: Mr. Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan science officer on Star Trek (1966) one of televisions all-time most successful series. His performance won him three Emmy nominations and launched his career as a writer and director, notably of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the story of a humpback whale rescue that proved the most successful of the Star Trek movies. Stage credits have included Fidd