genre: wwi/wwii
Unsung Heroes Of Pearl Harbor
When American forces at Pearl Harbor were caught by surprise on the morning of December 7, 1941, nearly every soldier, sailor, and marine at the doomed base rallied to resist the attack. By visiting the [...]
Iwo Jima: Fight To The Death
It is perhaps the most iconic image of WWII: Six U.S. soldiers strain to raise the American flag atop Iwo Jima’s Mt. Suribachi in the midst of a gory battle. Yet, before and after the [...]
The World at War, Blu-Ray Edition
More than 35 years after its initial broadcast, THE WORLD AT WAR remains the definitive visual history of World War II. Unsurpassed in depth and scope, its 26 hour-long programs feature an extraordinary collection of [...]
A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day
In 1997, after going unrecognized for nearly half a century, seven African American heroes of WWII were bestowed with the U.S. military’s most prestigious award–the Medal of Honor. While only one veteran was alive to [...]
WWII: The Lost Color Archives
Until today, our collective memories of World War II have lived almost exclusively in black and white. But the recently re-discovered archival materials of this remarkable series will permanently alter the way we look at [...]
War Planes Of World War II
World War II turned the American aviation industry into a huge, high-tech giant. The war spurred the production of more than 300,000 warplanes, among them some of the greatest planes of all time: the C-47 [...]
Victory At Sea
Considered the most influential documentary in television history, VICTORY AT SEA, in the words of Harper’s Weekly, “created a new art form.” The 26 half-hour episodes were culled from over 13,000 hours of footage shot [...]
The Christmas Truce
WWI began in August 1914, and by December all thoughts of quick victory had faded. Fighting was most fierce in a thin strip of land called the Western Front. A system of trenches separated Allies [...]
Secrets of World War I
This is the secret story of “the War to End All Wars” and what happened when the first weapons of mass destruction reached the battlefield. We uncover the forgotten story of the secret deals, government [...]
