This is the story of Wojtek - a magnificent 500lb military bear who fought in World War Two alongside a band of Polish soldiers, shared their beer and cigarettes - and eventually their fate. Through understanding the life and death of this unique creature we discover new meanings to the terms immigrant, patriot, and human being.
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shap...
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
In January 2012 Italian divers discovered the wreck of a massive plane off the coast of Sardinia. At...
Generation One is a short documentary that explores the perspectives of the American-born children o...
Documentary about the female fighter pilots in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Union. ...
On March 9, 1953, Joseph Stalin was buried in Moscow in front of a million people. His funeral is th...
A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by on...
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuality during World War II. The documentary...
Documentary exploring the effect of mass immigration on the dwindling white community of the East En...
Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.
The documentary tells the story of the Berlin luxury hotel, which was built by the director's great-...
From 1937 to 1948 gold, silver, platinum and diamonds were looted by the Imperial Japanese Army duri...
Tells the story of Larry and Trudie Long, a popular Asian American nightclub act of the '40s and '50...
Born into a Bavarian bourgeois family, Heinrich Himmler became the driving force behind the indescri...
An account of Adolf Hitler's rise and fall, his relationship with Eva Braun and their days of leisur...
A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey...