Guy Martin joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach for decades, and tells the Boy's Own-style story of its pilot, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Stephenson
A dramatised account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War II, dire...
A documentary edited by Jiří Weiss on the role of Soviet women in the Second World War
In this documentary, experts dissect the Battle of Britain, which took place on Sept. 15, 1940 — a d...
In the small town of Rechnitz a terrible crime against humanity was performed during the holocaust. ...
The surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial ...
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came i...
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know ...
Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany after Hitler himself. The pl...
Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...
The real Great Escape didn't feature Steve McQueen racing through the Third Reich on a motorcycle li...
September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmac...
A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a co...
Against the backdrop of a world on the brink, the Montford Point Marines transcended enemy lines and...
On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots w...
Documentary detailing the successful Operation Mincemeat in 1943, which led to the Allies successful...
Between 1942 and 1944 some 24,916 Jews were deported from Belgium to Auschwitz. The roundups and dep...
Throughout his time as head of the Nazi party, Adolph Hitler evaded numerous attempts to assassinate...