He went off to war an unknown soldier and returned a beloved national hero. Often dismissed as a "do-nothing" president and a good-natured bumbler, Dwight D. Eisenhower -- the last American president to be born in the 19th century -- was actually a skillful politician, a tough Cold War warrior, and one of America's most misunderstood and unappreciated presidents. Two-part documentary from American Experience.

Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...

Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his m...

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the ...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the ea...

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. T...

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...

A Blind Hero depicts Otto Weidt's story as told by award-winning journalist and author Inge Deutschk...
A special tribute to the immortal B-25 bomber. Features an assemblage of outstanding aerial footage...

A documentary about the decisions parents made in evacuating their children out of harm's way (the N...

Adolf Hitler's Nazi megalomania knew no limits. The most daring of his plans World War II involved G...

The real Great Escape didn't feature Steve McQueen racing through the Third Reich on a motorcycle li...

Karlskov is a self made, successful owner of a large electronics factory, has a wife and five childr...

Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story b...

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war c...

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world...

A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Gui...

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his w...

This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect ...

In 1945, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horror...