In the darkest days of World War II, St. Peter's was shrouded in the shadow of the swastika. But even as the Führer surrounded him, the Pope was plotting a secret counter-offensive. Wartime Pontiff Pius XII has been derided for his public silence about the Holocaust. But evidence suggests his silence may have been subterfuge.

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...

The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army ...

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

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's effor...

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...

A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flyi...

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sen...

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 World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive offic...