To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this special presents the key events of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Europe and the subsequent battles that captured the control of the Normandy coast. Some of the last surviving veterans recall in detail the terror, patriotism and drama from the frontlines of war. This special also honors the diverse backgrounds of all who served.
On the morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of ships reached the French coast of Normandy as part of a...
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the ...
In 1942, a convoy of 35 civilian ships, carrying vital supplies from Iceland to the Soviet Union, fa...
The incredible story of Bruno Lüdke (1908-44), the alleged worst mass murderer in German criminal hi...
16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal
In the North African desert in World War II, a crippled American fighter plane that is unable to tak...
1938. Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany, and Switzerland has closed its borders for Jewish re...
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...
During WWII most zoo animals that could pose a danger to the public were slaughtered. Only two eleph...
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. T...
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to ch...
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Whe...
Nazi occupied Poland, during the World War II. Hans, a former brilliant student, has become an SS of...
In Berlin, Lieutenant Yartsev's infantry and Tzvetaev's battery fight their way in the U-Bahn. Capta...
December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is moving towards Moscow. During a missio...
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's effor...
Filmmaker Fang Li and his crew explore exhaustive historical investigation, as far as possible to fi...
During World War II, millions of Jews from all over Europe are deported and killed in German concent...