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.
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to...
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal ...
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou...
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return...
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecu...
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedit...
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...
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II...
In 1945, two young American soldiers, brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg, are commissioned to collec...
On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded lineup will grace the stage for one of PBS' highest-rated...
A documentary on the famous World War II battle, using only on-ground footage from Marines and inter...
A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers...
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war fo...
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea...