With Germany upset about how WWI ended and Japan upset about a lack-of-access to much-needed natural resources, another war sent the world into chaos between 1939-1945. Stories in this collection are about some of those events.
Winston Churchill refers to the endless U-boat attacks, during the Battle of the Atlantic, as the "U-Boat Peril." His choice of words underscores the ...
Historical footage of the Battle for Peleliu, included in this clip, is from the National Archives and the Department of Defense.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES INTENSE SCENES FROM WORLD WAR II.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES INTENSE SCENES FROM WORLD WAR II.
On Sept 1, 1939, Hitler began his terror in Europe.
In this clip, combining rare archival footage with recreated scenes, Hitler's cameraman films the Fuhrer who keeps his left hand behind his back.
James O'Donnell's book The Bunker is about the last days of the Third Reichbased on extensive eyewitness interviews and documents.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES GRAPHIC SCENES OF WAR.
Allied forces searching for Nazi scientists discovered a hidden nuclear reactor and the world's first fighter jet developed under Hitler's rule.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES SCENES OF FATAL SHOOTINGS AND OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM WORLD WAR II.
In one of his last public appearances, Hitler meets with members of the Hitler Youth who were defending Berlin against the Red Armys advance.
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