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.
Auschwitz became the worst Nazi death camp of all.
In April of 1942, Slovakia began handing over its Jews to the Nazi government.
THIS VIDEO CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF AN UPRISING AT AUSCHWITZ, IN OCTOBER OF 1944, FROM A FILM CALLED THE GREY ZONE. IT DEPICTS UNSETTLING EVENT...
WARNING: SCENES IN THIS CLIP - FROM "WAR AND REMEMBRANCE" - ARE RECREATED EVENTS ABOUT THE BABI YAR MASSACRE IN UKRAINE (AMONG OTHER ATROCITIES).
Refueling the King Tigers took a very long time. Defending against the advancing tanks, Allies were able to blow-up their fuel supplies before t...
Historical footage of the Bataan Death March is coupled with survivor stories.
"Worrying too much about the loss of friends," recalls Bob Foster - a Hurricane pilot - "you're going to go yourself.
The SS City of Benares was torpedoed by a German U-boat on in 1940 despite the September cold and a stormy sea Bess Walder Cummings and her brother su...
"Out of the blue," as survivors recall, the Battle of Britain begins on September 7, 1940. Hundreds of German bombers fly to England from their bases ...
East-end Londoners were undergoing unbelievable anguish as the Blitz continued.
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This video without sound, from the U.
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