Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.
On December 16, 1944 Americans in the Ardennes Forest were surprised when Hitler's forces launched a major offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The Ardennes Forest - particularly its "North Shoulder" - provided great cover for Hitler's amassing troops.
During the Battle of the Bulge, German soldiers used a powerful new weapon - the Sturmgewehr 44 (Stg 44).
George Armstrong Custer had absolutely no idea how many Native Americans were actually gathered immediately before the Battle at Little Bighorn.
With the cartridge-casing information in hand, experts were able to place the location of the men, and their weapons, as the Battle of the Little Bigh...
Despite their training, men fighting under extreme pressure tend to group together.
On the 25th of June, 1876 - at the Battle of the Little Bighorn - a group of American immigrants were fighting against a group of Native Americans. Bo...
Ephialtes, having betrayed his own side, told the Persians how to outflank Leonidas.
NOTE: THIS VIDEO CLIP DEPICTS RECREATIONS OF A VICIOUS CIVIL-WAR BATTLE IN WHICH MANY UNION AND CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS DIED OR WERE GRAVELY WOUNDED.
What are the factors leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on the 18th of June, 1815? Learn about the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterl...
When Napoleon gave the order to fire his heavy guns, he expected them to be as devastatingly effective as they always were.
NOTE: THIS CLIP CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF BATTLE SCENES AND SKELETONS IN A MASS GRAVE.
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