Nazi Megastructures (2013) is a documentary TV show that delves into the failed projects, overstatements, and fortifications of Nazi Germany during World War Two. It explores the construction, engineering, and armament industry of Nazi Germany, as well as weapons research and technology. The show also touches upon the dark side of Nazi propaganda and the waste that occurred in their plan for world domination. Reenactments and historical analysis bring to life the failed ambitions and plan-gone-wrong of Adolf Hitler's regime.
A man becomes obsessed with a woman from a dream and sets out to find her, only to get entangled in a dangerous web of eroticism and bondage.
A historical drama set during the Napoleonic Wars, following the Duke of Wellington and his troops in Portugal during the year 1810.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirates.
Commander d'Espinac is found murdered. Having argued the day before the murder with Captain Bruchot, he is accused. The captain will have to conduct his own investigation if he wants to clear himself. His suspicions will fall on one of the three officers attached to his unit.
In 1939, a group of Finnish soldiers defend the border from Russian invaders.
In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas, William H. Wharton, fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing, warns Stephen F. Austin that the time for half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government. He gets the "Whartonites" to agree to a general convention of all colonists. Almerian Dickinson, biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales, deeply in love with his wife Anne, warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony. He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government.
Two strangers have a strong impact on a young man who's spending some time with his family in this drama from Germany. Seventeen-year-old Anton has been struggling to make sense of his life since his father committed suicide when Anton was attending boarding school. Anton's mother, Luiza, wants to mend her strained relationship with her son and introduce him to her boyfriend, Paul, so she arranges for them to take a vacation together.
The Conquest of Constantinople (1951) is a movie that depicts the epic battle for the city of Constantinople in the 15th century between the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It follows the story of the leader and his army as they face treachery, espionage, and violence in their efforts to conquer the city. The movie explores themes of warfare, religion, and betrayal.
The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library and Archives Canada in 2005.
Lieutenant Ville Somero investigates a sabotage at a fortress site on the Karelian Isthmus in the summer of 1939. His suspicions are directed at the guests of a nearby guesthouse. Aarno Teräs an engineer leading the fortification site, and his bride Birgit Lahti get into trouble because of a band of spies and dancer Veronica Sorrento.
An outbreak of bombings, assassinations, and massacres by an extremist, Marxist terrorist group, alarms the international community who calls for help - the ultimate solution - the Trident Force.
Alice and Julius have to hold their western fort against The Three Bad Eggs and a band of marauding Indians.
2500 Years ago, a dynasty of Celtic Princes founded the first towns in Northern Europe. They constructed harbours along rivers and traded goods with people from all over Europe. This film presents new insights into Celtic history and culture thanks to exclusive access to the Celtic Tomb in Lavau (France) and the exceptionally rich and well-preserved collection of objects found on the gravesite.
In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish plans for the Gallipoli Campaign but manages to pass his information to an American journalist.
The launch of an espionage balloon from an Italian village, located opposite the southern part of the Istrian peninsula, marked the beginning of a most unusual adventure for aviation officer Giuseppe Rosignoli. The decision to go on a reconnaissance mission over the heavily fortified Austro-Hungarian military zone of Pula was made several months before the Kingdom of Italy entered World War I in 1915.
A biography and documentary film that explores George Washington's role as a warrior and leader during the American Revolutionary War. It delves into his military strategies, battles fought, and the challenges he faced.
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