Movies and TvShows featuring "world-war-two-history" theme.
Nazi diehard and fanatics fight to the last man to stop Allied forces from freeing Europe, keeping an unrelenting grip on the naval bases, citadels and fortresses of occupied Europe.
Examining the life and times of Adolf Hitler and following the full arc of his ascent, tyrannical reign, criminality and undoing.
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.
Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America.
Hitler's Circle of Evil is a TV show that delves into the inner workings of Adolf Hitler's inner circle and the events leading up to the rise of Nazism. It offers a detailed exploration of the political landscape and the key figures involved in Hitler's regime.
Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of sub sea warfare, tracking the dramatic narrative from contact to attack of the greatest submarine patrols of World War II. From the rise of the Wolfpack to the drive for victory in the Pacific, we profile the strategic masterminds and the rapid evolution of technology and tactics, as the threat of undersea warfare brings every sailor's worst nightmare to life. Expert analysis and stock footage are woven with narrative driven re-enactments filmed on authentic Second World War era submarines to place the characters at the heart of the action.
As April 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler, this documentary investigates the before, during and final days of the most terrifying dictator of the western world.
Meet the architects behind the Nazi war machine. The Führer's most prominent planners, designers, architects, and builders tried to downplay their role in the Holocaust, but the truth is now exposed.
Summer 1943: Hitler engages in a decisive battle in Kursk to win the war in the East. This is without counting on the pugnacity of the Red Army and the Allied intervention in the West. Month after month, the noose tightens on the Nazi tyrant who refuses to admit defeat and precipitates his country in its fall.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
With the aid of rare archives, this film retraces the bloody history of the SS, some of whose members are still alive and have accepted to speak.
Apocalypse: Stalin is a documentary TV show that delves into the life of Joseph Stalin, the Russian revolutionary and political leader. It explores his rise to power, the policies of his despotic rule, and the impact of his regime on the Soviet Union. The show covers key events such as the Great Purge, the Russian Revolution, and the Great Patriotic War.
Dan Snow and Kate Humble present a three-part guide to the critical aerial battle that changed the course of the Second World War, featuring personal stories of pilots, ground crews and members of the public. The first episode tracks the first skirmishes of the three-day battle,as the Luftwaffe began an all-out assault to rid Britain of air power prior to a land invasion. The first skirmishes were being tracked by a 19-year-old WAAF member in a secret London bunker, and her secret diaries provide fresh insight into the strategies behind the aerial combat.
Schindler (1983) is a powerful documentary that tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who became a hero by saving the lives of over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Set in Krakow, Poland, the film showcases Schindler's remarkable journey as he risks his own life to protect others from the Nazi regime. With its emotionally charged narrative and historical significance, Schindler is a must-watch for anyone interested in World War II and the Holocaust.
In 1945, fifteen million orphans roamed in the debris of a Europe recovering from the deadliest conflict it had ever known. Through recolorized archives, testimonies of survivors and reenactment, our film will relate this obscure and unknown episode of the immediate post-war period, overshadowed by the atrocities of the conflict.
By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island in the Pacific. Okinawa was the site of the last battle of the last great war of the 20th century, with a casualty rate in the tens of thousands. Through it all, military cameramen risked their lives to film the conflict, from brutal land combat to fierce kamikaze attacks at sea. See the footage they captured and experience this intense battle the way the soldiers saw it -- in color.
Power, terror, performance. These notions define our perception of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party at the height of the Third Reich. But behind these impressions Hitler was a rather ordinary man. This compelling new series tells the story of one of the most comprehensive, wide-reaching, and successful marketing campaigns in modern history. It describes in a whole new way the rise of Adolf Hitler.
A documentary about the historic Normandy Landings during World War II, showcasing the bravery and sacrifice of the Allied forces as they fought against the Nazis.
The decline of Hitler’s empire from the inside out by exploring the decline of the Nazis through the perspective of Hitler's bumbling generals and a paranoid Fuhrer.