On July 1, 1863, more than 150,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were drawn into one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. When it was all over 50,000 men had paid the ultimate price. Gettysburg features some of the most authentic Civil War battle scenes ever committed to film

In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage point of both the Japanese and the Americans.

An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already...

It is almost impossible to understand how 300 Spartans managed to hold off the million-man Persian army, but with transporting dramatizations and incisive graphics that put you in the heat of battle, learn the strategies and more in this historic battle.

"October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the Führer, but can...

France had fallen. Britain, its children evacuated to safety, its armies defeated in Dunkrk, stood alone. The only defense the country had against Hitler's Luftwaffe was a handful of brave young men and the fledgling RAF Fighter Command. Against overwhelming odds, the resilient RAF fought and won a battle which changed the course of history. The greatest air battle of all time - The Battle of Britain.

A look at the devastating Allied air campaign against Nazi Germany, through rare film footage and interviews with historians, former bomber pilots, and survivors of the destruction.

A Canadian officer goes undercover to unravel a Nazi plot while pretending to be their guide through the icy wilderness.

"He led a rag-tag array of farmers and woodsmen to victory over the greatest army in the world ... and then oversaw the formation of a new nation. And he became president under the idea that people can govern themselves"--Container.