1. Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
This drama-documentary evokes what it was like to work closely with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms during the dark days of the Blitz and the later bombing raids on London. The programme combines superb archive film from the Imperial War Museum’s vast collection, with atmospheric dramatisations actually filmed inside the Cabinet War Rooms – the real locations from where Churchill led the nation. Includes first-hand accounts which reveal the challenges of working with Britain’s bullish war leader at close quarters.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
2. Integrating the Marine Corps: The Montford Point Marines
In the backdrop of a world on the brink, the Montford Point Marines rise, transcending not just enemy lines, but also the formidable barriers of racial segregation. Their journey, spanning from rural Virginia to the frontlines of World War II, the Korean War, and the jungles of Vietnam, is a reflection of their indomitable spirit and unyielding resolve. Confronting racial prejudices, the heartbreaks of war, and the turbulent transition to civilian life, these men never wavered in their commitment. "Integrating the Marine Corps" dives deep into the uncharted terrains of the Black experience in the early 20th century Marine Corps, illuminating stories often shadowed in history's corners. With cinematic finesse fit a global streaming audience, the film weaves these warriors deeply personal narratives into a rich tapestry, culminating in an epic saga of heroism, perseverance, and the enduring legacy of the American veteran.
3. Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941 (Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941)
At dawn on June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On the same morning, Germany demanded permission from the Swedish government to transport 18,000 German soldiers from Norway to Finland across Sweden by railway. This was a difficult problem for the Swedish government. On one hand remaining friendly with Germany at the height of its power, on the other maintaining a strict neutrality. The Swedish cabinet meet in Stockholm to decide upon the best reply to the German demands.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
4. Admiral Chester Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz used submarines, a vessel used to great effect by Germany in WWI and WWII to turn the tide of the War in the Pacific.
5. Tajemství podzemní továrny v Chebu (Tajemství podzemní továrny v Chebu)
(Tajemství podzemní továrny v Chebu)
6. The Camps of Death
Human torture. Factories of death. War atrocities. The crimes that haunt the pagse of history are chronicled in the piercing documentary Camps of Death. Following Hitler's murderous career, the film traces his rise to power, his ultimate demise, and the subsequent nuremberg trials that publicized the horrors of Hitler's regime. Concentration camp footage combines with chilling POW interviews to graphically create the nazi nightmare that few could hope to survive. A powerful look at the third reich adn the horrifying fate of its enemies.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française (Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française)
(Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
8. Will It Happen Again?
An account of Adolf Hitler's rise and fall, his relationship with Eva Braun and their days of leisure at the Berghof, their Bavarian residence.
9. Bergen-Belsen zum Beispiel (Bergen-Belsen zum Beispiel)
(Bergen-Belsen zum Beispiel)
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Götterdämmerung 1945: Die letzten 10 Wochen des Dritten Reiches (Götterdämmerung 1945: Die letzten 10 Wochen des Dritten Reiches)
"Götterdämmerung 1945: The last 10 weeks of the Third Reich" - from the battle of the Ardennes till the end. Die Deutsche Wochenschau was the title of the unified newsreel series released in the cinemas of Nazi Germany from 1940 until the end of World War II.
11. Forgotten Transports to Latvia (Zapomenuté transporty do Lotyšska)
In January of 1942, two first transports with hundreds of Czech Jews leave Theresienstadt for the east. After a journey lasting several days, the trains reach the Latvian capital of Riga.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
12. Gino: A Child of War
An account of a young Italian boy who was taken in by a Canadian military unit during World War II.
13. Monte Cassino: The Soldiers' Story
The months-long battle of Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest of the second World War, is related by the Germans and Allied troops who fought it. Men of the 1st/4th Essex Battalion and the German paratroop regiment are to the fore here, as they were 60 years ago.
14. City 40
Hidden in the heart of Russia, there is a Soviet-era city where thousands of people live and work behind barbed-wire fences monitored by armed guards. It is Ozyorsk , located in the Chelyabinsk Oblast, one of the most polluted places on the planet and home to the largest stockpiles of nuclear material. Its code name: City 40.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
15. Le Trésor sacré d'Hitler (Le Trésor sacré d'Hitler)
(Le Trésor sacré d'Hitler)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
16. 4 and 20 Fit Girls
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.
17. Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
18. Stalin, the Red Tyrant (Staline, le tyran rouge)
On March 9, 1953, Joseph Stalin was buried in Moscow in front of a million people. His funeral is that of a demi-God. Ultimate paradox for one of the greatest criminals in History who brought misfortune to his people while arousing collective admiration.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Restoring the World at War
(Restoring the World at War)
20. WWII From Space
WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way that puts key events and tipping points in a global perspective. By re-creating groundbreaking moments that could never have been captured on camera, and by illustrating the importance of simultaneity and the hidden effects of crucial incidents, HISTORY presents the war's monumental moments in a never-before-seen context. And with new information brought to the forefront, you'll better understand how a nation ranked 19th in the world's militaries in 1939 emerged six years later as the planet's only atomic superpower.
It has an average vote of 7.415 on TMDB.