Two pilots, one German and one British, recall their missions during these critical battles in the skies over Britain.
This patriotic British film looks at the impact of the Battle of Britain in the citizens of London.
This American produced film centers on the “greatest civilian army ever assembled,” the ordinary citizens of London.
A brief history of British naval aviation, starting with the first seaplanes used as the eyes of the fleet and continuing on the mighty Aircraft Carriers of WWII.
This film takes you through a typical RAF bombing mission into Germany.
Watch as the RAF plan and execute D-Day missions in support of the landings on the shores of Hitler's Fortress Europe.
This film takes a brief look at the history of the RAF and then continues to examine the famous British aircraft and brave pilots of WWII.
This film looks closely at the destructive consequences V-1 bombs had in England during WWII, with historic footage of the planes, bombings, damages and people.
The beginning and end of the air offensive against Japan during World War II. The story includes the Doolittle Raid, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Japanese surrender.
During 1943 a combined American, British and Canadian invasion began. After several major offensives the Fifth and Eighth Armies broke the German lines.
This film provides an overview of the war in the Pacific, culminating with the nuclear annihilation for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This documentary examines the Battle for Leyte Gulf- the largest naval battle in modern history and the last major naval engagement of WWII.
This documentary examines the crucial importance carrier-based air power had for American forces during WWII.
During WWII, 22 percent of submarine personnel died during battle, the highest of any American service. Their heroic efforts as well as the success of American submarines are examined.
On June 4-6, 1942, a large Japanese naval force attempted to capture Midway Island, documented by a crew of naval photographers led by director John Ford.
Notable for launching the Doolittle Raid and as a participant in the Battle of Midway, aircraft carrier Hornet succumbed to battle damage after the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during WWII.
This Academy Award winning documentary follows the exploits of an unidentified Essex-class aircraft carrier from July 1943 to June 1944.
This documentary examines the Japanese use of Kamikazes, one of the most feared and destructive weapons to the U.S. Navy during WWII.
New Guinea's terrain was some of the most forbidding in the South Pacific. Fighting in some parts of New Guinea continued until the war ended, in August 1945.
In early March 1943, the United States Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea. Most of the task force was destroyed and Japanese manpower losses were extremely high.
This documentary examines the Fifth Air Force which provided the aerial spearhead for MacArthur's successful island hopping campaign to retake New Guinea and the Philippines.
This documentary examines the 6th Infantry Division, which holds the record for consecutive days of continuous combat. They also participated in the battle for "Lone Tree Hill", one of the bloodiest ten days in the entire New Guinea campaign.
This documentary examines Rabaul, Japan's most important base in the campaigns against New Guinea, ringed with airfields and warships.
This documentary chronicles the relentless and bloody Allied assault on the entrenched Japanese forces on Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1943.
In 1942, the Battle for Corregidor was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Philippines. Three years later, it was the final stage of General MacArthur’s triumphant 'return' to the Philippines.
Fought in the seas surrounding the Philippines island of Leyte in October, 1944, The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in modern history and the last major naval engagement of WWII.
Fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces, the Battle of Manila ended Japanese occupation in the Philippines and the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater.
This in-depth film takes you through the planning and execution of bombing mission over Nazi held Europe.
This excerpt focuses on the aerial fighters that aided the B-17s in their fight against the Germans.
Clark Gable takes you on a behind the scenes look at one of the more famous B-17 bomber groups of the war in this rare color film.
This film is a record of the first all-American B-17 raid over Europe.
Fearless A-36 pilots scream toward the ground knocking out key German strong points in Sicily.
This film takes a brief look at the great Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American fighter pilots who fought during WWII.
Two pilots, one German, One American, relive the years of harrowing battles in the skies over Europe.
This episode feature the Siegfried Line and examines the frustrating and deadly battles fought by the US Army in Northwest Europe.
This episode examines the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most costly battles American soldiers have ever fought in.
Tigers on the Loose recounts the combat story of the 10th Armored Division in WWII, with emphasis on events related to fighting around Metz and Bastogne.
The Battle of St. Vith documents the gallant defense of the city by elements of the 106th Division and CCB, 7th Armored Division.
This episode features the Bridge and Remagen, the last crossing over the Rhine Germans hadn't destroyed.
At the end of WWI, political unrest and economic depression give rise to extremists in Germany, Italy and Japan. America is content to stay out of conflicts until the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
This account of the early years of WWII covers the early successes of the Axis powers as they dominate every force they face.
The Road to WWII takes an in-depth look at the years before the conflict.
This film chronicles Germany, Italy, and Japan’s victories as they quickly push toward their goal of world conquest.
This film shows some of the first scenes of WWII as the Nazi war machine invades Poland.
This film chronicles the quick victories the Nazi Empire had over the French and English after triumph in Belgium.
England sends in its troops to help France fight against the Germans but find themselves in retreat until the rescue at Dunkirk.
Covering ten years of Japanese military conquest, this film delves into the reasons behind Japan's aggression in the Far East.
In September 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini extended the war to North Africa, seeking to create a "New Roman Empire," but suffered a series of terrible reverses at the hands of the British.
In early 1942, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met to discuss strategy. While Roosevelt favored landing in occupied Europe, the British believed that such a course would end in disaster, and proposed an attack on French North Africa instead.
Early in 1943, it was decided to invade the Italian island of Sicily to put pressure on the regime of Benito Mussolini. The film you will see is a partial record of Canada's First Division in the Sicilian Campaign.
To exploit the collapse of the Fascist regime and draw as many German troops as possible away from the Russian front and the western coast France, an immediate invasion of the Italian mainland was imperative.
Following the successful Allied landings on the Italian mainland in September 1943, German forces began a slow, fighting withdrawal to the north before settling into the Gustav Line, a sophisticated belt of interlocking defensive positions.
With German defenders firmly entrenched behind the Gustav Line, Allied commanders settled on a plan, championed by Winston Churchill, to turn the German flank by mounting an amphibious landing at Anzio, some fifty miles behind enemy lines.
The Battle of San Pietro was produced in 1944 by legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, who commissioned John Huston to direct and narrate and Dmitri Tiomkin to compose the score. The film is considered one of the strongest indictments of war ever made.
By late 1944, the Germans had withdrawn to the Gothic Line, a belt of fortifications that wound through the Apennines. The 10th Mountain Division, an elite group of skiers and mountaineers, went into combat for the first time in this difficult terrain.
The powerful German navy prepares for a great struggle, the Battle of the Atlantic. Hitler hurls his U-boats into the Atlantic to sever the arteries that feed Britain.
In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. industry and its armed forces mobilize in an all out effort to go to war. Yet, supply convoys bound from the United States are stalked by German U-boats.
As war descends on Europe, Germany's surface force is vastly outnumbered, but the pride of the fleet is the incomparable Graf Spee, a pocket battleship combining maximum hitting power with the greatest possible speed.
The German Navy challenged Allied maritime superiority by pursuing a strategy of economic warfare, called cruiser warfare (Kreuzerkrieg). This segment combines veteran interviews and archival footage to tell the story of high seas piracy during WWII.
Britain's ultimate survival depended on the supply convoys linking her to the immense resources of Canada and the United States and by 1941, the U.S. Navy was playing an increasingly active role in this critical campaign.
By the summer of 1942, one Allied ship was going down every four hours, yet German I-boat losses remained frustratingly low. In response, the British took steps to extend the range and strength of convoy escort by sea and air.
The invasion of Europe by the Allies was one of the most anticipated, tenuous and ultimately decisive events of WWII. This film summarizes the tit antic naval effort that was required to make the Normandy landings a success.
Although the Battle of the Atlantic was played out on the sea-planes, it was the overwhelming resources and efforts of the United States and Canada that assured victory. This documentary, nominated for an Academy Award in 1942, documents that effort.