In 1624, the Dutch invaded and occupied Taiwan, oppressing the natives, villagers and traders by attacking, conquering and taxing them. This invasion of China ’ s territory alarmed the Ming Emperor on the Mainland. He called for a contest to find a brave military leader to fight the invaders. One young contestant, Zheng Chenggong, stood out from the rest and was made General. With the help of the Princess, he won over both lieutenants of the notorious pirate Tyrant Bear, and instigated them to turn against their master.
The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.
Spywatch is a story produced by the BBC as part of the Look and Read series. It originally aired from January to March 1996. Its main educational focus was World War II.
During the Korean War in the 1950s, Communist party members Liu Yu E, Han Li Dong and others engage in a deadly battle with secret agents in the "War to Resist America and Aid Korea" by protecting the only railroad that leads to North Korea.
The story of the Boesman family's attempt to survive in the city of Ghent during the first world war focusing on each of the five family member's different experiences
From Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in WW2, this landmark series reveals the untold stories of soldiers of color in the war. By mixing war sequences with character portraits, this series restores the role of these soldiers and their units to their rightful place in the narrative of WW2 and reveals how these heroes inspired Civil Rights Movements in America and across the world.
Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.
Blackbox captures performances from the best spoken word artists of today. Witness the strength of a single, passionate voice as poets speak openly and honestly on politics, gender, identity, race and the everyday.
Explore the true stories of America's covert operations told firsthand by the agents who lived it, while getting unprecedented access to the riveting and secret world of espionage.