Berlin 1937/38: Adolf Hitler strives for war. The leadership of the Wehrmacht stands in his way. But he gets rid of his opponents by plotting against the Reich War Minister Werner von Blomberg - he had married a prostitute - and the Chief of Staff of the Army Werner von Fritsch - he was homosexual.
This classic series follows the events that sparked the greatest conflict of the century, capturing the drama, the excitement and the ideological juxtapositions of these crucial years. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator Eric Sevareid, one of the world's most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series featuring stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage.
Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.
During the years of the Spanish Reconquest, Manuel Rodríguez is a wanted man in Chile. His head already has a price and he's considered a legend among many. But it's his love for Francisca, a noble woman, what will make him take all kinds of risks, regardless of the differences that separate them. From then on, Rodríguez will fight both for the freedom of his homeland and for the love of his life, Francisca.
An original and dramatic series that views the most violent and significant episodes in modern history from a fresh perspective – not as two world wars, but as a continuous narrative of error, ambition, revolution and courage. An expert re-examination of history forms links and conclusions that tie the entire war period together and, with the benefit of hindsight, pieces together how the world went and stayed at war for so much of the 20th century.
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.
In 1948, officers from the Third Field Army infiltrate Nanjing to aid the underground Communist Party in protecting intelligence, securing supplies, and undermining enemy forces, paving the way for the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign and the nation’s liberation.
November 12, 2003. A terrorist attack kills 24 Italian soldiers deployed in Nasiriyah, Iraq for a peace-keeping mission as part of "Operation Ancient Babylon".
Finding a way to end a war. Insiders tell the long and troubled story of a chaotic conflict, revealing the political pressures that helped seal the fate of Afghanistan.
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The Kremlin's strategy consists of infiltrating places of power throughout Europe and securing the services of more or less lucid personalities, more or less aware of what is going on.
Urix is a foreign affairs television newsmagazine aired Monday to Thursday night on the Norwegian television channel NRK2, a subsidiary channel of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first show aired on 2 September 2002, and is produced by the same crew as Dagsrevyen. The title is a play on the word Utenriks, meaning "foreign".
The current presenters are Christian Borch and Annette Groth. Former presenters include Bjørn Hansen, Sigrun Slapgard and Gunnar Myklebust.