After World War II, the French colonial empire, which dominated the lives of over 110 million people on five continents, collapsed in just under a quarter century of blood and tears.
The history of China's Tsinghua University, starting from the beginning of the 20th century, whose several generations of presidents and graduates have devoted themselves to make their country more prosperous.
In July 1933, a few months after Hitler seized power, William E. Dodd arrived in Berlin. His appointment as ambassador of the United States of America by President Roosevelt came as a surprise.
In 1948, amid political turmoil, the Chinese Communist Party invited democratic leaders and even Nationalist defectors to collaborate on building a new China. Led by Mao Zedong, their vision of unity, democracy, and peace inspired figures across political divides to establish an independent and united nation.
Told through five stories, the film honors the bravery and sacrifice of Yang Jingyu and the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army as they fight against Japanese imperialist invasion.
The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The Great Indian Wars were incited by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians. From that point forward, the series of battles between the military and civilian forces of the United States and the native American Indians began when blood was shed and ultimately tens of thousands of lives were lost on both sides. The Battle of Tippicanoe, the Battle of Horseshoe Band, all three Seminole Wars and the Battle of Little Big Horn were some of the most important conflicts that led up to the last massacre, the Battle of Wounded Knee, where America's landscape would be forever changed!
King Andrew II's accession to the throne proved to be an adventure, and he set to work to take decisive action against the country's enemies. In 1222, he passed a set of laws that changed economic policy and became a unique document in the history of Europe.
The Century of Warfare is a 26 part British TV documentary first released in 1993 and shown on A&E Television Networks. It was narrated by Robert Powell, and produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd, and coincided with another Powell/Nugus-Martin project called Great Crimes and Trials.