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".
3-part BBC Miniseries depicting the Allied progress from the D-Day landings in Normandy all the way to Berlin. The Normandy breakout is covered, as well as the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Market Garden, to the eventual objective of Berlin. The Series is narrated by Actor Sean Bean.
Exploring the buildings that were built to defend Britain from a German invasion during World War II. From coastal defences, to secret bases, travel across Britain looking at the buildings that were built to fight Hitler and his advancing army.
From fierce street battles and heated debates between opponents and friends to hatred and agitation - the documentary series delves into the history of the Greens, who were controversial from the very beginning.
By making the Elysée Palace the most coveted, and also one of the most mysterious residences in France, the founder of the Fifth Republic surely never imagined that his successors would discover the immense solitude of power there. De Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d’Estaing, Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy, then Hollande: Each of them had the opportunity to experience the dizzying nature of supreme office in this 18th century palace with the appearance of a bunker. It is this intimate, solitary and silent history that is recounted here, through key events, previously unheard accounts, and rare archive footage. The film reveals above all how heads of state are capable of secretly walling themselves up in serenity, gravity, tragedy, or dignity, as they embrace their destiny along with that of France.
In 1918, during the final stages of World War I, a Roman photographer is called up for military service and, together with Don Silvano, escorts Vanin, a traitorous soldier, to the Torre trench. Along the way, many events occur that will change the lives of the protagonists, leading to a tragicomic ending.
When Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand , Austrian future king , the World War I began. What will Gavrilo Princip do? He has to choose , hard jail untill death, or hanging. There are so much things happening in Bosnia.
This is a story about the soldiers of a cannon battery in the First World War that, like hundreds of thousands of others, made the glory of the Serbian army become immortal.
When the French president’s secret daughter is kidnapped, his personal tragedy turns into a national crisis, forcing him to navigate betrayal, political intrigue, and moral conflict within the halls of power.
World War 1. Over 35 world powers were involved in this conflict. As a result, four empires – Russian, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman and German – ceased to exist… The participant countries lost 12 million killed, 55 million were wounded… From the series, the viewers will learn about the overall course of the war and follow the incredible life stories of its heroes.
From the Cold War to the present day, the expansion of evangelicalism has fostered the emergence of Christian fundamentalism. In three parts, this in-depth investigation reveals the cogs of a formidable politico-religious machine determined to extend its empire over consciences.
From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.