Introduction Messines is among World War One’s most iconic and dramatic battlefields and the setting for what is still the world’s deadliest non-nuclear explosion, in which 600 tons of explosives took the lives of 10,000 men. Archaeologists have opened up a vast 1.5-mile trench straight through the battlefield on a scale of military excavation that… Read More
Introduction Messines is among World War One’s most iconic and dramatic battlefields and the setting for what is still the world’s deadliest non-nuclear explosion, in which 600 tons of explosives took the lives of 10,000 men. Archaeologists have opened up a vast 1.5-mile trench straight through the battlefield on a scale of military excavation that… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this final film of the series, “1945”, the end of the war is now in sight. Yet there were still hurdles… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this penultimate film of the series, “1944”, the time had come for the beginning of the end of World War II.… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this fifth film of the series, “1943”, watch the cracks start to appear in Hitler’s plans for world domination. Beginning with… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this fourth film of the series, “1942”, watch the arrival of the American GIs in Britain, bringing a new spirit of… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this third film of the series, “1941”, see how Adolf Hitler increased the Nazi stranglehold on Europe, while Winston Churchill inspired… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In “1940,” we follow Hitler’s trail of occupation into Denmark and Norway, the invasion of Belgium & France & the Miracle Of… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline In this first film of the series, “1939”, follow the prelude to war and consider how the Treaty of Versailles, drawn up… Read More
Introduction A fascinating series of documentaries that chart the events of the Second World War year-by-year, using rare archival footage to discover what really happened when the whole world went to war. Outline 7 episodes span from the year 1939 to 1945. WWII War Diaries Series Episode 01: 1939. Episode 02: 1940. Episode 03: 1941.… Read More
