49-34 Events 20th Century • 2018 • episode "S1E5" • 101 Events that Made the 20th Century

136:46

During the seventh episode of NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, the turbulent and often harrowing years from 1945 to the present are explored. Emerging from the Depression and the Second World War as the most powerful metropolis on Earth, New York soon confronted urban woes of unprecedented proportions, and fought for its very existence. In exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven examines the great African-American migration and Puerto Rican immigration of the '40s, '50s, and '60s; the beginnings of white flight and suburbanization; and the massive physical changes wrought by highways and urban renewal -- all of which were directed, to a surprising degree, by one man: Robert Moses. The film comes to a climax with the destruction of Penn Station, the battle over the Lower Manhattan Expressway, the social and fiscal crises of the '60s and '70s, and New York's miraculous revival in the last quarter-century.

S1E7 • New York: A Documentary Film • 1999 • History

44:00

On the morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of ships reached the French coast of Normandy as part of an Allied operation to take back France from the Germans. For the next 85 days, U.S., British, and Canadian soldiers engaged in conflicts of unimaginable violence, conquering and liberating the region's cities, but at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. From the D-Day invasion to the final Nazi surrender in Argentan, this is the definitive story of the three-month Battle of Normandy as it's never been seen before.

2018 • History

66:07

The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.

S1E4 • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War • 2024 • History

51:27

Since December 1941, a vicious war against Japan was being waged in the Pacific. The Japanese were driven back across the ocean, island by island, in savage hand to hand fighting. American dominance at sea was finally established in "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot", when radar gave the US Navy advance warning of a huge Japanese attack and the last vestiges of Japanese naval air power were destroyed. But this film also looks at the war in the jungles, in places like Burma, where new specialist fighting units - like Orde Wingate's Chindits - slowly pushed back the Japanese despite horrific conditions.

11/13 • World War II In HD Colour • 2009 • History

53:20

More than 2,000 years after he conquered the known world, Alexander the Great continues to fascinate. Alexander the Great, a man of extremes and contradictions. A film about one of the most extraordinary military leaders of all time and who this man really was. Discover the astonishing truth in Beyond the Movie Alexander the Great. At the age of 30, he already ruled one of the most powerful empires in the world. It stretched from the olive groves of Greece to the magnificent palaces of India. Alexander brought East and West closer together for the first time and changed the ancient world forever. He was very wise and intelligent, but also a murderer. What personal demons fueled Alexander's unquenchable thirst for danger, fame and conquest. Who was this man of extremes and contradictions really? This National Geographic film attempts to unravel the myth and provides fascinating insights into the world of one of history's greatest military leaders. Impressive reconstructions and the detailed perspectives of scientists and experts reveal the secrets and myths surrounding the real Alexander. Discover how tactical battlefield savvy and reckless bravado made Alexander the most formidable warrior-leader of all time. Learn why his ferociously loyal men venerated Alexander, then finally, some say, conspired in his still controversial death. Brought stunningly to life with powerful re-creations and in-depth academic insights , it's a journey behind the mists and myths of history that reveals the real Alexander the Great as never before!

2004 • History

44:08

In France, perfidy and treason plunge the French Kingdom into chaos. Behind new king Charles IX, Catherine de Medici rules in the background as master of the throne. However, she is unable to prevent a civil war.

S2E3 • The Real War of Thrones: The True History of Europe • 2018 • History