World War 2: The Whirlwind of the Ages

The veteran tells his grandson about his World War II experiences, without pathos, but with gripping, brutal honesty.SynopsisThe rulers’ mistakes are paid for with the blood of the people. This is shown in history both recent and ancient, time...

From the deployment of US military forces in Europe and the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, the voices of history-makers were heard around the world. This collection contains original remarks and speeche...

Explore how D-Day started, the aftermath, and the events in between!D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-held Normandy, was one of the most extraordinary achievements not only of the Second World War, but in the whole of military history. Millions o...

Nº 17The Battle of KurskThe greatest armored vehicles's battle in history eased the way for the Soviet troops on they road to Berlin.

Nº 18The Battle for GermanyEastern and Western offensives of the Allied and Soviet armies in their way to Berlin. Operation Market Garden.

The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come to be that there was a Second World War causing twice as much loss of life a...

Nº 19The Agony of the Third ReichThe Battle of the Ardennes (the Battle of the Bulge). Conquest of Berlin. Hitler's death. Surrender and end of the war in Europe.

Nº 20Leyte, Imperial DestinySeveral naval clashes in the Gulf of Leyte led to the liberation of the Philippines. Along with the British victory in Burma, they opened the way to Tokyo.

World War II redrew the map of the world. No longer would Europe be the center of power. As the continent exhausted itself in yet another war, two new nations with conflicting ideologies were rising to prominence: the United States of America and th...