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During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles with voice-overs by the listed actors for the recreated scenes.

Attached to almost every unsolved gangland murder in London over the last 50 years - to Britain's criminal underworld Freddie Foreman is "The Godfather". In this special documentary, Foreman reveals the audacious details of the heists, double crossings, shootouts, murders and betrayals he was involved in and ultimately, what has made him 'Gangster No. 1'.

A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair devolution. Spanning from the late 60s up until present day.

Archive footage of Australia and New Zealand forces during WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam conflict. Plus home life between the wars, especially focusing on the homage we pay to those who so bravely sacrificed themselves on our behalf. This is all held together by a wonderful script narrated by John Stanton.

From Black Saturday in the East End, to the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, to the all-out assault on St. Pauls, they filmed the Blitz and the everyday people who defied it.

Dr Hugh Hunt explores the unknown story of the German blitz on London with zeppelins. Which took place in World War I.

This is a powerful account of the German bombing raids on the central towns and airfields of England, including the terrible blitz on Coventry and the smaller raids on the airfields of Lincolnshire and East Anglia.

The story of how Adolf Hitler rose from a World War 1 soldier to a political activist, force and leader of a country. How he kept power and what he did with it. All presented using his own words and speeches.

Adolf Hitler considered himself to be the world's greatest military strategist, so why did the Nazis lose the war? We look at some of the colossal strategic military blunders made by Hitler.

A documentary which documents the massive bombing raids on Britain's capital city by the Luftwaffe during 1940 and 1941.

From the German countryside to South America, the film unveils the truth on cells used to infiltrate Nazis.

The Battle of Britain, defeats in Greece and Crete, Tobruk and life in Britain between the evacuation at Dunkirk and Operation Barbarossa.

Life and politics in Britain from the post-Battle of Britain period to the first V-1 attacks.

Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troops in southern England.

At President Roosevelt's request, Pug Henry goes to London to meet with the British and provide him with his own personal view on how they are doing. Pug is amazed to find how efficient their radar is at pinpointing enemy aircraft. He also sees Pamela Tudsbury and meets her fiancé, an RAF pilot. When he is shot down over the English Channel, Pug and Pamela start to spend a good deal of time together. Although he remains loyal to his wife, it is apparent that they have developed feelings for one another. The war is not going well. The French have surrendered and signed a peace treaty with the Nazis and the British have to evacuate their expeditionary force at Dunkirk. When the Germans bomb London, the British decide to retaliate by bombing Berlin and Pug accompanies one of the bomber crews. Natalie Jastrow decides to go back to Italy to help her uncle Aaron return to the United States but he is still having trouble obtaining a passport.

During the war German Scientists invented a range of remarkable weapons. But the most awe inspiring of all was undoubtedly the long-range rocket known to history as the V-2. Why did Germans spend so much time and effort developing a space age weapon only to arm it with less than one ton of conventional explosives?

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe.

France is in chaos. The French people take to the roads, trying to escape. The government signs an armistice as Germans take over half the country.

On September 1, 1939 the first day of World War II in Europe President Franklin D. Roosevelt appealed to the warring nations to under no circumstances undertake the bombardment from the air of civilian populations. Just six years later, British and American Allied forces had carried out a bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany s cities, claiming the lives of nearly half a million civilians. The Bombing of Germany examines the defining moments of the offensive that led the U.S. across a moral divide. Weaving together interviews with WWII pilots and historians, and stunning archival footage of the bombing and its aftermath, this AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film is a haunting reminder of the dilemma imposed by war's civilian casualties.

June, 1940. England fights alone against aggressive brutal attacks. The Germans have yet to be stopped in their lightning plunge across Europe. The British are outnumbered, but they have a secret weapon four years in the making.

After WWII, the incredible and innovative weapon systems created by the Third Reich were uncovered. From jet engines to guided missiles, these weapons might well have changed the war.

We explore the use of air power in military conflicts, with two major cases. The Battle of Britain in 1940, the world's first purely aerial battle, and the opening air campaign of Operation Desert Storm in January 1991.

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.