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In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.

Martin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.

A simple immigration issue spins wildly out of control for those involved, ranging from the President of the United States, to a news producer.

Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.

In 1945 the fate of Vienna's famous Lipizzaner stallions hangs into balance. American general Patton could save them but first he asks to see them perform.

Unhappy about the appointment of an army general to the chairmanship of an atomic energy committee, a publishing empire female tycoon invites the general to her country estate in an effort to entrap him and ruin his reputation.

On 6 June 1944, the Allied armada launched an assault on the Normandy coast. After a day of unrest, the Normandy coastline was in the hands of the Allies. The operation was repeated in Provence, and caught the Germans in a vice-like grip.

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943.

Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to the Allied Powers' victory in WWII.

Documentary offering a soldier's-eye view of the frozen front lines in the Ardennes during the Second World War and showing how American troops thwarted Germany's massive surprise offensive.

The story of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe on 6 June 1944 during World War II, and begin the march towards Berlin to defeat Hitler and the Third Reich.

Explore the Arnhem battlefield on a fascinating 'war walk' in the company of acclaimed author of Brig. Frank Steer. You'll visit the key battle sites such as Oosterbeek and of course the bridge itself.

The Japanese war efforts in World War 2 following the attack on Pearl Harbor, from their initial successes leading up to the events of the devastating effects from the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Learn more about the classified mission to rescue an American hostage and the man hunt for a dictator that led to the boldest US military strike since Vietnam, the surprise invasion of Panama in December of 1989.

Jack gets back to CTU after the bomb exploded. The situation there is tense since Tony became head of the Unit, especially when a key witness is assassinated. President Palmer and his staff prepare a retaliation on the three countries involved with Ali.

The regular panel, Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf, appear this evening. The first contestant is a New York City woman named Virginia Hall. Miss Hall is the hotel house detective at Manhattan's Great Northern Hotel. The panel is stumped, and John Daly asks the second contestant to sign in - the gentleman introduces himself as B.M. Byran of Louisiana. In fact, he is Lieutenant General, Blackshear M. Byran and the current Superintendent Commander at West Point. The panel is stumped yet again, although Lt. Byran reminds Arlene Francis of their recent meeting at a gala event, commemorating the 153rd anniversary of the military academy. The mystery guest this evening is actress Terry Moore, whom Bennett Cerf identifies. Miss Moore mentions that she's in New York to attend the premiere of the 20th Century Fox film, in Cinemascope, "A Man Called Peter." John Daly also mentions Miss Moore's upcoming appearance in a television play, 'One Little Room' on "The US Steel Hour,":

In Son of Roswell That Ends Well, Granny is sent to space to confront General Bonesteel, who thinks he's a dog after the events of Roswell That Ends Well. / In A Mynah Problem, Sylvester tries to catch the strangely illusive mynah bird.

Edward R. Murrow, at the New York studio, interviews David Sarnoff, president of NBC, at home in New York, and George Humphreys, Secretary of the Treasury, speaking from Washington

In bitter fighting, American forces clash with elite Nazi troops in the Colmar Pocket to complete the liberation of France in January 1945.

The Calgary Highlanders launch a diversionary attack against a heavily defended causeway to assist Allied Commandos to land on Walcheren Island.

We explore ever-evolving jungle warfare tactics and the devastation wrought on those who fought, the people of Vietnam, and the jungle itself

This edition examines the efforts of the British and Canadians who fought elite German divisions to capture the city of Caen, the key to breaking out of Normandy.