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War

Ring of fire

Ring of fire

February 1, 2004

Ring of fire keeps a sense of menace to the end, the atmosphere is tense. There is no safe haven, and Beirut of yesterday becomes a chilling image of our world at war today .

Zero

Zero

January 31, 2004

The Great Nazi Cash Swindle

The Great Nazi Cash Swindle

January 20, 2004

Documentary examining Operation Bernhard, the counterfeiting scheme devised by the Nazis during World War Two to undermine the British war effort.

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

June 24, 2005

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Control Room

Control Room

January 15, 2004

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Ten Days to D-Day

Ten Days to D-Day

January 2, 2004

Following the lives of ten characters through their letters and diaries in the ten days before D-Day. The mini-series contains documentary interviews with the people on which the book, and this mini-series were based.

The Boys of Normandy 60 Years After D-Day

The Boys of Normandy 60 Years After D-Day

January 1, 2004

National Geographic: the Boys of Normandy-60 Years after D-Day

The General

January 1, 2004

How the advance of a column of tanks is stopped by the ultimate war machine in the hands of an unrelenting general. A statement from the heart against the rapidly changing world political stage.

Gettysburg History & Hauntings with Mark Nesbitt

Gettysburg History & Hauntings with Mark Nesbitt

January 1, 2004

An exploration of the ghostly tales and history of the Battle of Gettysburg with the acclaimed author of the Ghosts of Gettysburg, series of books, Mark Nesbitt.

Dunkirk: The Soldier's Story

Dunkirk: The Soldier's Story

January 1, 2004

Veterans of World War II describe their experiences of the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and the evacuation. On 10 May, the German Army invaded Holland and Belgium. The Blitzkrieg had begun, an entirely new way of fighting war. For the young men aged 18 and 19 who joined up to 'do their bit', it was a terrifying baptism of fire, and for the British Army a shattering blow. Within three weeks, it was a crushing defeat, leading to the largest military evacuation in history. This film is the story, told in their own words, of a group of young men, now veterans, and their first experience of modern mechanised warfare.

The Other Side of Dunkirk

The Other Side of Dunkirk

January 1, 2004

Powerful myths and misconceptions have shaped our understanding of the moment which changed the course of WW2 - the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. But what really happened at Dunkirk and in the crisis before the days of the evacuation? This documentary takes a European look at the crisis and asks new questions from a French and German perspective as well as from a British point of view. Featuring interviews with veterans and historians from all three key protagonists, providing revealing insights into the events of May and June 1940.

What Sebastian Dreamt

What Sebastian Dreamt

January 1, 2004

A young Spanish writer inherits a home in the Guatemalan rainforest, only to become wrapped up in a land war, touchy local politics... and murder.

Kizu: The Untold Story of Unit 731

Kizu: The Untold Story of Unit 731

January 1, 2004

Documentary about Japan's Unit 731 of World War II.

Future Left Behind

Future Left Behind

January 1, 2004

Samad is a 14-year-old boy, living in a refugee camp in Imishli. After blacking out in the forest, he finds himself in the midst of the Nagorno-Karabakh War that happened ten years ago.

1982, estuvimos ahí

1982, estuvimos ahí

January 1, 2004

The Silent Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll

The Silent Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll

January 1, 2004

For the first time, the U.S. military has granted permission to an outside film crew to document the wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll -- a little-known outpost in the Marshall Islands.

The Tear of the Cold

The Tear of the Cold

January 1, 2004

During the Iran-Iraq war,a soldier and a Kurdish girl come to a new understanding of the notion of animosity despite their supposedly opposite circumstances.

Chechnya

Chechnya

January 1, 2004

The story of Radio Radicale journalist Antonio Russo

Suphankanlaya

January 1, 2004

Period drama about the life of Suphankanlaya, a princess who lived contemporary with King Naresuan and Queen Suriyothai in the 16th century Ayutthaya period.

High Hitler

High Hitler

January 1, 2004

Dr. Theodor Morell served as Adolf Hitler's personal physician from 1936 to 1945, often treating the Fuehrer with unconventional medicines and concoctions of unknown compounds. Medical experts examine the evidence for Hitler's abuse of amphetamines and narcotics, as well as abundant evidences for symptoms of Parkinson's disease and perhaps even syphilis. Did the Fuehrer's failing health, abetted by Morell's treatments, affect his military judgment and contribute to the defeat of Nazi Germany?