The War Files
The Great War - The Story of World War One
2 x 50 minutes
A tragedy that decimated the population of Europe
and scarred a generation. This is the stark story of a conflict that is
still unequalled in its ferocity and casualty rate. Newsreel and other
footage tell the gruesome and poignant story of the brooding
battlefields that lie beneath many of Europe’s green
fields. Armageddon is revealed.
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World War Two 1939-1945 2 x 75 minutes
From murder on the streets of Warsaw to the
liberation of Europe, this lucid and engaging series provides a
dramatic account of a conflict that engulfed the free world. We see
tragedy on the Dunkirk beaches, heroics in the skies above England in
the Battle of Britain and share the eventual allied triumph on the
bloody sands of the D-Day beaches. invasion of Normandy. Captured in
dramatic archive film footage in this definitive history of World War
II.
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The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two
10 x 60 minutes
A definitive A to Z of the pictorial history of the
main events, characters and equipment involved in this momentous
conflict. Evocative footage that tells a remarkable story, much of it
in original colour, leads the viewer through the moments of the
struggle using a well-paced, learned and easily accessible narrative.
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Rommel - the Desert Fox 1 x 55 minutes
What was the unique talent of this man who
single-handedly rewrote the rules of tank warfare? A man who reversed
the course of the North African campaign until his defeat at El
Alamein. Why did he take his own life after failing to persuade Hitler
to abandon the doomed Fortress Europe strategy and how did he become
involved with those plotting the death of his leader?
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Churchill’s War 1 x 60 minutes
Revered across the World as a consummate war
leader, Churchill inspired the free world with stirring speech upon
stirring speech. Recently found footage and recordings of his masterful
oratory illustrate how his words raised a generation to “finish
the job”.
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The Occult History of the Third Reich 4 x
55 minutes
In four episodes: The Enigma of the Swastika: The
SS - Blood and Soil:Heinrich Himmler and finally Adolf Hitler this
chilling series traces the occult origins of the Nazi party to the
lonely death of the spectre of evil at its heart, Adolf Hitler, in the
Hades-like flaming ruins of Berlin. Rare archive footage gives a unique
insight into this sinister and often mesmerising component in the Nazi
dream.
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Hitler’s War Part 1 (1940 - 1943) 1
x 55 minutes
Rare footage illustrates this chilling account of
Hitler’s ruthless aspirations and savage victories as his armies
blitz their way through Northern Europe and fatefully invaded the
Soviet Union. We examine the disappointment and defeat that followed
the collapse of his “Russian adventure”.
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Hitler’s War - Part 2 (1943 - 1945)
1 x 55 minutes
How was it that despite catastrophic defeats,
illness and conspiracy, Hitler clung to his belief that the West
would eventually turn against Moscow? A belief that was finally crushed
when the victorious allies closed in on the fatally wounded German
capital, Berlin.
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Eva Braun - Hitler’s Mistress 1 x
50 minutes
A side of Hitler that only his inner circle saw is
revealed using the home movies that he shot with his mistress Eva Braun
at The Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat. Is this urbane man smiling
out at us the same person who ordered such inhuman acts of savagery? A
macabre record of Eva Braun's years at the centre of Hitler's inner
circle.
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Hitler’s Secret Weapons 1 x 55
minutes
As the allies gathered their strength and resources
for the invasion of mainland Europe the V1 and V2 - Hitler's flying
bomb and deadly long range rocket - rained death and havoc on an
already devastated London. But the capital was not so easily cowed and
Hitler's failed to alter the course of the war.
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Waffen SS - Hitler’s Elite Fighting Force
1 x 60 minutes
The sinister black-clad figures of nightmare,
Hitler's Waffen SS hold a unique and dark place in Germany history.
Their code demanded a lethal combination of bravery and savagery, and
they must be held to account for many of the most hideous crimes
of the Nazi period.
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Gestapo 1 x 55 minutes
Hermann Goering's Secret State Police were tasked
to arrest and torture confessions and information from supposed enemies
of the Reich. All the powers of the Judiciary were taken into its hands
and the Courts rendered superfluous. A compelling account of one of the
true horror stories of the century.
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Elite Forces - Special Forces of World War Two
1 x 60 minutes
It was the success of Hitler's paratroopers that
inspired the creation of similar elite forces in both America and Great
Britain. Their spectacular airborne action provided some of the war's
greatest heroes. This documentary brings together genuine archive
footage from many sources to tell its story of the daring and the
winning.
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History of the Luftwaffe - A Phoenix Rising
1 x 60 minutes
Featuring some very rare footage recently obtained
from Eastern Bloc archives, this programme chronicles the meteoric rise
of Germany's Luftwaffe air force. We look at its structure, tactics and
the inherent weaknesses that led to its inevitable destruction. No
ordinary air force, Hitler considered the Luftwaffe the handmaiden of
his dream of eternal conquest and the crucial component of
"Blitzkrieg- the lightning war".
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Fighter Aces 1 x 60 minutes
Baron Von Richthofen, Billy Bishop, Herman Goering
and Ginger Lacy were just some of the seemingly fearless pilots
fighting for their lives and their country in the skies above Europe.
Featuring thrilling archive footage only vailable in the West since
World War Two, the programme includes interviews with fighter pilots.
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Kamikaze Pink Line - To Die for the Emperor
1 x 55 minutes
What persuaded these young pilots to turn
themselves into human shells for their Emperor? This programme captures
the heroic spirit of Japan's Kamikaze pilots, who took on the status of
heroes - their lives shrouded in honour and mysticism. Were they ever a
real threat to the outcome of the war?
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War in the Pacific 1 x 55 minutes
From the moment it failed to achieve a crushing and
total victory at Pearl Harbour, defeat was inevitable for Japan. But
turning that inevitability into reality was to take a heavy toll in
human lives, for the Japanese were tenacious fighters. Battles raged
between the carrier fleets, at sea between Midway and the Marianas,
until the Japanese were driven to Kamikaze suicide pilots ñ a
last desperate throw of the dice of war.
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Battle of the Somme 1 x 55 minutes
The greatest battle the British Army had ever
fought began on 1st July 1916. Using graphics, powerful stills and
remarkable archive footage, this programme presents an in-depth
portrait of the death machine that was The Somme. We examine the
strategic and tactical planning and preparation and the course of the
battle itself. On the first day an incomprehensible 60,000 men were
killed or wounded, mown down without mercy by the German machine
gunners.
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Dunkirk - the Battle for France 1 x 60
minutes
The heroic rescue of the stranded British
Expeditionary Force from the beaches of northern France is now the
stuff of legend. How did it achieve it place in British folklore and
what mistakes could have been avoided?
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D-Day - Assault on Fortress Europe 1 x 60
minutes
It was truly the beginning of the end of Nazi
Germany. This programme tells the full and fascinating story of the
most audacious combined military operation ever attempted - the
Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 - the opening paragraph in the last
chapter of the Second World war.
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Battle of Britain 1 x 55 minutes
When France finally fell to the onslaught of
Hitler's war machine in June 1940, Britain awaited the full fury of the
Nazi armies. She did not have long to wait; the Battle Of Britain was
about to begin. This programme tells the full story of those months in
which Britain stood entirely alone.
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The History of the British Army - The Official
Story
1 x 120 minutes
This informative programme provides a privileged
insight into the extraordinary history and traditions of a nation's
army, which has always been well respected for its fighting spirit,
regimental pride, courage and professionalism. We explore the
historical background to the key phases of the army's evolution over
the centuries and tell of both triumphs and setbacks. An informed and
engaging study of a unique organisation.
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Britain at War - Heroes 1 x 60 minutes
What makes a hero? Using historical records,
personal accounts, rare archive footage and still photographs, this
programme celebrates the valiant exploits of British heroes, the men
and women whose skill and courage turned the tide of World War II,
including Churchill, Guy Gibson, Colonel David Stirling and 'Monty'.
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The Blitz - on the Midlands 1 x 55
minutes
An account of the German bombing raids on the
central towns and air-fields of England, including the terrible blitz
on Coventry and the smaller raids on the airfields of Lincolnshire and
East Anglia. It was here that the Luftwaffe attempted to knock out the
RAF on the ground, and launched attacks on the industrial areas and
factories producing many of Britain's crucial tanks and aircraft.
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The Blitz - on the North 1 x 55 minutes
Although there were no great “Blitz”
campaigns such as those seen in London and Coventry, the Luftwaffe made
many determined bombing attacks on the North of England. This programme
looks at life in the wartime North during those attacks, including the
V1 Rocket raids on the towns along the N.E. coastline and the work of
the anti-aircraft Barrage Balloon squadrons.
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Daylight Bombing Raids on Europe 1 x 55
minutes
Whilst the Royal Air Force concentrated on bombing
Germany by night, the United States Air Force carried out a dangerous
strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany during daylight hours.
On every raid some bombers suffered damage: exploded in mid-air, fell
from the sky in pieces or crashed in flames. For the Flying Fortresses
and Liberator Bombers of the Eighth Air Force and Ninth Air Force it
was a testing time high in the often deadly skies over a war-torn
Europe.
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Bomber - Story of Strategic Bombing 1 x
55 minutes
The devastating effects of the 'Bomber' have
reached out to civilians and military alike, discarding the previous
boundaries of conflict. Through depiction of events, planes and
personalities, the development of strategic bombing is tracked in
detail, highlighting the most relevant areas of both World Wars and
subsequent conflicts.
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r.a.f. bomber Command 1939-1945 1 x 55
minutes
A comprehensive look at the development of RAF
Bomber Command, from its inception at the outbreak of hostilities to
its role as one of the most potent air forces in the world. After new
tactics and new aircraft were developed in 1942, 1943 saw Bomber
Command making 1,000 bomber raids on Germany. By 1945 they had
destroyed most of Germany's towns and cities and radically diminished
the morale of the population.
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