The story begins with an in-depth exploration of the unexpected and cataclysmic Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a pivotal event that marked a significant escalation in the Pacific theater of World War II.
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World War II In HD Colour episode 11: Since December 1941, a vicious war against Japan was being waged in the Pacific. The Japanese were driven back across the ocean, island by island, in savage hand to hand fighting. American dominance at sea was finally established in “The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot”, when radar gave the US Navy advance warning
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War of Worlds 1950-1952 – The World Trembles: September 1950. On the banks at Incheon, 30 miles from Seoul, General MacArthur is victorious. The landing he planned, to rescue his men stuck in Pusan, was a success. But the war isn’t over. In the North, the Americans will have to face an unexpected enemy. On the other side of the
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Battle of Okinawa in Color: By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island in the Pacific. Okinawa was the site of the last battle of the last great war of the 20th century, with a casualty rate in the tens of
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World War 1 – episode 1 – Fury: On June 28th, 1914, the assassination of an obscure Austrian archduke in Sarajevo triggers the most disastrous conflict the world has ever known. Germany becomes an enemy to France, invades Belgium, and in September arrives at the gates of Paris. Was the sacrifice of an entire generation worldwide an avoidable or a
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Patagonia with Huw Edwards: Huw Edwards fulfils a lifelong dream to explore Patagonia, and the unique attempt to preserve Welsh culture by isolating a Welsh community in one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. A hundred and fifty years after the pioneers arrived, Huw meets their descendants and asks what remains of the culture the
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Korea – The Never Ending War: between 1950 and 1953, more than 24 nations sent troops to Korea as the opposing ambitions and ideologies of the emerging Cold War superpowers – China, Russia and the USA – fought for supremacy on the peninsula. With first-hand testimony and new historical material, Korea: The Never Ending War retraces the history
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In the third episode of “Wilderness with Simon Reeve”, we embark on a breathtaking journey with Simon as he explores the Coral Triangle.
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This documentary delves into an often overlooked yet critical aspect of modern warfare—the vital contribution of painters, sculptors, photographers, and set designers.
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The vast majority of our planet remains an enigma, hidden beneath the waters of the ocean, which envelopes two-thirds of the Earth and shelters 80% of all animal species.
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