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Verdun part 1 – The Carnage

History / 5 minutes of reading / March 9, 2021 / By HDclump

Verdun part 1 – The Carnage: World War I, end of 1915. The British and French commanders want to put an end to the carnage by attacking the Germans in the region of the Somme. But these surprise them by triggering a steel storm on February 1916 in the camps near the village of Verdun. A gripping and shocking documentary composed of numerous colorized archive footage. Apocalypse: Verdun takes us to the infamous and bloody battle of Verdun that occurred in February 1916, when World War I had been raging for two years. The battle of Verdun, the […]

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Battle of Okinawa in Color

History / 2 minutes of reading / March 4, 2021 / By HDclump

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 thousands. Through it all, military cameramen risked their lives to film the conflict, from brutal land combat to fierce kamikaze attacks at sea. See the footage they captured and experience this intense battle the way the soldiers saw

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Gallipoli 1915

History / 2 minutes of reading / March 1, 2021 / By HDclump

Gallipoli 1915: The six months of the war that was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula was the culmination of months of British errors. The transferal of Imperial prejudices to military planning ended up costing thousands of their lives and showed the incompetence of British generals. Gallipoli 1915 The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and Russia, sought to weaken the Ottoman Empire, one of the Central Powers,

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The War episode 7

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 15, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 7: A few weeks after the death of President Roosevelt shocks the country, Germany surrenders. Meanwhile, American sailors, soldiers and Marines endure the worst battle of the Pacific – Okinawa. In August, American planes drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese, too, surrender. Millions return home – to try to learn how to live in a world without war. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR episode 7 explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in

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The War episode 6

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 14, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 6: Americans are shocked by Hitler’s massive counterattack in the Ardennes Forest – but by mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin. In the Pacific, after weeks of desperate fighting, Iwo Jima is secured, and American bombers begin a full-fledged air assault of Japan. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on

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The War episode 5

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 13, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 5: Victory in Europe seems imminent, but Holland, the Vosges Mountains, and the Hurtgen Forest, GIs learn painful lessons as old as war itself – that generals make plans, plans go wrong and soldiers die. Meanwhile, on the island of Peleliu, the Marines fight one of the most brutal and unnecessary battles of the Pacific. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic

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The War episode 4

History / 5 minutes of reading / February 11, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 4: On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history, but then bog down in Norman hedgerows for weeks. Saipan proves the costliest Pacific battle to date, while back home dreaded telegrams for the War Department begin arriving at an inconceivable rate. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories

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The War episode 3

History / 3 minutes of reading / February 10, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 3: Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino, and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded “war towns” boom, economic transformation leads to confrontation and ugly racial violence. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of

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The War episode 2

History / 2 minutes of reading / February 9, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 2: Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas. Factories hum around the clock, while North Africa and then Italy, inexperienced GIs learn how to fight. Meanwhile, in the skies over Europe, thousands of American airmen gamble their lives against preposterous odds on daylight bombing missions. The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from

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The War episode 1

History / 3 minutes of reading / February 8, 2021 / By HDclump

The War episode 1 – A Necessary War: The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, AL; Sacramento, CA; Waterbury,CT; and Luverne, MN are shattered on December 7, 1941, as they, along with the rest of America are thrust into the greatest cataclysm in history. THE WAR, directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who become caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in human history. This epic 15-hour film focuses on the stories

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Queen Victoria’s Children episode 3 – Princes Will Be Princes…

History / 3 minutes of reading / February 7, 2021 / By HDclump

Queen Victoria’s Children episode 3 – Princes Will Be Princes – This final episode focuses on Victoria’s relationship with her sons and how, after Albert’s death, they struggled to live up to his model of purity. It explores Victoria’s difficult relationship with her eldest son Bertie, whom she blamed for Albert’s death, believing his sexual indiscretions to have fatally weakened her husband. It also examines her relationship with her son Leopold, the physically weak but spirited haemophiliac who put up the most determined effort to break free from his mother’s control. Ultimately, the idea of monarchy based on

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Queen Victoria’s Children episode 2 – A Domestic Tyrant

History / 3 minutes of reading / February 6, 2021 / By HDclump

Queen Victoria’s Children episode 2 – A Domestic Tyrant: This episode concentrates on Victoria’s relationship with her daughters. It looks at how, after Albert’s death, Victoria clung to and bullied them and arranged their marriages. In response the princesses fought back, becoming independent women determined to find love and fresh purpose. From sculpture to medicine, the daughters became champions of women for a new era. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert shared a passionate marriage. Behind closed doors, royal domestic life often seemed like a battlefield. In a 60-year family saga this new three-part series explores the reign of

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