Acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24 Liberators as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II.
Of all the celebrities who served their country during WWII, Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, 1941, he was already in uniform, beginning his long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat.
Veterans of the 445th Bomb Group tell a side of life in WWII that is often left on the cutting room floor of documentaries.
In-depth interviews with survivors of the 445th Bomb Group's deadly 27 Sep 44 Kassel Mission, which suffered the largest loss by a USAAF bomb group on any mission in WWII.
In-depth interviews with survivors of the 445th Bomb Group's deadly 27 Sep 44 Kassel Mission, which suffered the largest loss by a USAAF bomb group on any mission in WWII.
The story of the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete a 25 combat mission tour - and the disastrous journey home.
The story of the super battleship Yamato and those of her class illustrate the closing of one chapter in the history of naval warfare while at the same time the opening of another.
When evidence of sabotage on the USS Atwood is found, Ensign Jim Avery and Boston Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling must work together to uncover the culprit.
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that Alan Turing saved the Allies from the Nazis and invented the computer and artificial intelligence.
A genius of our lifetime and the father of the modern computer, Churchill described him as the single biggest contributor to the Allied victory over the Nazis.
Dozens of stories of the circumstances and odds facing Jews and those who would help them.
During the Holocaust's long nights there were gentiles in every corner of Europe who saved Jews. This is their story.
Irena Sendler, a little lady who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, is today known all over the world as the "Other Schindler."
The endless allure of the Thames, presented in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations.
In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure, a plot that proved remarkable for both the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure.
Originally published in 1959, the book's author, George John Dasch, provides a first-hand account of the German sabotage mission to America (which he sabotaged), the subsequent trial and the years-long, unsuccessful fight to clear his name.
They ran the gauntlet of the most heavily defended air space in the world to deal a death blow to Germany's aircraft industry.
At a time when the B-17's flew with little or no fighter escort, and the German Luftwaffe had not yet been all but chased from the sky, the 8th Air Force launched a raid on the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany. The result is a story that is at once tragic and heroic.