World War II

1 - World War II Saving the Reality 1 h 9 min

Narrated by Dan Aykroyd. Tells the story of an individual who owns the largest private collection of World War II artifacts in the world. Over 50 interviews with veterans and survivors of the war help tell the story of the meaning of the over 7,000 individual items in the collection of Kenneth W. Rendell.

2 - Navy Heroes of Normandy 54 min

Chronicles the building and dedication of the first-ever United States Navy monument in Normandy, France. Dozens of interviews with Navy D-Day veterans are included. New England region Emmy Awards for writing and photography.

3 - D-Day The Price of Freedom 54 min

Five D-Day veterans return to Normandy and re-visit the locations they landed on June 6, 1944, sharing their own very personal stories of war. New England region Emmy Awards for writing and photography.

4 - Maggie’s War A True Story of Courage, Leadership and Valor in World War II 58 min

We follow 94 year old 82nd Airborne veteran James "Maggie" Megellas from Wisconsin to Europe where he fought in some of the most savage battles of World War II. "Maggie" is the most decorated officer in the history of the famed 82nd Airborne Division.

5 - A Promise to My Father One Survivor's Journey through the Holocaust 56 min

Re-trace the steps of Holocaust survivor Israel Arbeiter as he returns to Poland and Germany for the final time to look for items buried in 1939 in the basement of his old home in Plock, Poland as the German army advanced.

6 - A Company of Heroes Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers 57 min

A Company of Heroes features interviews with many of the men not focused on in the book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen Ambrose or in the television mini-series by the same name. 

7 - Dick Winters Hang Tough Honoring Leadership on D-Day 56 min

Narrated by Emmy Award-winner Damian Lewis, who played Richard D. Winters in HBO's Band of Brothers. Tells the story of the building and dedication of the Richard D. Winters Leadership monument in Normandy, France in June of 2012. 

8 - Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice 55 min

Honor and Sacrifice On D-Day, June 6, 1944. The green 29th Infantry Division faced some of the most brutal fighting on Omaha Beach. In June of 2014, a handful of remaining members of the 29th Infantry Division made a final trip back to Normandy to recognize the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

9 - Eagles of Mercy The Compelling Story of Two Airborne Medics & their Heroic Acts During D-Day 53 min

Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics caught in a church in Normandy, France during the opening hours of D-Day. Outside a savage battle raged all around them.

10 - Above and Beyond The Incredible Escape of Jewish-American B-17 Pilots from Nazi-Occupied Europe in WWII 57 min

The Incredible Escape of Jewish-American B-17 Pilot Bruce Sundlun from Nazi-Occupied Europe in World War II. During overseas active duty beginning in June 1943 Bruce Sundlun, a Jewish-American college student, served as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in the England-based 384th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force at Grafton-Underwood Air Base. 

11 - The American St. Nick The True Story of American Gis 56 min

The occupying Germans had been forced out of Wiltz, Luxembourg by advancing American troops. It had been almost five years since the townspeople of Wiltz had been able to celebrate their annual tradition of Saint Nicolas Day. The Nazi's had outlawed the annual Christmas-related celebration when they occupied Luxembourg in 1940.

12 - Doolittle’s Raiders A Final Toast 56 min

The bottle of 1896 Hennessy Cognac was uncorked in front of hundreds of people. The surviving World War II veterans from one of history's greatest military missions were about to raise their silver goblets one last time ending a decades long tradition. It was time for the veterans to hold this final toast. 

13 - War Journal The Incredible World War II Escape of Major Damon “Rocky” Gause 1 h 25 min

The true story of one of the most incredible escapes in all of World War II, with an ending that will surprise viewers.

14 - Uncle Jack The Manhattan Project and Beyond 1 h 25 min

The Manhattan Project in World War II was an enormous undertaking that required the efforts of many of the world's most brilliant scientists. Thousands of physicists, mathematicians and engineers were needed to design, build and test the world's first atomic weapon.

15 - Remember Pearl Harbor Narrated by Tom Selleck 1 h 22 min

Sunday, December 7, 1941 was a beautiful morning on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A few sailors and soldiers were already up and playing a game of football near Pearl Harbor. Others were sleeping in their barracks or aboard ships after a late night of partying in Honolulu. An unlucky few were wiping the sleep from their eyes and reporting for duty aboard their ship anchored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Still others headed for adjacent Hickam Field or up north to Wheeler Field. Ship decks were being washed, planes wiped down and hangars swept. It was just another day in paradise. At 7:55 A.M. all that changed as the first Japanese planes dropped their torpedoes and bombs on a stunned American Pacific fleet. 

16 - The Greatest Story of the War in the Pacific 4-4-43Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess Narrated by Dale Dye 56 min

An epic documentary, this is the quintessential American tale of fate, faith, heroism and inspirational triumph over insurmountable odds. This astonishing, yet true action adventure documentary is told through the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel William Edwin Dyess, one of the World War II's most extraordinary heroes.