Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War but also the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information.

Die Reihe nimmt geschichtsträchtige Personen und Ereignisse in den Fokus und betrachtet diese aus einer nie dagewesenen Perspektive. Damit will sie zeigen, wie geschichtliche Erkenntnisse anhand neuerer Forschungen und Entwicklungen neu bewertet werden und dass die Geschichtsschreibung keine starre, exakte Wissenschaft ist, sondern einem andauernden Prozess der Ausdifferenzierung und des Hinterfragens unterliegt

This ten-part docuseries tells the comprehensive story of the First World War, featuring excerpts written by Winston Churchill, Karen Blixen, Georges Clémenceau, David Lloyd George, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudolf Hess.

Sechsteilige Dokumentation, die sich mit der immer weiter ausgefeilten Angriffstechnik der Bombenabwürfe aus der Luft beschäftigt, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg zu einem wichtigen Mittel der Kriegsführung sowohl bei Nazis als auch bei den Alliierten wurden.

Two-part documentary telling the story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War.

Seit Jahrhunderten werden Schlachten und Kriege auf der See ausgetragen. Diese Doku-Serie zeigt, wie die technologische Entwicklung die Seekriegsführung verändert hat und gibt einen Einblick in vergangene Schlachten, Desaster und Rettungen.

Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. A postcard decor. Clean. Azure. Yet in this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of WWII took place 80 years ago.

During the second world war, the Nazis looted everything they could get their hands on, including an estimated 600 tons of gold, thousands of pieces of artwork, and millions of priceless artifacts. While some of these items have been found, much of it remains missing. Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos believes some of these stolen riches were loaded into specially modified U-Boats that are currently lying at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. His evidence: two top-secret documents acquired over 40 years of research.

Diese packende historische Serie bietet die bislang tiefsten Einblicke in die Geschehnisse des schicksalhaften Tages, der den Verlauf des Zweiten Weltkriegs veränderte, und erzählt von den Schiffen und Leben, die dabei verlorengingen. Jede Episode beschäftigt sich mit einem anderen Teil der Zeitachse dieses Ereignisses und rekonstruiert damit die herzzerreißende Geschichte jenes japanischen Angriffs, der die Welt für immer verändert hat.

Mike Brewer sets off on a journey of discovery to find out the story of one of the most remarkable aircraft in the British Armed Forces: a Chinook helicopter code named Bravo November. By doing so he examines the invaluable contribution that these helicopters have made to campaigns from the Falklands War onwards. And how Chinooks are now being upgraded to keep them at the cutting edge of British tactical weaponry.

The story of how the Battleship was used and not used as the ultimate weapon of war during its day up to its demise.

Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as their construction is, as terrifying is their destructive power. Hardly any other weapon triggers as many emotions as the submarine. It strikes from ambush and can use nuclear missiles to drag the whole world into the abyss.

Submarines originated from a completely non-military idea, namely to be able to view the world under water. But the interest in the military use of submarines soon prevailed.

Der Legende nach haben alliierte Kriegsgefangene und japanische Soldaten, angeführt von General Tomoyuki Yamashita, einen Schatz von unschätzbarem Wert im Philippinischen Dschungel vergraben. Um sein Geheimnis zu wahren, ließ Yamashita die Eingänge sprengen, sodass seine Soldaten und Arbeitssklaven lebendig verschüttet wurden.

He fired cannon on his own countrymen, wooed the mistress of a formidable opponent and even threatened the Pope. He was Napoleon, one of the most brilliant and complex figures in history. This absorbing appraisal of his life offers a new perspective of the little man from Corsica, who rose to new heights of power by seizing every brutal, outrageous opportunity in his path. Step inside Napoleon's world through dramatic recreations of key events. Ride into the heat of battle with large-scale reconstructions of his campaigns. From the glory of his empire to his defeat at Waterloo and miserable exile on Elba, here is an entertaining and complete portrait of an extraordinary life

Blueprints of War will strive to encompass the most famous military conflicts, leaders and weapons throughout time. From the beaches of Normandy to the fields of Gettysburg and the minefields of Vietnam, Blueprints of War will traverse the battlefields of the globe telling the story hour-by-hour and minute-by-minute

Dreiteilige Reihe, die die Geschichte und die technischen Raffinessen von berühmten (und teils berüchtigten) Kriegsschiffen wie den Dreadnoughts oder der Bismarck vorstellt.