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The year is 1941 – As the dark cloud of World War II hovers perilously over the southern hemisphere the people of Australia brace themselves for an uncertain future when Japanese forces get ready to invade. The Last Bastion goes behind closed doors and into the minds of the big decision makers – world dignitaries Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Australia's John Curtin, and General Douglas MacArthur. The boundaries are set - transports carrying thousands of men, naval fleets and army divisions are strategically positioned – pawns on over-sized world maps, as a high-stakes game of chess develops between the allies and against the enemy. Detailing the heated political battles waged by Prime Minister John Curtin during the omnipresent threat of invasion, The Last Bastion highlights key battles and locations, incorporating real archival footage of sea, air and frontline combat to provide historical authenticity and military verisimilitude.
We follow six gruelling months as a platoon prepares for possible frontline deployment.
At the end of World War II, few Americans dreamed the nation would soon to be involved in another overseas conflict. Yet June 25, 1950 marked the dawn of the Korean War. KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN WAR explores this violent battle, from the forces that shattered the post-war peace to the delicate resolution that set the stage for the Cold War. Witness dramatic footage of Marine forces as they execute an amphibious landing at Inchon; follow soldiers as they push the North Koreans to the Yalu River and face overwhelming odds as China sends hundreds of thousands of troops over the border in a move that many thought signaled the beginning of World War III. Through rare footage captured by combat cameras and first-person accounts, HISTORY presents a riveting investigation into one of the most important events of the 20th century.
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Fifty years after the Independence of Algeria, the civil war 1954-62 is still a unknown subject for many people. This documentary brings along facts and data to understand why such events were a big trauma for both communities and by the way, explains the reason for the return to the power of the General de Gaulle (set up of a French constitution in 1958).
During World War II, 22-year-old Carabinieri deputy brigadier Salvo D'Acquisto makes an heroic gesture of self-sacrifice by "confessing" an act of sabotage for which 22 civilians had been rounded up by the Germans, and is executed by firing squad in their place on September 23, 1943.
A series of short films about the war, shot by young directors. Each of them had to fit their personal attitude to the Great Patriotic War into three minutes of screen time.
Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin, known in English as Farewell, is a prime time Turkish television series aired on state broadcaster TRT. The series started on 13 October 2009. The concept consultant of the series is columnist Hakan Albayrak in daily Yeni Şafak who had also been on the board of MV Mavi Marmara during the Gaza flotilla raid, while its script consultant is the trade union leader Yaşar Seyman who is a columnist of the left-wing daily BirGün.
The Greco-Persian War was pivotal in the creation of the modern world - yet all that is generally remembered are the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. This documentary examines the whole history, from the Ionian Revolt (497BC) to the Peace of Callias (449BC), and also covers the legacies of the war - including Democracy.
In 1918, during the final stages of World War I, a Roman photographer is called up for military service and, together with Don Silvano, escorts Vanin, a traitorous soldier, to the Torre trench. Along the way, many events occur that will change the lives of the protagonists, leading to a tragicomic ending.
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean seas, tracing Odysseus's long journey home. Her mission: to experience what the Greek hero experienced and to uncover truths behind the myths and legends, all while enjoying the delights of ancient Greece today. Follow her 1,700-mile adventure as it takes her to over a dozen islands and 22 historic sites and puts her through two hair-raising storms and even an earthquake.
Join Tucker Carlson and his team as their cameras take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, ‘Tucker Carlson Originals’
Franco Rossi’s miniseries about two young friends growing up in Rome during Fascism and World War II.