January 5, 2024 • 24m
In 1965, tens of thousands of US troops are heading for war in Vietnam. Backed up by B-52 bombers, helicopters and napalm, many e...Read more
January 19, 2024 • 25m
Fall 1943, Allied bombers are ramping up their daytime raids of Nazi German cities and industry. The bomber crews of the US 8th Ai...Read more
February 2, 2024 • 19m
In March 1943, German U-boats are on the attack – they sink 108 Allied vessels that month alone. Some Allied officials fear a Ger...Read more
February 16, 2024 • 28m
After years of boots on the ground and bloody combat in Vietnam, US officials are publicly confident. The strategy of eliminating ...Read more
March 1, 2024 • 29m
In May 1940, Nazi Germany attacks in the West. The Allied armies of France, Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands have more men, g...Read more
March 15, 2024 • 18m
Fall 1945: the Second World War is over, but there is fresh fighting in Vietnam. Now, former enemies become allies as British-Indi...Read more
March 22, 2024 • 2h 1m
The so-called forgotten year of WW2 sees the Allies push the Germans out of North Africa, Sicily, part of Italy, the Atlantic, and...Read more
April 19, 2024 • 25m
With violent anti-war protests at home and discipline problems on US bases, President Nixon promises to withdraw American troops f...Read more
May 17, 2024 • 48m
Only five years after the end of WW2, the major nations of the world are once again up in arms. A global UN coalition and an emerg...Read more
June 5, 2024 • 23m
In just six days in 1967 Israel managed to decisively defeat Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six Day War. In the process they expan...Read more
June 21, 2024 • 24m
In late April 1975, dramatic images from Saigon are beamed across the world. North Vietnamese troops proclaimed final victory. Jus...Read more
July 5, 2024 • 25m
During Japan's war against South-East Asia during the Second World War, China was one of the earliest battlefields. The nationalis...Read more
July 19, 2024 • 58m
The Indochina War is a pivotal conflict in the Cold War emerging from the end of the Second World War. When the former imperial po...Read more
August 2, 2024 • 28m
Summer 1940. The United Kingdom is gripped by the fear of a German invasion. Even if the Luftwaffe secures the sky over Britain, c...Read more
August 16, 2024 • 19m
The Vietnam War is mainly remembered as a conflict between the Vietnamese and the United States. But both sides received direct an...Read more
September 6, 2024 • 31m
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990, he didn't anticipate a massive international backslash and unanimous Sec...Read more
September 20, 2024 • 28m
Despite its name, the Vietnam War is not confined to the territory of North or South Vietnam. As the US and North Vietnamese escal...Read more
October 4, 2024 • 19m
In 1953, Iran is at a crossroads. After decades of interference by foreign powers eager to exploit its oil reserves, the governmen...Read more
October 18, 2024 • 24m
November 1939. Germany and the Soviet Union have conquered Poland, and Germany is at war with France and Britain. Moscow is free t...Read more
November 1, 2024 • 2h 43m
When the US enters the Vietnam War, it’s confident in its military might, but it soon finds itself struggling with an underestimat...Read more
November 15, 2024 • 34m
In June 1944, an armada of warships and landing craft is getting ready for D-Day. Thousands of American soldiers are about to atta...Read more
December 6, 2024 • 24m
April 1945. After nearly six years of war, the Red Army stands massed on the banks of the Oder River in eastern Germany. The Nazi ...Read more