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WWII's Operation Overlord was the biggest military operation in history. And D-Day was the most important seaborne invasion of all time.

June 6, 1944: The Light of Dawn

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WWII's Operation Tiger was a large-scale D-Day rehearsal. Tragically, coordination and communications problems resulted in death and disaster.

The Secret D-Day Disaster Revealed

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See first-hand images from a cadre of movie and still photographers tasked with recording the experiences of British troops in the Battle of Normandy.

Memories of D-Day

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Go back to July 1944, the height of World War II, when Americans stormed the beaches of Normandy and entered one of history's most hellish battles.

Hedgerow Hell: The Fury of Normandy - 1944

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Le Havre was crushed under British bombs in the deadliest bombardment conducted over France during WWII. Did the Allied Forces need to level the city?

1944: Le Havre Under the Allies' Bombs

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Here is the story of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Rangers, who scaled the 100-foot cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc in Normandy on D-Day to destroy six German cannons.

D-Day at Pointe-du-Hoc

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There were two "D-Days" in 1944: Operation Overlord in Normandy in June, and Operation Dragoon in Provence in August. What was the "Other D-Day"?

Operation Dragoon: The Other D-Day

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On the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landing, American D-Day veterans come together to share their experiences from that fateful day. 

Day of Days: American Stories of D-Day

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American football coach Bill Belichick narrates the events of D-Day, combining modern-day aerial and archival footage and interviews with veterans.

D-Day: Over Normandy

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Get an intimate look into the lives of five veterans as they return to Normandy and re-visit the locations they landed on June 6, 1944.

D-Day: The Price of Freedom

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In 1944, a C-47 Skytrain nicknamed "That’s All, Brother" was sent to drop troops into Normandy. She disappeared but was later found in a scrapyard.

That's All, Brother

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Operation Neptune-Overlord began the largest amphibious landing assault in the history of WWII and was critical to the success of the Allied invasion.

Navy Heroes of Normandy

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On D-Day, a beach in Normandy, France, given the code name "Omaha," proved to be the Allies' biggest obstacle to the success of Operation Overlord. 

Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice

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The story of two young American medics who tended to the first casualties of D-Day while a savage battle raged between American and German forces.

Eagles of Mercy

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Legends of D-Day

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To the sailors who witnessed the official Japanese surrender, it was one of the most monumental days in history, and only a few witnesses now remain.

Surrender on the USS Missouri

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This is the story of the death of Isoroku Yamamoto, a Japanese WWII admiral who planned the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.

The Portillo Expedition: Mystery on Bougainville Island

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World War II didn't start in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, and then spread to Asia. It actually began in 1931 with Japan's invasion of Manchuria.

Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War

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After years of secrecy, veterans of the legendary Z Special reveal their extraordinary WW2 exploits as six of their descendants recreate the training.

Z Special: Australia's Secret Heroes

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The surviving members of Doolittle's Raiders, the flyers who took part in the April 18, 1942, raid on Japan, hold their final toast.

Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast

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This film documents the experiences of the few remaining 1st Marine Division veterans who took part in this historic fight in the Solomon Islands.

First to Fight: Pacific War Marines

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The "Diggers" fought against all odds, but their spirit preserved Australian freedom. This Pacific war story still inspires Australians to this day.

Kokoda: The Spirit Lives

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Operation Oblivion uncovers the stories of 12 Chinese-Canadians and their secret training under the guidance of British SOE operatives.

Operation Oblivion: Behind Pacific Lines

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Thousands of men from Burma died fighting a brutal war for Britain against Japan during WW2. Only a handful of veterans remain to tell the real story.

Burma: Forgotten Allies

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The personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the attack on the American Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Remember Pearl Harbor

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Narrated by actor Gary Sinise, 'Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero' tells the story of how U.S. Navy sailor Joe George became an unlikely hero.

Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero

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The family of WW2 survivor Raymond Haerry travels 5,000 miles to return to Pearl Harbor to place their father’s ashes back aboard the battleship.

Journey Home to the USS Arizona

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In 1945, the first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped over Hiroshima. Three years before, the same pilot led the first daylight bombing in Europe.

Rouen to Hiroshima: Legacy of the Enola Gay

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This is the riveting story Japanese Americans who were forced into encampments during World War II, revealing the pain, shame, regret, and healing.

Silent Sacrifice: Stories of Japanese American Incarceration

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This is the story of how a sneak attack from Japan lead to a deadly war in the Pacific. A war waged across the air, the sea, and island by island.

WWII in the Pacific

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WWII in the Pacific was brutal. The bombing of the town of Darwin by the Japanese was the largest single attack ever suffered by Australia.

The Bombing of Darwin

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In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. In 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. But the earliest battle of WWII was actually in 1937, in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began

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In 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded the Republic of China. 27 brave foreign men and women stayed in an effort to save over 250,000 lives.

Witness to a Massacre: Nanjing 1937

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Two wars were fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe. This was the Second World War. It remade our world in just a few decades.

The Price of Empire

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This is the emotional story of China's brutal war with Japan on the eve of World War II. It was crucial to the outcome of the Pacific War.

WWII: China's Forgotten War

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On the island of Okinawa, in the middle of the Pacific, the final and bloodiest battles of World War II, known as Operation Iceberg, took place.

Battle of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg

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War in the Pacific

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Men and women joined the Resistance to save Paris's monuments in the face of German supremacy. Historians and curators revisit the dark hours of WWII.

Paris Monuments: Defying the Nazis

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Bring to life compelling stories of four survivors who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. These survivors speak to our shared humanity.

Stories of Survival

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In August 1938, just west of Vienna, Hitler ordered the construction of the Nazi's Mauthausen concentration camp, one of the deadliest in history.

Mauthausen: Camp of No Return

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The little-told truth of the only surviving member of the &#34;Damn Yankee,&#34; a B-17 shot down over Belgium, and his escape and subsequent war efforts.

Above & Beyond

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Groups considered disloyal to the state or physically or racially inferior were deprived of their rights and very often their lives under Nazi laws.

Nazi Law: Legally Blind

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The Tirpitz, a 53,000-ton battleship, was among the most potent symbols of Hitler’s naval power. Churchill made its destruction a top priority.

WWII Dambusters' Great Escape

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Dramatic color aerial combat footage from the Battle of Britain, combined with interviews, shows how events in World War II resonate over time.

13 Hours that Saved Britain

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Quentin Tarantino’s film “Inglourious Basterds” is based on the true story of a daring mission by two Americans to penetrate a Nazi stronghold.

The Real Inglorious Bastards

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This award-winning documentary reconstructs the British plan that should have led to the murder of the German Fuhrer and, ultimately, why it failed.

Operation Foxley: Mission Liquidate Hitler

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This film begins as World War II comes to an end. For the Jews of Europe, the suffering, dying, and grief continues even after the camps are emptied.

After the Holocaust

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Be there through some of the greatest days of World War II, moments when crucial decisions were made and fates were sealed.

The Day When: Pivotal Decisions of WWII

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Witness heart-wrenching first-hand accounts of Allied veterans who survived captivity in Nazi POW camps and were liberated at the end of the war.

Long March to Freedom

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In 2015, two treasure hunters claimed they had located a Nazi train laden with gold. Was there truth behind their alleged discovery?

Last Secrets of the Third Reich: Nazi Gold Train

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This film is the story of an effort to find trove of documents and other treasure thought to be stowed in a lake by Nazis at the end of World War II.

Secrets of the Nazi Treasure

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When a Soviet aircraft crashes on Nazi-occupied territory, the crew must find their way to perform daunting military tasks, and to simply survive.

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