During World War II, American women made enormous contributions to the war effort. Yet, much of their "fighting" took place not on the battlefront, but on the home front. Their home front activities offered challenges and opportunities never available before to women -- even everyday tasks took o...

The Night Witches were an all-female fighter group created by Marina Roskova. They launched deadly attacks on German troops is famous night attacks from their Po-2 biplanes.

The story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the first to return ...

Filmmaker, Sander van Kammen walks the grounds of Dunkirk. In the face of overwhelming Nazi forces, a desperate evacuation unfolds on the beaches of Dunkirk, where the fate of 400,000 Allied soldiers hangs in the balance as civilian boats join the daring rescue mission, embodying the spirit of sa...

Captain Wendell Oliver Pruitt was a pioneering pilot of the 15th Air Force and a Tuskegee Airman from St. Louis. His story begins with humble beginnings and a desire to fly. A Sumner High graduate who grew up in the Ville neighborhood, Pruitt was well liked and well educated. His quiet demeanor g...

Here are 5 things that you probably never knew about the famous Mitsubishi "Zero" fighter in World War II. The A6M2 and A6M3 was the premier fighter of Japan during the second world war.

In this program, hear from three veterans of World War II, one who fought in the Italian Campaign and two who survived the Battle of the Bulge

When Mikhail Devyataev was captured and put into a concentration camp, instead of sitting by, he conspired to actually steal a German He-111 bomber from his camp commander in one of the most amazing stories of World War II.

Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military formed during World War II.

Have you ever wondered how many carriers were in commission in the US Navy during WWII? Here is your answer! Please enjoy this surface-level overview of each carrier class the US Navy had during WWII.

Take the 80th Anniversary trip into France as allied forces embark on the unprecedented invasion of Normandy, meticulously preparing with unparalleled precision, orchestrating a relentless air campaign to cripple enemy defenses, and grappling with the harrowing possibility of cancellation, forgin...

Explore a vintage program that is part training film and part recruitment tool.

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is a thought-provoking animated propaganda short film created by Walt Disney Productions, released on January 15, 1943, through RKO Radio Pictures.
The storyline follows Hans, a young boy born and raised in Nazi Germany, his indoctrination into the Hit...

Detailed accounts using archival footage in remembering the B-17 and it's role in World War 2.

Amidst the frigid depths of winter in 1944, a besieged field hospital near Bastogne transforms into a horrifying scene, where war crimes were committed by the ruthless German SS, plunging the harrowing tale of survival into a chilling moral reckoning that tests the very limits of humanity.

Amidst the unforgiving Hurtgen Forest in 1944, American and German forces clash in a relentless and haunting battle that becomes a symbol of the high cost of war in World War II.

During World War II, the King Tiger tank becomes an iconic symbol of German armored might, boasting unmatched armor and firepower, altering the course of battles.

In the fall of 1944, a Dutch town becomes the battleground for a pivotal clash between British and German forces, as they fight fiercely for control, setting the stage for a decisive moment in World War II.

As the tide of World War II turns, a chilling chapter unfolds deep in the Ardennes Forest, where the Ardennes Massacres reveal the brutal clash of ideologies, as American soldiers face ruthless SS units, igniting a deadly battle of survival, justice, and moral reckoning in the heart of Europe