Hitler's 9/11

The months-long battle of Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest of the second World War, is related by the Germans and Allied troops who fought it. Men...

A reconstruction using archive film of the bombing of Hiroshima, followed by a discussion of the main issues by Ludovic Kennedy and Group-Captain Ches...

WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satel...

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

In January 2012 Italian divers discovered the wreck of a massive plane off the coast of Sardinia. At a depth of 65 meters (213 feet) lies a Messerschm...

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from th...

Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

Sons, daughters and grandchildren of the greatest generation travel to England to uncover the history of a disappearing World War II air base.

A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965),soldier, pol...