Bosnia's Forgotten Battlefield: Bihac

Seventy years ago, Peleliu, part of the Palau Islands in the Pacific Ocean, was one of the most ferocious battlefields between Japanese and American troops during the Pacific War. However, the truth remained hidden and Peleliu eventually became forgotten. More than one hundred recently discovered films extensively document how the pressure on both sides increased as the war progressed. NHK has interviewed the cameraman who made those films as well as Japanese and American veterans still alive today.

Dwight Eisenhower called General George S. Patton "mentally unbalanced" and "just like a time bomb," and indeed, the egotistical, mercurial, aggressive Patton is perhaps as well known for his daring battlefield exploits as for his questionable behavior and eccentric beliefs. In a brief but probing assessment of Patton's life based on strong research in primary sources and knowledge of psychology, Jim Sudmeier considers the mind of Patton: what made this military genius tick? To what extent was Patton's boldness and brilliance as a general, his willingness to welcome risk and danger, connected to his unstable personality? Sudmeier presents a myth-shattering reconsideration of one of military history's most famous commanders.