World War II

Hugely popular in his home country of Japan, Keisuke Kinoshita worked tirelessly as a director for nearly half a century, making lyrical, sentimental films that often center on the inherent goodness of people, especially in times of distress. He began his directing career during a most challenging time for Japanese cinema: World War II, when the industry’s output was closely monitored by the state and often had to be purely propagandistic. This collection of Kinoshita’s first films—four made while the war was going on and one shortly after Japan’s surrender—demonstrates the way the filmmaker’s humanity and exquisite cinematic technique shone through even in the darkest of times.

Day by day. Hour by hour. Second by second. This is the story of last century's bloodiest conflict told in a concise and compelling 3 hour special. Including personal accounts, strategic analysis and rare footage, Inside WWII provides a new and intimate perspective on the experience of war.

World War II was a long and brutal war. From Iwo Jima to the Potsdam Conference, take a look at the moments leading up to the end of the deadliest war. Follow the action in this series that details, week by week, the last six months of World War II and explores the high and low points of the march to war's end.

The Norwegian Resistance Fighters
For five years during World War 2, the Nazis occupied Norway….
KAMIKAZE
In the Middle Ages a breed of Japanese warrior known as the Samurai followed the Bushido code….
The Royal Navy
In World War II the Royal Navy saw action in every one of the worlds oceans……

Unlike any other conflict of the 20th Century, World War II saw the sharpest and most dramatic ris in the design, manufacture and effectiveness of some of the world's most lethal weaponry. Weapons of World War II tells the story of the development, deployment, and devastating effects of each weapon system from the outbreak of the war to its dramatic climax in 1945.
В истории человечества Вторая мировая война предстает как самая масштабная и разрушительная из всех войн. Именно в этот период подъем военной промышленности и создание самых смертоносных видов оружия достигли своего пика. В фильме компании ВВС рассматривается развитие основных систем вооружения - с самого начала войны и до ее окончания в 1945 году.

- Also known as "Ten Days to Victory" - As the deadliest war in history draws to an end, the bloodshed is far from over. For ten soldiers and civilians caught in this theatre of war's final act, the last days of World War II would change their lives forever. Combining large-scale reconstructions with traditional documentary storytelling, World War II: Final Days evokes the climactic last moments of the Second World War. The program interweaves the stories of 10 very different people caught up in the liberation of Europe from the grip of Nazi terror.

What was it really like to be a fighter pilot during the Second World War?
Air combat is quick: Each choice must be decisive and executed without hesitation. Mere seconds can decide who will go down in the record books and who will go down in flames. In the high arenas of the Second World War, only a select few pilots ever shot down more than five enemy aircraft and earned the ambitious title of a "Fighter Ace". What made them a breed apart from their fellow fighter pilots? What separated the hunters from the hunted?

This 6-Part documentary series recalls one of the most thrilling races in history, between three icons, super powers and ideologies that came together to overcome a greater evil and achieve VE Day. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin find themselves in an uneasy alliance, fraught with power-struggles, false promises and deadly suspicions of each other. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to power and victory during the war, to reach VE Day.