Heroes of the Somme | BBC Documentary

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Heroes of the Somme 
The Documentary uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery won them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prized military medal. The WWI Somme offensive lasted 141 days and involved 13 Allied nations fighting 14 separate battles. Day One of the battle, 1 July 1916, was the worst in British military history with 60,000 casualties. By the end of the offensive the total for both sides was a million. This extraordinary sacrifice was made for just six miles of empty farmland. Of roughly a million British and Dominion troops who fought on the Somme, just 51 were awarded the Victoria Cross. In this programme, military historian Dr Gavin Hughes travels to France to piece together the stories of seven of them. Their experiences, covering four key days of the battle, tell the story of the entire offensive. Gavin uses a copy of a 100-year-old battle map to navigate the Somme landscape today, using the map to pinpoint the locations of individuals and the battalions they fought in. The VC winners featured came from England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. These men came from every rank and social background. The programme features contributions from leading historians, who explain the broader context of the battle and describe how the offensive has come to be remembered, rightly or wrongly, as a exercise in futile military sacrifice.



 Heroes of the Somme
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min
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 Language: English

Hitler's Death Army - Das Reich (2015) | Documentary

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Hitler's Death Army - Das Reich
6 June 1944, D-Day.
As the Allies storm the beaches of Normandy, Hitler orders the return of the Das Reich, the infamous Panzer elite division best known for its mass murders in the Ukraine and in Belarus, based at that time in southwest of France.
Its mission: to push the Allies back into the Atlantic and turn the tide of the conflict in favor of the Germans.
The SS division, with 15,000 men and more than 200 tanks, faces relentless attacks from the Resistance as it moves north through France.
Along the way, it conducts vicious reprisals and massacres of civilians (Oradour-sur-Glane, Tulle). The film will retrace the last year of Hitler’s death squad and their crimes against humanity.
We will follow the everyday lives of these SS officers, their recruitment and training on the Eastern Front, and try to understand who exactly were these men who perpetrated the massacres.


 Hitler's Death Army - Das Reich
 Production: National Geographic
 Duration: 44:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English

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Hitler's Last Year (2015) | Documentary Film

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Hitler's Last Year (2015)
This film tells the story of the last year of the war in Europe, from the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 to the dual German surrender, first in Reims then Berlin, in May 1945. Eleven months of unprecedented combat. The hopes of the Allied landings, the liberation of Paris, the battle of the Ardennes, the massive bombing campaigns over Germany, the Soviet offensives, the libera- tion of the concentration camps, Hitler’s self-destructive folly, the battle for Berlin, and the final surrender. This series of major events contributes to making a powerful, intense and epic film.



 Hitler's Last Year (2015) 
 Production: National Geographic 
 Duration: 01:26:37 min
 Language: English



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Live to Tell (2016) | HD Military Series History Channel

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Live to Tell (2016)
Since 2001, the Army Rangers, Navy SEALs and Green Berets have been fighting the war on terror–now the longest war in American history. For the past 15 years, these men have been at the tip of the spear, honorably risking their lives for their country and one another. “Live to Tell” is a harrowing and impactful portrayal of the triumphs and sacrifices the United States Special Operations Forces have endured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. From executive producer Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this is an intimate look into contemporary U.S. Special Forces missions. Driven by first-person storytelling, archival footage and original cinematic sequences, each episode is a visceral and personal perspective of the human experience of war.

 Live to Tell (2016) 
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 41:59 min (each episode)
 Language: English


Episode 1:  Charlie Platoon and The Story of Marc Lee
Episode 2:  Red Wings Recovery


Episode 3:  A Battle For Haditha Dam


Episode 4:  Task Force Merrill

The Hornet's Nest | Documentary Film

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The Hornet's Nest 
The Hornet's Nest is a groundbreaking and immersive feature film, using unprecedented real footage to tell the story of an elite group of U.S. troops sent on a dangerous mission deep inside one of Afghanistan's most hostile valleys. The film culminates with what was planned as a single day strike turning into nine intense days of harrowing combat against an invisible, hostile enemy in the country's complex terrain where no foreign troops have ever dared to go before. Two embedded journalists, a father and son, bravely followed the troops through the fiercest and most blood-soaked battlegrounds of the conflict. What resulted is an intensely raw feature film experience that will give audiences a deeply emotional and authentic view of the heroism at the center of this gripping story.

 The Hornet's Nest 
 Directed By:  Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg
 Duration: 43:31 min
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 Language: English