World War Two Documentaries
Death Camp Treblinka
The extermination camp of Treblinka was created by the Nazis to eliminate the Jewish population in occupied Poland and beyond.
In a frenzy of mass murder lasting less than two years, 900,000 Jewish men women and children were murdered in this tiny camp hidden deep in the woods. No one liberated Treblinka. To be a survivor you had to fight your way out. Now those who survived tell their story.
Hiroshima: The Real History
The nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima heralded the dawn of a new era. It killed over 100,000 people and unleashed a new merciless threat that no country could hide from.
From the war rooms that led the attack and the planes tasked with the deadly mission to the city’s devastated streets, this eye-on-the-ground film unravels a chilling moment whose motives and consequences are still in question.
Could Hitler Have Been Stopped?
In this thought provoking history documentary, leading historians consider strategies that could have been used to avoid conflict with Hitler and prevent World War II.
Before the war began, nations adopted a policy of appeasement to the Nazi regime. But the threat of Hitler and the lengths he would go to achieve his barbaric aims were constantly underestimated.
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Weeks after winning World War II in 1945, Winston Churchill found himself in a new battle: to be re-elected British Prime Minister.
He was confident of being rewarded for his leadership against Hitler and the Nazis. But as this BBC history documentary reveals, Churchill was humiliated and lost the general election.
Why did his countrymen turn so vehemently on their Great British Bulldog?
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
After World War II, leading Nazis were tried at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.
This gripping BBC history documentary attempts to delve inside the minds and secret workings of Hitler’s Nazi leadership.
Using largely unpublished trial documents, the series gives an unprecedented view of three key Nazi figures: Hermann Goering, Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess.
What drove them to commit their crimes?