World War Two Documentaries
Belsen: The Untold Story
The untold story of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where over 50,000 mostly Jewish people died, primarily from starvation and disease in the last phase of World War II. Featuring powerful new interviews with some of the last remaining survivors of the Holocaust, plus archival audio and video footage, the true horrors of the camp and the Nazi regime are revealed.
Mengele: Unveiled
Josef Mengele was known as the Angel of Death. One of the most notorious figures of the Holocaust, he contributed to sending 400,000 people to their deaths at the Auschwitz concentration camp. This harrowing history documentary looks at his life and crimes. It explores his youth and studies, his adherence to Nazism and the inhumane experiments he conducted at Auschwitz.
The Manhattan Project In Color
In the race to end World War II, the brightest scientific minds in America were called to work on the Manhattan Project. Fearing the Nazis would develop the atomic bomb first, America instigated a huge engineering project led by General Groves and Robert Oppenheimer. Once the first bomb had been tested in July 1945, it was inevitable it would be used against Japan with devastating results.
World War II: Behind Closed Doors
Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions, yet he was also a vital ally to Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one dictator, in order to help beat another, Adolf Hitler? This landmark history documentary uses archival evidence to explore the relationships between Stalin, the Nazis and the West.
Hindenburg: The Cover Up
The largest aircraft ever flown suddenly turns into a raging fireball, crashing into a New Jersey field and is destroyed in under 40 seconds. Decades later, there are still no definitive answers to the Hindenburg disaster. This illuminating documentary reveals new theories and documents that shed light on a possible cover up and unearths links between the tragic airship and the Nazi party.