June 1944. 1.5 million Allied soldiers stand poised to embark on the largest amphibious assault in military history. For tens of thousands of young American soldiers in particular, this war against the Nazis seems like an adventure. Most are overseas for the first time, and few have any experience of combat. For those bound for Omaha Beach, the baptism of fire will come at 0630 on 6th June – H-Hour, D-Day. It will prove a horrifying and unforgettable experience. D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story features the intimate personal testimony of the men who formed the spearhead of the Allied liberation of Western Europe on that fateful day. They include survivors of the US 29th Infantry Division’s first assault wave at Omaha Beach, the German machine-gunners who resisted them, and members of the French Resistance in Normandy. Expert analysis is provided by Antony Beevor (D-Day, Stalingrad, Berlin) and German military historian Peter Lieb.
Special series looking at the defining moments of the last century, caught on camera. Hear the stories behind world-changing photos from photographers, eyewitnesses, reporters, historians and more.
In the midst of the 2020 pandemic, immigration and racial strife and World Wide economic collapse, a young activist woman of color falls in love with a Conservative Caucasian. Not without the help of three wise Homeless Men and their odd Friends who inform the young lady of the worlds biggest conspiracies and the ominous Committee of 10 who are hellbent on taking over the world. They also awaken her to "The Frequency" - a vibration that, if achieved, opens up a vortex to a mysterious Café in the Void where there exists no time - no space. Once there she meets Bob Marley, Gandhi, Thomas Paine and John Lennon who are at a crossroads in their lives before they went out and changed the world. With the advice of a mystical café barista and the historical figures, Vivi discovers the secret to make the world a better place to live. But is she too late? And can her new love help her go out and change the world?
The Battle of Alcatraz tells the story of one of the greatest jailbreaks of all time. The year is 1946, and five desperate convicts launch a brilliant escape plan. That is until mayhem erupts, and the Rock becomes the site of a dramatic and violent stand-off.
Lyse Doucet tells the story of the Syrian war through extraordinary testimony from those who have lived through it on the ground as well as politicians who tried to shape events.
Rise of the Spartans is a Halo: Reach machinima series, created by Arbiter 617 (David), who's the founder of Black Plasma Studios. A new squad of Spartans is put together during Reach's last hours to protect the planet from inevitable destruction. The squad leader, Nightflash, decides that survival would allow the squad to better protect Reach's legacy and avenge the fallen planet. This squad will rise as the others fall.
On 1 September 1939, Hitler started the most fatal war in world history – a war waged to plunder, dispossess, enslave and eliminate entire ethnic groups. This German-Polish series reconstructs how Hitler triggered a chain of events that sparked a global conflagration and the intense suffering of the Polish people, the first victims of the war.
Tucker Carlson casts doubt on the official 9/11 narrative by using the government's own commission report and several declassified court documents. The goal is a new 9/11 commission; one that isn't interested in protecting politicians.
The Crusades: An Arab Perspective is a four-part series produced by Al Jazeera English, which presents the dramatic story of the medieval religious war through Arab eyes. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the Crusades for a global, English-speaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a primarily Christian and Western point of view.