Set in the turbulent 1680s, this four-part drama takes place on both sides of the Atlantic, as these two young men and two young women commit their lives to a fairer future with blood, passion and urgency. New Worlds is a gripping story of love and loss and the human price paid for the freedoms we enjoy today.
September 1939. The beginning of the Second World War. Major Sokolov of Soviet intelligence arrives in Crimea. His main goal is to identify the agent network of the terrorist anti–Soviet organization ROVS. The head of the counterintelligence of the Russian General Military Union is Staff Captain Semenov, alias Krest.
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
In 1938, as war engulfs Changsha, the Hu family struggles to protect their twins. Amid loss and destruction, Xiangxiang faces love, tragedy, and duty, while the people of Hunan unite to resist the Japanese invasion.
1947 Hunger and devastation reign in the war-drained country. Bread is worth its weight in gold, and the cost of human life is zero. Cities are controlled by criminal gangs: like black cats, they come undetected under the cover of darkness and easily disappear from the crime scene. A gang operating in Rostov-on-Don is robbing a food warehouse, but OBB Major Yegor Dragun suspects that this is not the work of ordinary criminals..
In 1624, the Dutch invaded and occupied Taiwan, oppressing the natives, villagers and traders by attacking, conquering and taxing them. This invasion of China ’ s territory alarmed the Ming Emperor on the Mainland. He called for a contest to find a brave military leader to fight the invaders. One young contestant, Zheng Chenggong, stood out from the rest and was made General. With the help of the Princess, he won over both lieutenants of the notorious pirate Tyrant Bear, and instigated them to turn against their master.
After Japan announced its unconditional surrender in 1945, news spread that a batch of Japanese arms had been hidden in Longcheng. The Communist Party, the Kuomintang, and local warlords launched a desperate struggle for this. Gao Fei was ordered to go to Longcheng to search for clues for his dead brother. He led Jin Xiaoban, He Min and others, with the help of the Communist Party, together with Shen Bing sent by the Kuomintang, Lu Dingjun, a local warlord who dominated one side, and the Japanese squad who were unwilling to surrender.
At the time World War I broke out, the King of England, the Czar of Russia, and the Kaiser of Germany were first cousins. This two-part series looks at the role played by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England, and their relationships with each other, in the outbreak of war. Mismanaging their countries and mishandling foreign policy, they failed to adapt to the forces of nationalism and democracy, and so brought tumbling down their own ideal of a Europe governed by the descendants of Queen Victoria. While it was war that delivered the final blow, this fascinating series shows how the problems had set in much earlier. A two part miniseries.
Set at the outbreak of WWII – mischievous playboy Ian Fleming is untroubled by the specter of impending war – chasing women, collecting rare books and living off his family fortune. Forever in the shadow of his brother Peter, and an eternal disappointment to his formidable mother Eve, Fleming dreams of becoming the ‘ultimate’ man – a hero, a lover, a brute and the one who always gets the girl. He is finally given some direction in his life when he’s recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to help in the effort against the Nazis. Suddenly, Fleming finds his chance to shine and prove his worth.
The Second World War. Leningrad was in blockade in the winter of 1941. The only way to deliver food and other supplies to the city is through the icy Lake Ladoga, the so-called “Road of Life”. The path itself passes through the ice of the lake. But the Nazis are preparing a diversion along the way, and their informant is most likely a truck driver. To deal with this situation entrusted to the captain of the NKVD Sergienko ...
The story of the Boesman family's attempt to survive in the city of Ghent during the first world war focusing on each of the five family member's different experiences