Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in...

In this remarkable collection of BBC recordings, we hear what the people of the Home Front listened to as they lived, loved, laughed and worked through the dark days of World War Two; from the...

Twelve Desperate Miles is the story of the November 1942 invasion of Axis forces in North Africa consisting of more than 100 ships carrying over 30,000 soldiers, with a spotlight on a little-known...

Now, for the first time, the nation's most respected reporters share their stories as the eyes and ears of the nation to create a fascinating oral history. Some of the most influential journalists...

On the eve of September 11, 2001, New York City's famous National Guard regiment, the fighting 69th Infantry, was not fit for duty. Most of its soldiers were immigrant kids with no prior military...

This program focuses on the largest sea-borne invasion in modern history -- and one of the world's most tightly kept secrets. It brings together dispatches from the BBC War Correspondents who...

In September 1943, Adolf Hitler sent German troops into Rome and ordered SS General Karl Wolff to occupy the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII. To save Pius, Wolff and fellow conspirators...