HDMovies

Start this series with an examination of what Professor Stone sees as the critical turning point of World War II: the Battle of Moscow in December...

Hitler's effort to exterminate the Jews of Europe is a central part of the way we think about Nazism and World War II. Here, investigate the...

What elements in the Treaty of Versailles made it a priority for Hitler to undermine and destroy? What factors kept other global powers from stopping...

With Germany's land grab in 1939, Britain and France reluctantly concluded that Hitler was bent on European domination. Follow the story of the...

Adolf Hitler launched a catastrophic war that killed an estimated 60 million people. What brought this murderous individual-and his murderous...

Investigate how Hitler achieved such a rapid and smashing initial advance in World War II. Topics include Germany's campaigns in Denmark and Norway,...

Study the strategic decisions during one of the most dramatic chapters in World War II: the Battle of Britain. Why did Britain keep fighting from a...

Here, explore how Grand Admiral Erich Raeder and Karl Donitz shaped Germany's surface and U-boat fleets, how Germany and Britain faced a...

By the spring and summer of 1940, the Hitler-Stalin Pact was under real strain. Go inside the strategic decision-making behind Hitler's decision to...

Follow the transition in the United States from a period of isolationism in the 1920s to preparations for possible war with Germany in 1940. Topics...

Trace the Mediterranean and North African campaigns through 1943, with a focus on Mussolini's ambition to create a new Roman empire-an ambition that...

Turn now to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the epic struggles of World War II-and in all of military history. Professor Stone puts the dramatic...

Take a step back from the chronology of World War II to think about how European countries occupied by Nazi Germany both collaborated with and...

In the second half of 1941, Hitler decided to murder every Jew in Europe. How did the extermination camp system operate? How did one escapee manage...

First, explore the development of submarine warfare and the typical stages of a submarine encounter in the Atlantic. Then, examine how German U-boats...

Was the Allied invasion of Italy a strategic necessity or, as many at the time suggested, a sideshow? Consider both sides in this lecture on...

While precise figures are difficult to determine, it's estimated that some 500,000 lives in Germany were lost to Allied bombing. In this lecture,...

Discover the ways that intelligence (from spying to espionage to assassination) contributed to the Allies' ultimate battlefield success. Follow...

Learn how military events on the Eastern Front from 1943 to 1945 drove political deal-making between the Germans and the Soviets. Focus on Operation...

Go behind the scenes of the most iconic military operation of the war: the D-Day invasion of mainland Europe. Focus on Germany's strategy for defense...

Follow the progress of Allied forces as they steadily ground down German formations, reinforcements, and supplies. Finally, reach the last major...

With overwhelming advantages in men, tanks, and artillery, the Soviets smashed through German lines in Poland and made their way toward Berlin. Learn...

Why did Hitler keep fighting even when he knew all hope was lost? Why did his generals and their armies stick with him? How did the Allies finally...

From the fate of everyday Germans and captured German leadership to the creation of NATO and the European Union, take stock of the global situation...

The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.

6 June 1944. A titanic fleet launched an assault on the beaches of Normandy. Objective: to liberate Europe from Hitler's yoke. Drawing on the lessons...

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the...

The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.