This in-depth documentary uses stunning recreations, historical documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary P-38 Lightning, one of the most iconic US Army Air Force fighters of World War II

In late 1944, Japan’s military turned to a deadly and radical tactic: suicide attacks by pilots known as kamikaze, or “divine wind.” These young men, often in their late teens, flew explosive-laden aircraft into Allied ships, sacrificing themselves to delay defeat. The kamikaze program, rooted in...

He never saw battle.
He never fired a shot.
But in 1863, William Laird, a mentally challenged young man from Maine, was executed by a Union Army firing squad.
This is one of the most tragic and forgotten stories of the Civil War.

When the Missouri Division pulls out of Northwest Arkansas to reinforce Grant's efforts against Vicksburg, Hindman sees an opportunity forming for his army to get back to Missouri. With only Blunt left in the region to defend the border, Hindman draws up a plan to bag the Kansas Division and use ...

Felled timber is taken down the Mattagami, a Northern Ontario River. The men who guide the logs on “the drive” are “famous for their dexterity” as poling and burling are demonstrated. In an amusing sequence the men are shown as “proverbial for their appetite.” The independence that workers enjoye...

Race into the history of the production and updates to the Chrysler 300.

Walk the wintery bloodstained cobblestones of 1770 Boston as this gripping documentary dissects every moment of the Boston Massacre—its causes, casualties, and consequences for a nation not yet born.

There are few individuals who continue to be as widely discussed as John F. Kennedy. He received both support and criticism during his tenure as president. He was undoubtedly a controversial figure during his era, as he assumed the presidency during one of the most turbulent periods in American h...

After the devastating defeat at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March and the shameful departure by Major General Earl Van Dorn back across the Mississippi, Arkansas has been left in a state of anarchy. With no coherent Confederate force to assert authority from Richmond and the Federals on the verge ...

The turning point of WW2 in the European Theater was the decisive battle in Normandy. Following Operation Overlord and the invasion of Normandy on the 6th June 1944, the Allies fought a bitter 77 day battle against a determined enemy. Following the collapse of Wehrmacht forces in the west they wo...

Civil War Digital Digest's host Will stops on the way home from vacation to talk with Patrick Craddock, owner of The Craftsman’s Apron. In his quest to make inspired regalia for modern masons, Patrick draws on his year as a living historian and studying masons from the Civil War era. Enjoy a conv...

The production of shells during WWI introduced unprecedented levels of mechanization to the metal industry. Just a couple of years before this film was made, machinists staged a series of strikes, opposing the de-skilling and work intensification that threatened their work. Yet, these struggles a...

After the fierce battles in the Falaise Pocket in August 1944, the remaining German Army units in Normandy were in full blown retreat for the relative safety of the eastern bank of the River Seine.
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, we venture to the areas documented by the Germans during the retr...

Learn more about the fights at Cross Keys, Port Republic, and Piedmont through animated maps, primary sources, and historic images in the program!

The famous P-38 Lightning had a different nickname as well during World War II - "Angels in Overalls". This programs highlights its strengths to the factory workers in the US who built it.

The social control of children was a growing concern in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. This film opens with young children playing on the sidewalk, unsupervised. To ensure a healthy environment and avoid “criminal propensities” in school age children, several playgrounds and recreati...