Supermarine's Spitfire is undoubtedly one of the iconic fighters of WWII, and continues to garner support from warbird enthusiasts worldwide. 22 distinct major versions of the Spitfire were developed to meet the operational demands of the war. Australia's involvement with the Spitfire began in th...

In late January 1944, during the brutal Italian Campaign of World War II, the U.S. 36th Infantry Division was ordered to launch a night river assault across the Rapido River near Cassino. Intended to support the Allied landings at Anzio and break through the German Gustav Line, the operation woul...

January 1945 - With his plane falling from the sky, navigator John Jenkins parachuted down onto Nazi Germany farmland.  He was alone in the cold with no food or water. With no immediate aid, his chances of escaping back to Ally territory appeared grim.  In this documentary, John retells the story...

The 10th Parachute Battalion of the Parachute Regiment would jump into the cauldron of battle at Arnhem on the 18th September 1944. From there most of the men would become prisoners and a mere handful would return to the UK in the days and weeks following the end of Operation Market Garden. In th...

‘Nisei' (2nd generation) follows the journey of two brothers through WWII, Minoru and John Miyasaki, who are stripped of citizenship, imprisoned, but still volunteer to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all Japanese-American regiment and the most medaled unit in the history of the US mili...

In 1943, the heart of the German air defense system was the early-warning and flak-predictor radar systems. It had proved to be a good system, as was the British radar chain that had been set up since 1935. The Germans knew, however, that strips of metal foil could blind the radar sets and they w...

The Colmar Pocket would see brutal hand to hand combat between the US Army and the German Defenders of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS
The village of Sigolsheim in the Colmar Pocket would be viciously contested but would fall to the Americans of the 3rd Infantry Division in late December 1944. This i...

Materiel losses during World War 2 were massive. According to one source, Germany produced a staggering 119,907 aircraft of all types and most were destroyed or damaged during the war. The United States lost 52,951 of their 95,000 aircraft in operations over Europe and the Pacific. The Soviet Uni...

Narrated by Katherine Hepburn from text written by Eleanor Roosevelt, this 1941 film was made to show what women were already doing as the war effort kicked off - and helped many imagine what more they could do!

This is the story of SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Gunner Dick Miralles and his incredible trip to fly again in his plane at the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia.

Made famous by the movie "A Bridge Too Far", the Market Garden operation took place in September, 1944. Join us to better understand the struggles of the men who made it to the farthest objective - the Bridge at Arnhem.

When Flight Sergeant Richard Brown bails out over the Arnhem battlefield, he finds himself in brutal fight on the ground, fighting a losing battle against superior German opposition. Can he persuade a stubborn handful of Airborne soldiers to surrender before it is too late?

Soldiers needed to learn to name the parts of their service weapon, the M1 Garand and how to disassemble and reassemble it. Let's learn the proper names of parts of the weapon and how to disassemble it.

Mauthausen Concentration Camp, a grim symbol of Nazi brutality, witnessed immense suffering and inhumanity, where countless prisoners endured horrific conditions, and the stark contrasts of human cruelty and resilience unfolded.

Amid the fierce battle for Groningen in World War II, two brothers, Fred and Stanley Butterworth find themselves on the front lines, their bond tested by the horrors of war as they fight for freedom and each other in a city under siege.

During 1944, it became obvious that the war in Germany would soon be over. Allied leadership believed there needed to be a post-war plan. Other individuals also had similar ideas. Responsible for such a plan would be two powerful individuals: US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. and ...