The Frontline film is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as…
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War Movies
Step into the Battlefield with this Powerful Collection of War Films!
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- Following the Civil War, Frank works as a bounty hunter but is still marred by the trauma of war. When two children show up on his doorstep in search of their captive mother, Frank must step up to take down the notorious Major Briggs who is behind…
- The Neiger family was living a peaceful life in the Jewish community in Krakow when the arrival of World War II changed their lives forever. When Nazi soldiers forced the family from their home into the harsh life of the Ghetto, they made a vow to…
- Just prior to the end of World War II, the German military secretly undertook a massive push to design miracle weapons -- colossal tanks, the world's first guided missiles, and high-speed jets that could attack New York. Now, nearly 60 years later,…
- During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.
- It is the story of the most influential figures of the 20th century, those who caused and those who cured our most troubled times. A parallel biography of the most significant figures of the twentieth century from the last shot fired in the First…
The Queen at War
the True Story of Queen Elizabeth's Experiences in WWII
Princess Elizabeth was a child of thirteen on September 3, 1939, when her father King George VI informed the people that Britain was at war. This revelatory documentary tells the story of the Queen's experiences during WWII and how the…WWII Chronicles
a Dramatic Documentation of WWII
This compelling collection delivers dramatic documentation of many of World War II's most famous battles on the European and Pacific fronts. The unfiltered emotion and engrossing drama of war is captured here in these perceptive pieces of WWII…GI Jews
Jewish Americans in World War II
Tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish Americans who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous and unknown bring their war experiences to life, how they fought for their nation and their people, struggled with anti-Semitism…WWII Diaries
Turning Points of the War Collection
Witness the world-shattering events and critical moments that occurred throughout World War II. Experience the monumental battles and learn more about the key figures of the Allied and Axis powers in this comprehensive collection of newsreel footage…Battle of the Bulge
Winter War
Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers must defend a vital supply depot from being captured by attacking German soldiers.- It tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in…
- Documents the Native American struggle against European settlers.
- Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kinds. As the…
- Farm boy Jake lives for girls, guns, and adrenaline; his younger brother Greg loves poetry. The tensions and bitter rivalry between the two finally erupt into bloody, life-changing violence. With the dark clouds of war looming over England's green…
- The documentary provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation. The secret code these marines developed, based on the unwritten…
- During the bleakest days of WW Two, five battled-hardened soldiers are given a cake assignment; to hold down a Chateau in the French countryside formerly used by the Nazi high command. What begins as an unexpected respite quickly descends into…
- American women were the secret weapon that won World War II and in the process, changed the world. Hear directly from the women who made the planes, and flew them; who fought on the warfront, and the home front; who broke codes and broke barriers.
- Chronicling a conflict that has spanned more than a decade and bridged generations, delivers a comprehensive 360-degree view of a complex war, from its swift and relentless beginnings to the eve of the U.S. pullout in 2014. Raw footage of combat,…
- An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor's edge.
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