In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt.

A historical exploration about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the preserved Roman city it left behind.

Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is...

In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what has happened since the arrival of the first Homo...

There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in...

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in...

The Russian army has no shortage of weapons despite sanctions: With an arsenal mixing old Soviet stocks and modern hypersonic weapons, the country...

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

In four chapters, largely based on and illustrated with archaeological finds and sites, Neil Oliver explains how, as far as is known, the Iron Age...

Finland is Queer - Queer history of Finland

At the world-famous Explorers Club, a gathering place for trailblazers, club member Josh Gates recounts the greatest adventures of all time.

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it...

In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history....

WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History...

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole...

World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show...

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it...

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...

Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and...

This captivating docuseries examines Winston Churchill's pivotal role in World War II and the formative events that made him an ideal leader for the...

Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.