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18 Feb
When Joseph Goebbles featured the luxurious SS Cap Arcona in a propaganda film about the Titanic, he never imagined that this German ocean liner would meet a similar tragic fate.
18 Feb
Tactics on both sides evolved in both attack and defence: the bomber and the defence against it became more effective through improvements to bomb sites, navigation, development of radar and more.
18 Feb
The 7th of December, 1941: the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is attacked by 350 Japanese planes that sink four American battleships, destroy 188 aircraft, and kill more than 2,000 Americans.
18 Feb
From the simplest of throwing spears to the sophisticated long-range projectiles of today, humans have always put their best minds to work refining and evolving their designs to gain the upper hand.
18 Feb
4th century B.C.: Alexander the Great sets out to transform a fishing village into the ancient world's most dazzling city. Feast your eyes on a reconstruction of the city and its amazing buildings.
18 Feb
In Turkey, at the intersection of Europe and Asia, lies a remarkable wonder of ancient engineering - the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul. What secrets are hidden in the heart of this giant mythical monument?
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Audio Speakers - what part does a spider play in their manufacturing process? Fibre Optic Cables - the high-tech science behind transferring data using glass, light and reflections.
18 Feb
Like it or not, warfare, conflict and the need to explore the unknown is the catalyst for human progress in technology. The fact is that mankind is at its most inventive when it's being destructive.
18 Feb
Part of the Nazi plan was to take control of most of Europe's vast collection of artworks, treasures, and gold; the Nazis hid this massive loot down within mine shafts in Austria and Germany.
18 Feb
Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.
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Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland was a gamble that paid off as his push west remained unchecked; while the leaders of Europe attempt 'peace', Kristallnacht signalled the horrors yet to come to many.
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After a snub in Munich, the Soviets make a pact with the Germans; with the invasion of Poland, the pretence of peace is gone as France and the UK declare war on Germany.
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Operation Barbarossa's endgame does not come to fruition; with the world distracted, Japan launch their attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing American isolationists to join the war in earnest.
18 Feb
War in Europe ends with Soviet and American troops surrounding the German army; in the Pacific, it takes the devastating nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force the Japanese surrender.
18 Feb
The Allies plan how to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall for years. The D-Day fleet is the biggest assembled in history, responsible for one of the bloodiest and most extraordinary battles of WW2.
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Hitler's audacious plan to turn the tide of the war; colourised archive depicts the Germans' opening salvo artillery barrage and George Patton's arrival in Bastogne to break the German siege.
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As World War II drags on into another bitter winter, the Allies become desperate to end the conflict. Churchill turns to his formidable bomber force to break the deadlock.
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Hitler's rise to power was a unique moment in history; Germany suffered a humiliating defeat in WWI and was crippled by massive war reparations. Hitler offers a scapegoat: the Jews.
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The final hours of WW2 change the course of history; as the Americans inch closer to Japan, the Japanese fight with greater intensity. The question now is how to force capitulation.
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