World War II

Nimbus Libéré (French for "Nimbus Freed" or "Nimbus Released") is a 1944 propaganda cartoon created in Vichy France under orders from Nazi Germany. The short is, as you'd expect, an anti-Allies, antisemitic tract that supposedly shows what would happen if the Allies were to invade France. The short revolves around the titular Nimbus, his wife Leonie and their child, eagerly listening to the radio, where it is announced that the Allies are coming to liberate the people of France, with the family sharing their excitement over finally being able to enjoy goods from the Allied countries. Unfortunately, the Allies have something in store for them... Perhaps the most notable thing from the short, besides the propaganda message and the shoddy animation, is that it features unauthorized appearances from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Felix the Cat and Popeye as American bomber pilots.

Operation Sussex was one of the most important intelligence operations of World War II. This top secret spy mission was created and directed by the headquarters of General Eisenhower.

The Japanese surrender at the end of WWII allowed U.S. troops to peacefully enter as an occupation force. What they found and how they transformed their former enemy is told through the work of a team of cameramen who recorded it all on color film. They were among the first to witness the devastation wrought by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They also captured on film the first free elections and the birth of Japanese democracy.

Victory Through Air Power is an American animated documentary propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943. It is based on the 1942 book Victory Through Air Power by Alexander P. de Seversky. De Seversky appeared in the film, an unusual departure from the Disney animated feature films of the time. Improved upload.

Several years after his release from Spandau prison, where he completed his twenty-year sentence for war crimes, Albert Speer is interviewed by Canadian reporter Patrick Watson. The interview reveals Speer’s assessment of his life, and chronicles the rise and fall of the Nazi regime.

British historian David Irving scripted this two-hour video special, based on his book Hitler’s War. Researching, writing, and revising this book, he spent many years privately interviewing members of Hitler’ staff and his generals. When it appeared in 1977, it was an instant best-seller.

This documentary called 'Did we have to Fight?' explores Britain's options in the run-up to the Second World War. It will be particularly useful for students of appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, and of the wider conflict. Re-uploaded.

This program investigates the fate of the two-and-a-half million Indians who fought for Britain during the Second World War. It looks at how they were forgotten by Britain, and disowned by India after the war and faced racism and prejudice.

The Night of the Long Knives, or the Röhm purge, also called Operation Hummingbird (Unternehmen Kolibri), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, ordered a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate his power and alleviate the concerns of the German military about the role of Ernst Röhm and the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazis' paramilitary organization, known colloquially as "Brownshirts". Nazi propaganda presented the murders as a preventive measure against an alleged imminent coup by the SA under Röhm – the so-called Röhm Putsch.