
Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

A massive deployment of paratroopers on June 5, 1944, provides support for the Allies in the Normandy invasion, stymieing Germany's attempt to drive them back.

The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.

The Nazis' concentration camps become centers for mass killings in World War II; why does a system of concentrating populations lead to genocide?

The Nazi think tank "Ahnenerbe" carried out countless acts of barbarism; stored on hundreds of microfilms which are only now available, the reports from this institution reveal the gruesome secrets of science according to Hitler.

Hitler's rise to power depended on Hjalmar Schacht, a largely forgotten figure.

In pursuit of their Aryan dream, the Nazis were encumbered by an ideological war from within that would undermine their ability to succeed in World War II.

Early victories in World War II injected Hitler with a precipitous sense of over-confidence that was eventually tested and proven vulnerable.

The discovery of archives that confirm Hitler's genital deformity.