
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.
Napoleon's nephew, Napoleon III, challenged himself to modernize France's capital city; with the help of Haussmann they opened, homogenized and embellished Paris, even if it meant that 2000 years of history had to be erased.
An examination of the construction secrets behind some of France's megastructures and the ways the architectural landscape of Paris has been shaped over time.
Experts review the positives and negatives of the Allies' invasion of northern France, a long and hard-fought conflict which turned the tide of World War II.
Despite Hitler's vow to destroy Paris, Parisians play a crucial role in driving the Nazis out.
Scores of Canadian soldiers fall in a failed raid on a German port.
A small French force defends against the invading Italian army; the French government retreats to Bordeaux and the Germans take Paris.
Exploring one of the deadliest battles in World War II that saw the Germans attempt to use overwhelming force to split the Allied forces.
A nearly year-long battle in a town in northeast France sees the Germans fail to make headway in northeast France.