The Cold War tests the new superpower; the Challenger disaster and 9/11 shake the nation; technology drives America into the 21st century. |
America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy and the population; America runs headlong into a new threat: Communism. |
The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II; the war effort revitalizes the nation's economy; a new global superpower takes the stage. |
Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression; dust storms blanket the Midwest; Roosevelt's New Deal signals recovery. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rebels," "Revolution," "Westward" and "Division." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Civil War," "Heartland," "Cities" and "Boom." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Bust," "WWII," "Superpower" and "Millennium." |
Narrated by Liev Schreiber, this miniseries highlights momentous events in American history, including the arrival of the Pilgrims, the American Revolution, the Civil War and the incredible lunar landing. |
Experience American history like never before with this television miniseries, narrated by Liev Schreiber, that highlights such momentous events as the arrival of the Pilgrims, the American Revolution, the Civil War and the incredible lunar landing. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rebels," "Revolution," "Westward" and "Division." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Civil War," "Heartland," "Cities" and "Boom." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Bust," "WWII," "Superpower" and "Millennium." |
Narrated by Liev Schreiber, this miniseries highlights momentous events in American history, including the arrival of the Pilgrims, the American Revolution, the Civil War and the incredible lunar landing. |
The colonies declare independence, taking on the British; George Washington is near defeat, but new tactics turn the tide; A new nation is born. |
From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight to survive; Tobacco sows seeds of opportunity in the south and the north becomes a trade powerhouse. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Civil War," "Heartland," "Cities" and "Boom." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Bust," "WWII," "Superpower" and "Millennium." |
The Civil War rages; The Confederate army can't match the Union's technology; railroads, supply lines and telegrams become new weapons in modern war. |
The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward; In the South, slavery fuels a growing divide; Violence flares and abolitionists stand for freedom. |
Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mountains, but find the land already claimed. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rebels," "Revolution," "Westward" and "Division." |
America strikes oil and the boom time begins; Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; massive engineering projects modernize the West. |
Urban life introduces a new breed of social ills, set against the backdrop of stunning skylines and ambitious innovations. |
The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation; Native American civilizations decline; Cattle replace wild buffalo; Cowboys become an American icon. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Civil War," "Heartland," "Cities" and "Boom." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Bust," "WWII," "Superpower" and "Millennium." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rebels," "Revolution," "Westward" and "Division." |
Head of church and state, the queen is torn. Her sister is in love with a divorced royal servant. She wants her to be happy, but she knows her duty. |
The queen is in no hurry to welcome Camilla into the royal family. For Prince Charles, being with the woman he really loves is nonnegotiable. |
Andrew and Fergie split, and Charles and Diana's mounting troubles are tabloid fodder. For the queen, 1992 is the worst year of her life. |
The royal family's popularity is at an all-time low. The queen must ask for a pay raise, the IRA makes threats, and Princess Anne is nearly kidnapped. |
The royal family's popularity is at an all-time low. The queen must ask for a pay raise, the IRA makes threats, and Princess Anne is nearly kidnapped. |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Sisters," "Us and Them" and "The Rivals." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "The Enemy Within" and "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?" |
This intriguing docudrama miniseries enlists five different actresses to portray Queen Elizabeth II at key points during her reign. Re-enactments and interviews craft a tale of scandals and personal tragedies -- and the monarch who rose above it all. |
This intriguing docudrama miniseries from England's Channel 4 enlists Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick to portray Queen Elizabeth II at key points during her reign. Re-enactments, documentary footage and interviews craft an intriguing tale of scandalous royal relationships, public relations debacles, personal tragedies -- and the monarch who rose above it all. |
When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany, the woman he chose as his mistress was a simple 17-year-old girl from Munich named Eva Braun. Very few people knew the details of their relationship, but Marion Milne's documentary pieces together Eva Braun's home movies and interviews with people who knew Adolf and Eva as a couple, revealing for the first time their unique rapport and the intimacy they shared. |
When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany, the woman he chose as his mistress was a simple 17-year-old girl from Munich named Eva Braun. Very few people knew the details of their relationship, but Marion Milne's documentary pieces together Eva Braun's home movies and interviews with people who knew Adolf and Eva as a couple, revealing for the first time their unique rappor... |
Martin Bormann, the second most powerful man in the Third Reich, was Adolf Hitler's right-hand man, his deputy and trusted confidante; he controlled access to Hitler and managed all his political and private affairs. This documentary examines Bormann's role in Nazi Germany and explores the rumors that Bormann had managed to escape to another country after the war. (Those rumors were put to rest when his skeleton was unearthed in West Berlin.) |
Martin Bormann, the second most powerful man in the Third Reich, was Adolf Hitler's right-hand man, his deputy and trusted confidante; he controlled access to Hitler and managed all his political and private affairs. This documentary examines Bormann's role in Nazi Germany and explores the rumors that Bormann had managed to escape to another country after the war. (Those rumors were put to rest when his skeleton was unearthed in West Berlin.) |