BBC Documentaries marking the centenary of World War One. BBC One Opening the World War One commemoration season on the BBC and produced in partnership with the Open University, landmark new ...

Even today the consequences of that summer are still being felt in some way and we all live in the shadow of the aptly named Great War. The First World War. Voting ends in Greenland election ...

Laurence Olivier narrates the landmark 26-part British documentary series telling the story of World War II, profiling its main campaigns and highlighting the human cost on all sides of the conflict.

It highlights the role of women in war, from Revolutionary War nurses to female soldiers in World War I and II. Archival footage and reenactments underscore women's contributions, with visuals of ...

Japan: Japan's involvement in World War II is the focus of this watershed in documentary-making. Narrated by the great Laurence Olivier, incredible interviews also ...