The story of how America's "Greatest Generation" won World War II is told in this collection of classic documentaries featuring pulse-pounding combat footage. Over 20 vintage films on five discs!

The story of the rookie 81st Infantry "Wildcat" Division, who went through a literal 'trial by fire' fighting Japanese troops on the island of Angaur. Plus an episode of 'The Big Picture' documentary series about the World War II career of future President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA (1945):The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa chronicles Marine operations during the Battle of Okinawa in at times brutal detail. Codenamed "Operation Iceberg", the Battle of Okinawa was one of the most important battles of World War II, and is considered the largest amphibious assault to take place in the Pacific Theater. Okinawa was a supply base for the Japanese forces, and its proximity to China was instrumental to Imperial Japan's "choke hold" on that...

DECEMBER 7TH (1943): Produced in cooperation with the War and Navy Department, John Ford's December 7th captures the mood and tenor of the nation during World War II like no other film of its era. In the aftermath of FDR's declaration of war, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox requested "a complete motion picture factual presentation of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941." The assignment was given to John Ford, who had been made head of the Field Photographic Unit of the Navy. Ford...

NORMANDY INVASION (1945): June 6, 1944. 156,000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied France. The U.S. Coast Guard's cameras were there to document the efforts of the men who fought - and died - on that day. But before that fateful June morning, we are shown the training and preparation that took place. The men huddle together in prayer, knowing the next day may be their last. And then...D-Day. Explosive artillery shells bombard the coast of Normandy...

REPORT FROM THE ALEUTIANS (1943): During World War II, iconic filmmaker John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) served as a major in the Army Signal Corps. Report from the Aleutians was one of several films he made as part of his service. He and his crew spent five strenuous months filming in the Aleutian Islands. This 1,200-mile chain of islands in the South Pacific forms the southern boundary of the Bering Sea, stretching from Alaska to Siberia. It was from here that a massive Japanese fleet...

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY(1942): When iconic filmmaker John Ford was sent by the U.S. Navy to Midway Island in the North Pacific, he thought he was going to be making a documentary about life at the small military base there. After several days of filming sailors and marines during their downtime, Ford heard rumors that the Japanese were planning an attack on the base. Roused from his sleep on the night of June 4, 1942 by the sound of explosions, he spontaneously started filming the battle with his...

TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA (1945): Photographed in combat areas by cameramen of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, To the Shores of Iwo Jima features what may be the most graphic war footage seen by American audiences in theaters during World War II. With Allied operations in the Pacific Theater ramping up, Imperial Japan heavily fortified the island of Iwo Jima. Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers laid in wait to defend the island against the attacking American forces. On the morning...

Four classic World War II movies including 'One of Our Aircraft Is Missing!' (1941), 'They Raid By Night' (1942), 'Corregidor' (1943), and 'Minesweeper' (1943).

Tells the story of an individual who owns the largest private collection of World War II artifacts in the world. Over 50 interviews with veterans and survivors of the war help tell the story of the meaning of the over 7,000 individual items in the collection of Kenneth W. Rendell.

When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of Moscow, Soviet leaders believe they have no recourse but to seize the Alaskan pipeline to force the United States to end the grain embargo that has brought turmoil to the U.S.S.R. These are the events, so terrifyingly similar to yesterday's headlines that bring the superpowers to the brink of World War III. Starring Brian Keith in an extraordinary performance as the Soviet Secretary-General and Rock Hudson as the beleaguered American...

Starring Academy Award winner Edmond O'Brien (1954, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Barefoot Contessa), THE WORLD WAS HIS JURY is a courtroom drama about David Carson (O'Brien), a lawyer defending the captain of a sunken ocean liner, which killed dozens of passengers. Was the captain negligent, or did other forces cause the ship to sink? It is up to Carson to find the clues and discover the real cause of the shipwreck. Newly remastered.

Follow the zoo babies as they introduce us to their family, habitat, lifestyle and appetite, and watch as they discover unique characteristics about their own upbringing. Over 15 animals are featured including the elephant, giraffe, wildebeest, clouded leopard, serval cat and hippo. The babies are captured wrestling, eating, sleeping, climbing, swinging and scratching all in an effort to mature. Each animal has an adventure to share through playful narrative that incorporates both facts and...

"CinemaScope's first science-fiction thriller" sees four intrepid astronauts (Hugh Marlowe, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor and Christopher Dark) successfully complete mankind's first Mars mission, only to run afoul of a warp in space. Tossed centuries into the future, they discover an Earth devastated by nuclear war, where mutant beast-men rule the surface. Underground is a society marked by listless males and lustful ladies (future- wear designed by Vargas!). Trapped in a tomorrow they never made,...

What awaits us in the vast reaches of space? The imaginations of moviemakers are always eager to take us there -- as in these two nifty '50s sci-fi voyages. Hugh Marlowe, Rod Taylor and other Mars-mission astronauts skid on a time warp into a future Earth nuked into an era of fear, mutant monstrosities and a diminishing group of subterranean survivors. Can these flyboys from the past somehow preserve a World Without End? A stalwart crew (and a female reporter who sneaks aboard!) guides a...

In July 2016, inspired by Pope Francis' chosen theme "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy," Catholic youth from around the world descended on Krakow, Poland, for World Youth Day. These pilgrims traveled in the footsteps of St. John Paul II and other great saints of Krakow, discovering the rich heritage of their Catholic faith. This poignant and inspirational film captures the World Youth Day experience like never before. Follow youth on their journey with Pope Francis, hear...

More than three times the height of Niagara Falls, much of Vietnam's Mountain River Cave has remained untouched by humans. With exclusive footage, National Geographic reveals, for the first time in history, astounding evidence that this could be the largest cave in the world. Together with renowned expedition leader Howard Limbert, cave geologist Darryl Granger uncovers the formula for how the cave grew so grand. And international zoologist Anette Becher identifies unique underground species...

The Animal Kingdom is rife with epic stories of survival -- tales of kill or be killed -- a place where each and every moment is fraught with life and death decisions. National Geographic goes inside the most riveting moments of animal predation, breaking down the struggle for survival and supremacy.

Witness the story of the unsung heroes who write and photograph for the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as well as those who deliver the newspaper to soldiers in Afghanistan along the world's most dangerous paper route.

It's the wildest compilation of the most insane motocycle crashes ever caught on tape including motorcycle crashing from Speedway, Dirt Track, Motocross. Supercross, off road, extreme riding, and more. All crashes are set to a fast-pased, hot music soundtrack.

At Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, building the world's longest water roller-coaster-the Wildebeest-is like assembling an enormous, 3-D jigsaw puzzle. For host Sean Riley, this is one wild ride. The Wildebeest is fitted with special magnetic motors that enable the giant coaster carts to literally float on air. After assembling hundreds of meters of this water ride, moving the giant platforms and towers that support it, and securing enormous pieces of piping, it all comes down to a few...

This amazing series showcases the strangest, freakiest, weirdest, and just plain "out of this world" behaviors in the animal kingdom. From animals that develop their babies in their mothers back skin; to strange adaptations that enable creatures to survive in extreme environments; to alien-looking body parts and camouflage, this series will cover it all. Each episode focuses on a single environment (land; sea; air).

"Millions Flee from Cities! End of the World!" From a Manhattan skyscraper, Ralph Burton (Harry Belafonte) surveys the emptiness announced by that chilling newspaper headline. Nuclear doomsday has come. Ralph is sure he is the last person alive. Then a woman (Inger Stevens) appears and the two form a cautious friendship that's threatened when a third survivor (Mel Ferrer) arrives. Unlike other post-apocalyptic thrillers from The Time Machine to I Am Legend, there are no external monsters to...

In the final days of World War I, pilot Jeff Masterson is blinded when his plane crashes off the coast of France. He blames industrialist John C. Tullock, who has recently come under fire for selling faulty munitions to the government. Unable to face his fiancee, Mary, Jeff fakes his death and swears vengeance against the millionaire. While on his quest for revenge, the blinded aviator meets the mysterious Mr. Smith, who volunteers to pay for a risky operation that could restore his vision....