the Battle of Okinawa

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................Japanese - English Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................2Hr30mins
Size:........................1.36Gb

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and some of the troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.

L.A.H. im einsatz

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................German - English Subs
Picture:...................B&W
Runtime:..................38mins
Size:........................548Mb
note:.......................use: Media Player Classic

This is the ultimate primary source on the Waffen-SS. Featuring Hitlers elite regiment as recorded by thecameras of Gunther d`Alquen`s SS Kriegsberichte Propaganda Kompanie. The film includes footage from the front lines of the SS in action during the fierce fighting for Holland and France. Also featured is extensive footageof the SS Leibstandarte taking part in the lightning invasions, which witnessed the fall of Yugoslavia and Greece.SS front-line cameramen capture the spirit of the early victorious campaigns as experienced by this, Hitler`sfavoured regiment of the Waffen-SS.

Home of the Fleet - PDF

U-Boote am Feind

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................German - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W
Runtime:..................22mins
Size:........................217Mb

Documentary about daily life on a U-boat, produced by the O.K. of the Kriegsmarine.

Tank Overhaul - EP205

Genre:.....................Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................46mins
Size:........................373Mb

EP205 - The Elephant
Featuring restoration of an Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant. One of the largest heaviest tank destroyers ever built, the Elephant was brilliant on paper and terrifying to behold. But in 1943, the Germans sent it into battle without having ever tested it. Under fire, the massive monster turned out to be a sitting duck for courageous Soviet fighters who learned they could disable it with a simple Molotov cocktail.
The Elephant is possibly the rarest surviving tank from World War 2. Only 90 were ever built and now only two are thought to exist. At the US Army Ordnance Museum, you will see a crack team restore a rusted beat up machine that has been left on the sidelines since 1944.

Tank Overhaul - EP104

Genre:.....................Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................46mins
Size:........................373Mb

EP104 - M18 HELLCAT
We go to the Tank Workshop in Tooele, Utah where a crew of dedicated restorers race to finish a very special project. Their boss, Karl Smith, has gathered the largest private collection of World War II vehicles in the United States, and he’s throwing a VE-Day party with a big surprise. The crew has discovered that one of the M-18 HELLCAT Tank Destroyers in the collection is the same machine that a local veteran served in during the Second World War. They have two weeks to tear it apart, install a new engine, and get it running so they can take one very surprised veteran for the ride of his life.

Tank Overhaul - EP102

Genre:.....................Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................46mins
Size:........................372Mb

Welcome to the world where military geeks, genius mechanics and eccentric millionaires are living the dream with blowtorches, industrial lathes and hi-tech electronics, restoring four notable battle tanks from WWII.Each episode follows one tank's story: the rebuild; the innovations that made each machine great, and the engineering flaws that proved fatal. Unique serial numbers lead us to re-trace each tank's forged-in-war history: discovering where it was made, the battles it fought and the often tragic end of its fighting career.

EP102 - PzKpfw V Panther
Jacques Littlefield is a nice guy with a whole lot of tanks. In fact, with over 300 military vehicles, he has the largest private tank collection in the world. Jacques’ team is currently working on the jewel of his collection, the extremely rare and coveted PANTHER. This one has been rescued from the bottom of a river in Poland and it has been – literally- blown to pieces. The damage and the mechanical complexity make this the toughest and most expensive job Jacques’ crew have ever done. But the damage also contains clues that lead us back to the scene to reveal what really happened to tank and crew on their final day of battle.

P.O.W. - EP6

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................46mins
Size:........................698Mb

When the POWs learn from their radio that there is to be a massive air raid in their area, they decide that it would be the perfect time to use their tunnel for the mass escape. They push to finish the last few yards into the woods but a cave-in seemingly ends their hopes of escape. Until, that is, Drew Pritchard comes up with a brilliant idea. It's also left to Pritchard to steal a travel pass from the Kommandant's office. When he is caught, Commandant Dreiber is prepared to use whatever means necessary to find out what is going on.

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P.O.W. - EP5

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................48mins
Size:........................698Mb

The GESTAPO has determined that there is a spy in the camp, impersonating one of the downed airmen. They are able to work out that it's one of three recent arrivals, which includes Jim Caddon. The three men are brutally interrogated but none will admit to being the spy. Getting nowhere, the GESTAPO officer, Major Stahl, decides to execute prisoners until the man comes forward. This all leads to a very special mission for Jim Caddon.

P.O.W. - EP4

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................48mins
Size:........................698Mb

When told by Captain Attercombe that he has been taken off the escape list and will not be accompanying those using the tunnel, Jim Caddon decides the time has come to make a break for it. Unexpectedly joined by Larry Boyd, they decide to follow the same route to be used by those who will soon escape through the tunnel.
It doesn't take long for the Germans to realize the men have escaped and a GESTAPO officer leads the hunt. When Caddon and Boyd realize that their mates will be walking into a trap, they have to decide whether to give themselves up and return to the camp to warn them.

P.O.W. - EP3

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................48mins
Size:........................698Mb

When one of the men is found murdered, Capt. Attercombe decides to launch his own investigation and keep the death a secret from Kommandant Dreiber. The dead man had recently received a letter from his girlfriend telling him she had married a local police constable. He was deeply humiliated and had threatened several of his fellow prisoners about not telling anyone about the situation. When Robbie Crane confesses to the crime, he is to be turned over to the camp authorities, but Drew Pritchard has a better solution.

P.O.W. - EP2

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................49mins
Size:........................698Mb

A new arrival, Harry Freeman, falls under suspicion when his fellow prisoners learn he's a fluent German speaker. Jim Caddon doesn't agree and he and Harry are assigned to go on a recon mission to get information on the area around Stalag XXXIX. When Harry ducks out at the last moment, it looks like Jim may have been wrong and Drew Pritchard takes matters into his own hands. Cricket provides the solution when there's a lack of oxygen for the tunnelers.

P.O.W. - EP1

Genre:.....................WWII Drama
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................49mins
Size:........................698Mb

James D’Arcy (Master and Commander), Joe Absolom (EastEnders, Servants) and Patrick Baladi (The Office) star in this acclaimed ITV series which was inspired by true stories. It is Germany 1940 and Flight Sergeant James Caddon is captured when his plane is shot down on a bombing raid. He is taken to the P.O.W. camp Stalag 39, where he discovers a daring escape is already being planned.

Seafury at War

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................1Hr13mins
Size:........................1.16Gb

The Hawker Sea Fury started out as a land-based design - the next generation of fighter on from the Typhoon and Tempest. The RAF were less than enthusiastic as they were increasingly committed to jets, but the Fury quickly found a home with the Fleet Air Arm, who were looking for a replacement for their aging Sea Fires. The fastest piston engine aircraft of its time, highly manoeuvrable and packed with power, the Sea Fury proved a formidable combat aircraft in the skies over Korea, operating from British Carriers. This film history of the Sea Fury is packed with rare and previously unavailable archive film footage of the trainer, fighter, fighter-bomber and later air racer variants, as well as exclusive interviews with veterans from the Fleet Air Arm who flew Sea Furies on combat missions over Korea. Highlights include considerable carrier ops footage, both catapult and rocket-assisted take offs, film of low level Sea Fury exercises off Gibraltar, original aircraft recognition footage and much more.

Typhoon at War

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................1Hr16mins
Size:........................1.21Gb

The Hawker Typhoon was an aircraft that had a troubled start. A number of problems, including an unreliable engine unit, exhaust gases escaping into the cockpit and an airframe with a tendency to collapse around the tail unit, contributed to a number of fatalities among the test pilots. Thankfully there were those who could foresee the benefits of the aircraft. Despite the threat of cancellation the project was seen through to completion with the aircraft displaying its true value in the days leading up to, during, and after, the D-Day
landings.Despite not being an easy aircraft to fly, the Typhoon is always fondly remembered by those who flew it. This DVD is both a tribute to those pilots as well as one of the most important aircraft to have been designed and built in the United Kingdom.

Hunters in the Sky - EP13

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................350Mb

Episode 13: Reflections on War
In this final episode, victors of aerial duels in the skies of every theater of war reach inside memories etched in steel for the skills and relentless purpose that elevated them to the ranks of the great aces.

Hunters in the Sky - EP12

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................349Mb

Episode 12: Victory in the Pacific
After the Great Marianas Turkey shoot, Japanese airpower declines as American fighter pilots in the Pacific reach the zenith of their deadly profession. The final fighter pilot kill of the war is over Japan.

Hunters in the Sky - EP11

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................350Mb

Episode 11: Fall of the Third Reich
The final aerial battles between Soviet and German fighter pilots. Russian aircraft now equal those flown by the Luftwaffe, whose pilots face incursion from the east as well as the west. The top Russian ace reaches 62 kills, the top German ace is
credited with 352.

Hunters in the Sky - EP10

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................350Mb

Episode 10: Closing the Ring
Marine valor paves the way for the aerial assault on Japan. During the relentless march westward, the rivalry heats up between top aces Dick Bong and Tom McGuire, and Admiral Yamamoto is the victim of aerial assassination.

Hunters in the Sky - EP9

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................350Mb

Episode 9: Assault on Fortress Europe
The Allies take the offensive as the tide of war turns against the Axis in the Mediterranean and in Europe. The fury of war in the air takes a heavy toll on attacker and defender alike but the undermanned and outgunned Luftwaffe is defiant in the face of certain defeat.

Hunters in the Sky - EP8

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................22 mins
Size:........................350Mb

Episode 8: Struggle for Supremacy
From the first to the last, nations frantically seek to give their fighter pilots the winning edge in planes, engines, guns and tactics in combat by day and by night. The Germans shock the Allies when they win the race for committing jet and rocket fighters to the battle, a race won too late.