Gain a fascinating, engagingly intimate glimpse behind the iconic images on the marble busts and the noble faces gazing out from our dollar bills and pocket change. And discover the remarkable unseen private sides of the men who risked their reputations, fortunes, and lives for the cause of American independence.
A documentary marking the fiftieth anniversary of the speech in which Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined his plan to finance the reconstruction of Europe following World War II. Features archival photographs, films, newsreels, and contemporary interviews.
Uses analysis from historians and National Park Service rangers and quotations from eyewitnesses and reenactors to give a detailed account of four of the Civil War's most pivotal and bloody battles: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, and Cold Harbor.
Documents the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and examines the life of Chester Nimitz, fleet admiral and leader of the campaign in the Central Pacific during World War II.
Uses analysis by historians and rangers from the National Park Service, quotations from eyewitnesses and reenactors to give a detailed account of four of the Civil War's most pivotal and bloody battles: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, and Cold Harbor.
