Curated Video
Tank Wars
How an unlikely algebraic equation outdid allied spying efforts at providing insight into Nazi tank production – and helped to win the war. Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
Wonderscape
Turning the Tide: Midway and the Allied Counterattack
Examine the turning point of World War II in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway, where Allied forces began a counteroffensive that would shift the momentum of the war. The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II...
One Minute History
198 - Code Talkers - One Minute History
In the heat of battle, knowledge is power. Messages must be sent and received quickly, accurately and if you plan on winning, they need to be encoded. October 1918 (World War I) France - Native American men from Oklahoma organize a...
One Minute History
199 - Navajo Code Talkers - One Minute History
On the morning of May 4, 1942, twenty nine Navajo men boarded a bus at Ft. Defiance, Arizona bound for Marine Corps training camp. These men were tasked with creating a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language. The Navajo...
Curated Video
Agent Garbo
Juan Pujol García, a pacifist who became a crucial double agent during WWII, deceived Nazi Germany and aided the D-Day invasion.
Great Big Story
The Dead Man Who Fooled Hitler, Operation Mincemeat
Discover the incredible WWII operation that used a dead soldier to deceive the Nazis and change the course of the war.
Curated Video
The Vietnam War: A Conflict of Ideologies and Consequences
This video provides a detailed overview of the Vietnam War, focusing on the events leading up to the conflict, key moments during the war, and its eventual conclusion. The video highlights significant military operations, such as the Tet...
Curated Video
Josephine Baker: Actor, Singer, Spy
Actor and singer Josephine Baker spent her life resisting racial discrimination at home and abroad. During World War II, she bravely used her fame to fight back against the Nazis.
Curated Video
Ghost Army
The WWII 23rd Headquarters Special Troops – otherwise known as the Ghost Army – was a top secret tactical deception unit deployed by the US Army during the Second World War to fool the enemy by any means necessary.
Curated Video
Rommel's Worst Defeat: Second Battle of El Alamein | Animated History
Erwin Rommel is one of the most instantly recognisable military figures in history. His exploits in the early part of The Second World War defined the concept of armored warfare, and played a major part in the swift conquest of France....
The March of Time
Veer Savarkar
MOT 1942: INDIA: HINDU LEADERS: Sign: Hindu Mahasabha (Presidential Office). Hindu Nationalist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar [aka Swantantryaveer Savarkar](1883-1966) sitting on bed talking w/ others. VS People gathered in small & large...
The March of Time
US Army oath
MOT 1940: U.S. ARMY OATH: DRAMATIZATION: VS Soldiers lined up w/ raised hand repeating 'I will obey the orders of the President of the United States & the orders of the officers appointed over me...' Silhouette of soldier standing guard...
The March of Time
MOT 1941: NORWAY ARMY TRAINING
MS Norwegian soldiers marching in England / WS Soldiers gathered around instructor w/ rifle / MS Instructor talking / MS Soldier listening.
The March of Time
MOT 1941: CAMP NORWAY - Norwegian Navy training in the UK
WS Norwegian (or British?) guard patrolling entrance / MS Recruits in civilian clothing lined up WS British instructor inspecting Norwegian soldiers MS Old sailor in line (veteran) MS Young sailor.
The March of Time
1942: U.S. MARINE CORPS HEADQUARTERS: CU Sign. INT MS First Lieutenant General Thomas J. Holden (unconfirmed) talking w/ officers in office. CU Holden standing w/ papers, talking. MS Holden & officials looking at wall map. Washington D.C. WWII
MOT 1942: U.S. MARINE CORPS HEADQUARTERS: CU Sign. INT MS First Lieutenant General Thomas J. Holden (unconfirmed) talking w/ officers in office. CU Holden standing w/ papers, talking. MS Holden & officials looking at wall map. Washington...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II
This video provides a historical overview of the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the consequences of the attack, and the subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II. It also raises thought-provoking...
Curated Video
Virginia Hall: Nazi Nemesis
They called her the Limping Lady. The Allied spy who topped the Nazis’ most wanted list. This is the story of Virginia Hall – one of the most decorated special agents of the Second World War.
AllTime 10s
10 Famous Landmarks That Were Almost Destroyed
Imagine a world without the Eiffel Tower, The Statue of Liberty or The Colosseum' Well, that's a world that almost existed. Alltime 10s brings you 10 stories of how close we came to losing some of the planet's most iconic tourist...
Mazz Media
World War 1
This live-action video program is about the term World War 1. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term World War 1 through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Professor Dave Explains
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four-Term Phenomenon (1933 – 1945)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a colossal figure in American History. He led the nation through the Great Depression, as well as World War II. He is the only president to be elected four times, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest...
Getty Images
Pearl Harbor is bombed
The Battleship Arizona smoking and burning in Pearl Harbor after attack / fireboats trying to put out fire, smoke / wreckage and clean up of aftermath / wounded men put on stretchers. Pearl Harbor is bombed on December 07, 1941 in Pearl...
Getty Images
WWII nurses train on desert obstacle course
/ Army nurses emerge from trench / crawling on their stomachs across the desert / crawl under barbed wire on their backs. WWII nurses train on desert obstacle course on January 01, 1943 (Footage by Getty Images)
Getty Images
D-Day: prisoners of war
/ General Dwight Eisenhower shakes hands with soldiers / German soldiers walk past troops with their hands raised in surrender / wounded on stretchers on front of car / prisoners of war marching in a line in Normandy. D-Day: prisoners of...