BATTLE OF THE BULGE

On December 16, 1944, about 85,000 relaxed and optimistic American troops thinly deployed along an 85 mile front in the Ardennes region of Belgium were jolted back into the war by the most powerful counter offensive ever mounted by German troops under the personal command of Adolf Hitler. The German soldiers followed the Fuhrer’s orders to "fight without pity" and massacred American prisoners and civilians. American reeled in disbelief, fell back -- and then found in themselves, green troops and veterans alike, the courage born in desperation. Medics, cooks, bakers, mechanics, and truck drivers faced the elite of the German Army, in the "Battle of the Bulge", and won.

REMAGEN: BLOODY BRIDGE TO ALLIED VICTORY

The Ludendorf bridge, later to be known as the Remagen Bridge, was wired with explosives to be blown up by its German defenders. Miraculously, it was found standing but weakened by battle-weary American infantry and armor, and they poured over the bridge. Remagen was now a prime target for the heavy German artillery, but the Americans successfully crossed the Rhine River, Hitler’s last line of defense. The Bridge of Remagen joins the Alamo, Gettysburg, and Pearl Harbor in never-to-be-forgotten American Military History.

1944: ACROSS THE RHINE

The D-Day landings were the springboard; the Allied foothold on the European mainland was now established. American tanks had been coming ashore in western France for almost a month. Now it was America’s turn to challenge the seasoned German Army. For the next 337 days, a struggle of epic proportions took place, as American armor units attempted to push east into Germany and the Germans tried to drive the American’s westward, back into the English channel. The campaign for Western Europe had begun to unfold.

THE BOMBING OF GERMANY AND JAPAN

Using archival footage and interviews with air veterans, this gripping Lou Reda production documents the history of the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It shows the tactics, men, and weapons of war employed to target and destroy Axis war-making capacities during World War II.