In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front--the Battle of Kursk. Vast in scale and terrible in intensity, German and Russian armies, millions strong on each side, engaged in a fierce attack.

In December 1944, Hitler prepared a strike force to split the Allies, hoping to destroy all Allied forces north of the Antwerp-Brussels-Bastogne line.

Traces the story of the U.S. Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division. They were formed after WWII began, specifically to fight in high, rugged mountain conditions.

July 9, 1943: Just before midnight, Colonel Jim Gavin, age 36, heads towards Sicily in a C47 in command of just over 3,400 members of the 505th Regimental Combat Team.

Story of how U.S. air power gained supremacy in the skies over Europe and the Pacific in World War II. Battling back from unpreparedness at the start of the war, American raids on Tokyo and Dresden caused more deaths than the Hiroshima A-bomb.

The story of one of the greatest battleship fights ever, the last time that two great navies fought toe-to-toe with big guns and torpedoes. Exciting action footage captures the classic maneuvers of the American fleet.

A special 50th anniversary documentary about one of the most savage and deadliest battles ever fought by American soldiers. Conquering a Pacific Island about the size of New York City's Central park, heroic U.S. Marines suffered over 1,000 dead.