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The World at War (1973)
A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.
poster
85
82
9.0
/20397/
83
/350/
83
/148/

Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.
poster
Netflix
80
8.2
/6979/
81
/460/
79
/90/
cc age 15+

World War II: From the Frontlines (2023)
Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.
poster
78
68
8.0
/4685/
74
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82
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Once Upon a Time… Man (1978)
The history of mankind from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
67
8.7
/6762/
78
/150/
80
/61/
cc age 9+

Horrible Histories (2009)
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
poster
82
63
8.6
/10065/
81
/247/
80
/21/

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)
Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
poster
Netflix
78
62
8.2
/3210/
77
/194/
76
/41/

WWII in Color: Road to Victory (2021)
Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
52
8.7
/2562/
80
/94/
74
/41/

WWII in HD (2009)
WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History Channel. The program focuses on the firsthand experiences of twelve American service members during World War II, including an Army nurse, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a second generation Japanese American and prisoner of war, and an Austrian Jewish immigrant. The twelve members recorded their time in both theaters and some had later interviews; found footage from the battlefield was paired with the stories of the twelve service members. The episodes premiered on five consecutive days, with two episodes per day. The series is narrated by Gary Sinise and was produced by Lou Reda Productions in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
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81
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Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.
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80
45
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The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (2007)
Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how we think of ourselves and, repeatedly, we have gone to war to impose freedom around the world. But if you step back and look at what freedom actually means for us today, it's a strange and limited kind of freedom.
poster
Crunchyroll
66
44
7.1
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65
/121/
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Hetalia (2009)
Forget what you learned in history class, and imagine all the nations of the world as guys on an inappropriate reality show. Pledge allegiance to your favorite superpower in Hetalia Axis Powers!
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77
34
8.7
/2030/
79
/84/
65
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cc age 12+

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
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PBS
74
31
7.9
/707/
70
/91/
75
/27/

Nazi Megastructures (2013)
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. This is the stories of the engineers who designed them and how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever.
poster
Hulu
55
25
8.4
/1294/
10
/2/
72
/20/

The Third Reich: The Rise & Fall (2010)
An intimate, authentic portrait of Hitler's Germany as recorded by the people who lived it. Never-before-seen home movies, Nazi propaganda films and personal recollections culled from German's diaries, journals and letters provide a rare look inside the darker pages of world history.
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?
6.2
/6/
60
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5
/1/

Lost Ships of WW2 (2022)
Rob Kraft and his team aboard the research vessel Petrel are in search of the most iconic ships of WW2. Using some of the world's most high-tech equipment, their spectacular discoveries can now be seen for the first time in 80 years.
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?
6.5
/17/
70
/1/

War Machine: World War II (2025)
In the Second World War, the fate of nations was decided by the strength of their arsenals. War Machine: World War II unveils the crucial link between industrial might and weaponry, revealing how factories fueled the arsenal race. The series examines nations’ organizational intricacies, weapon design, and battlefield impact, emphasizing the pivotal role of production in shaping history.
poster
?
7.7
/13/
70
/2/

Greatest Escapes of WWII (2025)
A look at the most incredible escapes and audacious escape attempts of World War 2. There are tales of ingenious plans, calculated schemes, bravery, selfless heroism and the always unrelenting human spirit that refused to concede.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
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7.9
/17/
80
/1/

The 100 Days (2022)
This dramatic series tells stories of 20th century world events, revealing unexpected aspects of some of the pivotal moments of modern history. Each episode focuses on one major event and the 100 days that give context to the events leading up, during or at the close. The narrative of each episode will unearth little-known incidents and characters and gives a sense of what lies ahead.
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?
7.8
/23/
66
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Secret History of WWII (2022)
Hosted by Martha MacCallum. Stories and heroes you never knew from World War II.
poster
Disney Plus
66
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7.2
/120/
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/9/
72
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cc age 13+

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color (2024)
From Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in WW2, this landmark series reveals the untold stories of soldiers of color in the war. By mixing war sequences with character portraits, this series restores the role of these soldiers and their units to their rightful place in the narrative of WW2 and reveals how these heroes inspired Civil Rights Movements in America and across the world.
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?
10
/1/

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun (1999)
N/A
poster
?
7.4
/54/
13
/3/
TMDb

Unsolved Mysteries of World War II
History has tried to comprehend the chaotic confusion of WWII, but there are still many important, unanswered questions. In the midst of war, why did Hitler challenge the world's greatest superpower? Why did Hitler halt his armies before Dunkirk, allowing the British to escape? Was Hitler building an atomic bomb? And what happened to Hitler? How did he die and where is the body?
poster
?
7.1
/10/
10
/2/

The Triumph of the West (1985)
Historian John Roberts uncovers the roots of Western civilization in order to come to the understanding of the present. The series looks at the origins of Western civilization and its emergence, growth, influence, and significance, and how it comes to challenge and then transform the rest of the world. Roberts asks and answers what is the West? What are its limits?
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?
6.2
/89/
10
/1/
TMDb

A Tale of Two Sisters (2017)
The relationships between female historical figures and their sisters. Explores the fascinating but sometimes fractious lives of aviation hero Amelia Earhart, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and the infamous Mitford sisters.
poster
?
7.2
/64/
37
/4/

The Spice Trail (2011)
Kate Humble goes on the trail of some of the world's most valuable spices revealing their history, trade, mythology and usage.
poster
?
8.6
/40/
65
/4/
100
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Sankofa - A África que te Habita (2020)
Photographer César Fraga and writer Maurício Barros de Castro travel throughout Africa to investigate the true history and impact of colonial slavery.
poster
?
6.2
/44/
60
/4/

Nazi World War Weird (2016)
N/A
poster
YouTube TV
69
?
7.2
/211/
56
/21/
80
/3/

Six Degrees with Mike Rowe (2021)
Mike Rowe shows how many things in the world are connected. By using historical facts, Mike takes two seemingly unrelated things and shows an indirect connection.
poster
62
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7.7
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33
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77
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Queen Victoria's Empire (2001)
At the time of Queen Victoria’s birth in 1819, England was an agrarian society. Within a few short decades, this small island nation would be transformed into an industrial superpower, with an empire spanning the globe.
poster
Hoopla
72
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7.2
/282/
66
/12/
80
/5/

Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.
poster
83
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8.8
/354/
78
/24/

Crash Course World History (2012)
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poster
79
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9.1
/169/
68
/10/
80
/6/

World War Two (2018)
Follow the deadliest conflict in human history in real time, week by week, blow by blow.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
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8.1
/158/
63
/8/

Inventions That Shook the World (2011)
A series covering the 20th Century's notable inventions. Each episode covers a decade with great period video footage.
poster
?
9.0
/28/
10
/2/

Remembering World War II (1989)
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poster
fuboTV
77
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8.6
/283/
70
/18/
76
/7/

The Pacific War in Color (2018)
Witness iconic assaults, intense battles, and intimate moments of the Pacific War, in color.
poster
42
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7.5
/116/
10
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TMDb

Crusade In The Pacific (1951)
As one of the most economically-crippling, high-casualty, and devastating wars in history, World War II still stands as the conflict that revolutionized the planet. Using authentic wartime footage, this exclusive collection of classic war films and documentaries is a rare glimpse into history as it happened-these are the crucial stages of the Pacific front as you've never before seen them. Crusade in the Pacific... you'll feel like you're on the front lines!
poster
67
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8.0
/154/
54
/7/
69
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Battle of the Atlantic (2002)
Explores the desperate struggle for survival on a hostile ocean during the longest and bloodiest battle of the Second World War.
poster
65
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8.0
/564/
61
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57
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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (2008)
Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from witnesses to reveal the 'behind closed doors' politics of the Second World War.
poster
64
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8.0
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41
/5/
73
/3/

My Grandparents' War (2019)
In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during World War Two. We follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to prisoner of war camps in Asia, to learn about the war their grandparents experienced. All of the actors have unanswered questions about the scars war left on their grandparents, and in each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.
poster
64
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8.3
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40
/5/
70
/4/

Racism: A History (2007)
Racism: A History is a three-part British documentary series originally broadcast on BBC Four in March 2007. It was part of the season of programmes broadcast on the BBC marking the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act 1807, a landmark piece of legislation which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. The series explores the impact of racism on a global scale and chronicles the shifts in the perception of race and the history of racism in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia. The series was narrated by Sophie Okonedo.
poster
?
7.2
/25/
40
/4/
75
/2/

A Timewatch Guide (2015)
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes in research covered in documentary television.
poster
74
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8.3
/258/
66
/9/
73
/6/

World War 2: The Complete History (2010)
This exhaustive collection encompasses all the events that occurred during World War II. Covering an astonishing amount of ground, events in France, London, Munich, Stalingrad, the Pacific, and many others are all covered in intimate detail. Some of the stories offered by veterans create a startling portrait of the events as they unfolded, as well as adding a personal touch to this amazing program. In short, this is an insightful way to gather a welter of information on this important chapter in world history.
poster
Disney Plus
73
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7.6
/290/
72
/17/
72
/4/

The Greeks (2016)
National Geographic's landmark event series, The Greeks, brings together historians, archaeologists, actors, athletes, scientists and artists to launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks' journey - not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.
poster
72
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7.2
/149/
65
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80
/7/

H2O: The Molecule that Made Us (2020)
A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.
poster
66
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8.0
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58
/6/
60
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Empire Of The Seas (2010)
Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships.
poster
68
?
8.1
/751/
57
/14/
69
/9/

Fall of Eagles (1974)
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).
poster
Amazon Prime Video
35
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4.5
/170/
46
/6/
15
/2/
cc age 10+

Chasing Mummies (2010)
Chasing Mummies: The Amazing Adventures of Zahi Hawass is a reality television series which is airing on The History Channel in the United States. Produced by Boutique TV, this series depicts the adventures of archaeologist and Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his discoveries in Egypt as he is followed by young archeological fellows and a camera crew. The series began on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 and aired Wednesdays at 10pm on the History Channel. The shows illustrates the complexities in the almost never-ending quest to preserve and discover artifacts from ancient Egypt.
poster
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Wings of the Luftwaffe (1992)
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