Frank Carlson Library

Michiel and his village join the resistance in German-occupied Holland during World War II.

Victory at Sea, a 26-episode series on World War II, represented one of the most ambitious documentary undertakings of early network television. The series premiered on the last Sunday of October 1952, and subsequent episodes played each Sunday afternoon through May 1953. Each half-hour installment dealt with some aspect of World War II naval warfare and highlighted each of the sea war's major campaigns. That drama was enhanced by the program's sententious...

A trilogy of World War II (WWII) battlefield tour films which include "The Americans on D-Day," "The Americans on Hell's Highway," and "The Americans in the Bulge." With its fast-paced tour of the battlefields of Europe, the film series engages a wide audience interested in history and travel. Unlike most war documentaries, this series is filmed in the exact locations, and weather conditions, that existed when the actions took place. The charismatic...