S1.E4 ∙ Thomas Houseago

In the First World War, alongside the men fought an army of animals. Mules, oxen, dogs, horses, pigs, pigeons were used for moving units and materials, communications, and for the support of the troops. The forced cohabitation with men closer to each other in a possible fate of death and suffering: officers and enlisted men had the opportunity to give and receive affection, but also to deal with beings weak and completely dependent on their . Animals in the Great War offers an unconventional story of dramatic conflict, through letters, diaries and photographs taken by the fighters, and collected in the book that Lucio Fabi has derived from his research, The good soldier mule (ed. MURSIA). A documentary rebuild memories, stories, episodes of real life relationship, in and out of the trench, between humans and animals, including incredible moments of absolute serenity and tenderness, alternating the background of one of the most tragic periods in modern history.

In the spirit of Louis Malle's "Au Revoir les Enfants" and Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List," the Emmy® Award-winning film "The Children of Chabannes" (93 minutes), has been praised as "splendid, informative and emotionally involving" (Los Angeles Times) and called "a seamless memoir of courage and a tribute to the human spirit." (New York Daily News). A magical World War II tale of resilience and love, "The Children of Chabannes" reveals the previously untold story of how the people in a tiny village in unoccupied France chose action over indifference to save the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children. Returning to the forgotten corner of France with her father and uncle (two of the saved children), filmmaker Lisa Gossels and co-director Dean Wetherell movingly recreated the joys and fears of daily life in Chabannes during the war. Through warm and wonderful accounts from the educators, townspeople and from the children themselves, we see how this oasis of hope is shattered in August of 1942, when the war reaches the doorsteps of the crumbling chateau where the children lived. A celebration of human kindness, "The Children of Chabannes" delivers a profound message of tolerance. The film documents the remarkable efforts made by the citizens of Chabannes, who risked their lives and livelihoods to protect these children, simply because they felt it was the right thing to do.

Croatian War of Independence narrated trough the experiences of the players of the National Soccer Team who won the third place during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in France. Their victory delivered joy to a war torn population and it is the highest achievement of a post Yugoslavian nation in soccer competitions.

Twenty-six meters beneath the waves at the foot of the majestic Calvi Citadel in Corsica lies an American plane from the Second World War. On February 14, 1944, while flying towards Italy, the American B-17 bomber, surrounded by its squadron, is attacked by the German air force. The pilot, in command of the aircraft, has only one engine out of four with which to do the impossible: save the seven survivors of the German attack. Recounting the story of the American B-17 will allow us to describe how the conflict unraveled in the south of Europe and how the American forces freed Europeans from the German yoke.

The Russians claimed that Hitler was still alive and was a British prisoner, at first. Then they said his corpse had been autopsied by themselves. Hitler's in-house people in the bunker said he had shot himself and that Eva had taken cyanide. The Russians claimed he had poisoned himself. The manner of Hitler's actual death remains a mystery. Attempts in this documentary try to clarify the conflicting stories.

An account of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany and the subsequent downfall of the Nazi Regime. The story is told in two parts using narration over Black & White footage taken from the period.