S1.E106 ∙ Jefferson

In response to the march of the German army across Europe, thousands of young British men were sent to the front lines to push them back into Germany and it was believed that they would never be able to penetrate the British lines. However this signalled the beginning of the Blitzkrieg, and the German forces invaded Holland and Belgium, pushing into France managing to take everyone by surprise and totally cutting off the BEF (British Expeditionary Force). Made up of a large number of 18 and 19 year olds who had just joined the previous year, the BEF begin a retreat that turned into one of the worst defeats of a British Army in recent history and the massive evacuation at Dunkirk. With war footage, many former soldiers recall their first time abroad, their hopes, their fears at being under fire and the terrible things they experienced in the name of war

Recounting memories of World War II conflicts in Manipur and Nagaland's secluded terrains through a visually immersive expedition across Northeast India.

A 99-year-old World War II veteran embarks on a quest to solve a missing-in-action case from 1944.

6,000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed gliders into battle. Only a few returned.

Film in three eras: "Passing through Lorraine" (2h30): The defeat of 40, unexpected for many, causes the total collapse of the country. But the conflict of 14-18, then the 1930s, prepared, in their own way, the debacle... "General here we are" (2:30 a.m.): The assessment after the victory and the choices available to France . A troubled and ambiguous era: the purge, the Pétain trial, Brasillach, Stalinism... "I understood you" (2:45 a.m.): The portrait of an admired and contested man, De Gaulle, facing the 3rd crisis that the French are experiencing: decolonization.