western front

Chronicles the United States' involvement in Europe during World War II and discusses how the soldiers who fought in Europe were affected by the experiences in the war.

Discusses reasons for Allied victories on the Western Front during 1914-1918; describes trench warfare, coping strategies, and the role of women; shows how these campaigns are remembered.

Why did World War I end with a whimper, essentially an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? After more than four years of desperate fighting, why did the Allies reject the option of advancing into Germany in 1918 and taking Berlin? Did such an incomplete victory join the other reasons as the cause of World War II?.

Adolf Hitler enlisted in the Bavarian Army in August 1914. He served with distinction in World War I and won both classes of the Iron Cross. His conversion from passive to pathological anti-Semitism began while invalided in Germany in 1916-17. It is no exaggeration to say that every military decision made by Hitler between 1939 and 1945 was in some way influenced or coloured by his experiences with the List Regiment between 1914 and 1918.

A collection of firsthand accounts that chronicle the experiences of men and women who experienced the horrors and violence of World War I.

Describes the experiences of the men assigned to infantry rifle platoons during World War II.

Charles Yale Harrison draws on his own experiences in the First World War to tell the story of a young man sent to fight on the Western Front.

Tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots, trained at the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama, who overcame obstacles of bigotry and racism to distinguish themselves in service during World War II.

Tells the true story of the truce that spontaneously arose between German and British soldiers manning the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914, just weeks after the start of the Great War.