WWII Confidential
WWII Confidential
WWII Confidential
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By October 1939 after the Soviets and Nazis had partitioned Poland the Gestapo and Soviet secret police were looking for ways to increase and render more effective their collaboration
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WWII Confidential
The Soviets and Nazis Throw the Poles to the Wind
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During a trip to Moscow in December 1941 British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden learns of Stalin's desire to hold onto eastern Poland after the end of the war.
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WWII Confidential
Stalin Reveals to the British His Polish Pretension
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Despite the massive loss of life of his own people Stalin is viewed in the US as a hero by the end of 1942.
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WWII Confidential
Stalin Man of the Year as His Country Bleeds
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As German forces gradually retreat from the Eastern front and Soviet forces wait just outside Warsaw the Polish resistance rises assuming that Stalin will come to their aid.
02:15
WWII Confidential
Stalin Watches as The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Gets Crushed
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As part of the Soviet control that Stalin imposed over Poland Russians were made to pose as Polish officers.
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WWII Confidential
Russians Pretending to Be Polish Officers
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A former interpreter of Stalin's confirms that he felt betrayed by the Allies because they only opened up a second front in Western Europe when the Red Army began to approach Germany and the West.
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WWII Confidential
Stalin Feels the Allies Betrayed Him During the War
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Stalin Reveals to the British His Polish Pretension
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Despite the massive loss of life of his own people Stalin is viewed in the US as a hero by the end of 1942.
02:03
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Stalin Man of the Year as His Country Bleeds
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As German forces gradually retreat from the Eastern front and Soviet forces wait just outside Warsaw the Polish resistance rises assuming that Stalin will come to their aid.
02:15
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Stalin Watches as The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Gets Crushed
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As part of the Soviet control that Stalin imposed over Poland Russians were made to pose as Polish officers.
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Russians Pretending to Be Polish Officers
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A former interpreter of Stalin's confirms that he felt betrayed by the Allies because they only opened up a second front in Western Europe when the Red Army began to approach Germany and the West.
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Stalin Feels the Allies Betrayed Him During the War
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Due to their inexperience many airborne troops including those of Fox Company loaded themselves up too much for their jump into Normandy on D-Day.
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Against the Odds
Carrying Too Much Gear For Jump Into Normandy
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Eugene Sledge recounts in his diary how he and his fellow soldiers were being trained in subhuman slaughter before their landing at hellish Peleliu.
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Against the Odds
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Unaware that the NVA was about to launch a new offensive around Dai Do a group of 250 Marines launch their attack against what would be 10,000 NVA.
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Against the Odds
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As part of their effort to put down the Iraqi insurgency in Fallujah, in some of the heaviest urban combat since Hue, Marines had to cross the very wide and perilous Highway 10 to reach a key objective.
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Against the Odds
The Terror of Having to Cross Highway 10 in Fallujah
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With only 79 men Charlie company finds itself in a precarious position surrounded by a vastly superior NVA force in the dense jungle in Vietnam.
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Against the Odds
Charlie Company is Bloodied and Trapped in the Jungle
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The only thing holding up Hitler's plan to divide and send General Patton's 3rd Army back to the sea was a group of 150 National Guardsmen occupying the crucially important Hill 314 in the village of Mortain, France.
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Against the Odds
150 Men of Old Hickory in Mortain Hold Up Hitler's Plan to Destroy Patton's Army
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In 1932 Rear Admiral Harry Yarnell mounted a simulated attack on Pearl Harbor utilizing carrier-based airplanes to expose how vulnerable it was to a carrier-borne attack. The Japanese took notice.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
The Pearl Harbor Attack of 1932
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Our vision of Paul Revere's midnight ride is all wrong, especially how it concludes.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Paul Revere
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There are many misconceptions surrounding our understanding of General George Armstrong Custer and his final campaign against the Plains Indians but the actual facts are more compelling than the fiction.
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The Articles of Confederation proved to be more trouble than help, with individual states all pushing their interests and agendas, to the point of threatening the country as a whole.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Articles of Confederation
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Such were his powers of organization and logistics, Dwight Eisenhower was always kept away from combat because he made others better and more well-prepared for it.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Eisenhower Had How Much Combat Experience?
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