30 avril 1975 : la chute de Saigon consacre la runification du Vietnam et le nom de celle qui tait jusqu'alors la capitale du pays disparat tout jamais des cartes, remplac par celui de H Chi Minh-Ville. Construite sur des marcages par les Franais et sige du gouvernement de la Cochinchine franaise, cette cit emblmatique et cosmopolite, longtemps surnomme la ? perle de l'Extrme-Orient ?, sert de dcor ce documentaire, qui retrace l'histoire de la colonisation et des guerres successives qui ont marqu le pays. Dans une ville qui a accueilli de nombreux Europens et Amricains, l'htel Continental a longtemps t le point d'ancrage de la vie sociale.

This chilling, vitally important documentary was produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The film contains unedited, previously unavailable film footage of Auschwitz shot by the Soviet military forces between January 27 and February 28, 1945 and includes an interview with Alexander Voronsov, the cameraman who shot the footage. The horrifying images include: survivors; camp visit by Soviet investigation commission; criminal experiments; forced laborers; evacuation of ill and weak prisoners with the aid of Russian and Polish volunteers; aerial photos of the IG Farben Works in Monowitz; and pictures of local people cleaning up the camp under Soviet supervision.

Third part of this epic series on the Eastern Front and the first of two parts focusing on John Erickson's second book 'The Road To Berlin'. This looks at events from Stalingrad in January 1943 until Kursk in July 1943.

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2nd Inning - Something Like A War: This inning covers approximately 1900 to 1910, and includes the formation of the American League and its integration with the National League, culminating in the establishment of the World Series. Ty Cobb is discussed in depth (the title of this inning comes from one of his many quotes). Many of the quotes used in this inning and of the other early innings are taken from Lawrence S. Ritter's The Glory of Their Times. Original airdate: Monday, September 19, 1994.

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Baseball is similar to Burns' previous documentaries (most notably, The Civil War) in that he uses archived pictures and film footage mixed with interviews for his visual presentation. Actors provide voice over reciting written work (letters, speeches, etc.) over pictures and video. The episodes are interspersed with the music of the times, whether taken from previous Burns series, original played music, or recordings ranging from Louis Armstrong to Elvis Presley. The series was narrated by journalist John Chancellor. The documentary is divided into nine parts (each appropriately referred to as an "inning", following the division of the game). Each "inning" reviews a particular era in time, and begins with a brief prologue that acts as an insight to the game during that era. The prologue ends with the playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" (just as a real baseball game would), with the particular rendition played as it might have been in the era being covered in that inning (most notably, while covering the 1960s, the rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" used is the version played by Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock). In some "inning" episodes, a period version of the baseball anthem "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is used. Before the main feature, a brief preview and the events of the time of the "inning" to come follows. Major themes explored throughout the documentary are those of race, business, baseball and society, and labor relations.

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Professor John Erickson, the acclaimed historian and author of 'Road to Stalingrad' and 'Road to Berlin' presents this program in which he reassesses the battles on Russia's eastern front during WWII.This episode profiles the fall ofthe German Sixth Army.Features rare archive footage and maps and graphics.

Professor John Erickson, the acclaimed historian and author of 'Road to Stalingrad' and 'Road to Berlin' presents this program in which he reassesses the battles on Russia's eastern front during WWII.'Barbarossa - Hitler Turns East' is an engrossing and fascinating documentary about one of the most significant battles of WWII.