409 Famous Players in Famous Plays
The History of the Twentieth Century
The history of Paramount Pictures, one of the oldest and most prominent film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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408 The Great Retreat
The History of the Twentieth Century
The end of the Battle of Kursk did not mean the end of the Red Army advance. The Germans withdrew, but the Red Army just kept coming.
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407 The Siege of Leningrad II
The History of the Twentieth Century
Hundreds of thousands died in Leningrad during the winter of 1941-42, but with spring came new hope. Composer Dmitri Shostakovich's latest symphony became a patriotic anthem, and not only in the USSR.
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406 The Siege of Leningrad I
The History of the Twentieth Century
As war raged around the globe, the city of Leningrad suffered under a German siege that lasted 872 days.
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405 On the Good Ship Lollipop
The History of the Twentieth Century
In this episode, we look at Twentieth Century-Fox, John Ford, Shirley Temple, John Wayne, and Alfred Hitchcock.
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404 The Other Resistance
The History of the Twentieth Century
Resistance against the Nazis could take many forms.
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403 The Resistance II
The History of the Twentieth Century
Some of the biggest successes (and biggest failures) of European resistance movements and their guides in Britain.
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402 The Resistance I
The History of the Twentieth Century
In the occupied countries of Europe and Asia, resistance movements developed to oppose Axis occupations. In most cases, the resistance movements were divided between Communist and non-Communist.
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401 No Option But to Fight On
The History of the Twentieth Century
The U-boat war was going quite well for the Germans at the beginning of 1943, but by mid-year, the German Navy was on the verge of abandoning the effort.
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400 War in the Air II
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Hamburg bombing forced the German government to rethink its defense policies. In Québec, Churchill and Roosevelt cut a deal on atom bomb research.
info_outlineWarner Brothers was one of the minor studios until they introduced the first talking picture, which made the studio into one of the majors. In the Thirties, Warner Brothers, led by the irascible Jack L. Warner, was known for its glitzy musicals and crime dramas. In the early Forties, the studio released two films that are now regarded as among the best American films ever made: The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.