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posted by calvados 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 21,663 views

The Avro Vulcan heavy bomber returns to the air at Waddington International Airshow on the 5th July 2008 after 15 years of restoration.

posted by Crake 1 decade 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,336 views

In 1961 the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever detonated was tested above Novaja Zemlja in the north of Russia. It was originally designed to have be equivalent to 100 Megatons of TNT, but was cut to 58... continue reading

posted by Ornthoron 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,821 views

An excellent documentary on the effects of a nuclear attack on Britain, produced in 1982. Many of the scenes were re-used for Threads, a drama on the same subject (1984).

A 1979(?) documentary on the status of the US strategic forces and their weak points. The first 10 minutes are a rehash of the film material also used in The Day After, the "real" documentary starts after that. ... continue reading

posted by srd 1 decade 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 2,864 views

ca. 53 mins.

posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 2 months ago • 2,496 views

In 1941, two years into the Second World War, Werner Heisenberg went to Copenhagen to meet his old friend and mentor, Neils Bohr. At the time, Heisenberg was the head of the German nuclear program. Bohr... continue reading

posted by notarobot 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 3,421 views

A revival of interest in Henry Kissinger came during the new millennium, when journalist Christopher Hitchens wrote The Trial of Henry Kissinger, a scathing critique of Kissinger's policy that accused... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 2,798 views • 21:07

In 1933, the leaders of US Steel, Remington Arms, J.P.Morgan, and Standard Oil attempted to overthrow the government of the United States. Twice decorated Major General Smedley Butler testified before... continue reading

posted by rougy 1 decade 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,166 views

Documentary on the Great Depression of the late twenties and thirties, brought to us by PBS Detroit.

posted by schmawy 1 decade 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 9,696 views

Thanks to Fedquip... from goggle video: Comedian Rob Newman returns to television with a unique perspective on historical events, in this brand-new, innovative comedy series. Fusing comedy sketches,... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 3,225 views • 29:02

There have been so many of those meme Hitler posts floating around. I thought it might be nice to get some more info on this amazing movie. Ganz's Hitler is an amazing performance and should have... continue reading

posted by Brian Houston (dag) 1 decade 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 2,271 views

The full movie.

posted by rasch187 1 decade 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 2,784 views

The film tells the story of Operation Market-Garden, and its ultimate failure, the Allied attempt to break through German lines and seize several bridges, with the main objective the bridge over the Lower... continue reading

posted by lavoll 1 decade 5 years 4 months ago • 2,786 views

Short clip from the movie Stalingrad (1993) in German, no subs unfortunatly. Russian assault with armor and some infantry on a small and improvised position manned by a group of "expendable" troops. ... continue reading

posted by radx 1 decade 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,698 views • 8:15

I found this well made video about Richard Feynman's involvment in the development of the atomic bomb. If you are interested in Feyman I highly recommend The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. http://www.videosift.com/v... continue reading

posted by GreatBird 1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago • 7,865 views

Today is Remembrance Day, marking 90 years since the armistice of November 11, 1918, which ended World War I. The First World War quickly turned into a "war of position." This film is about the soldier's... continue reading

posted by SlipperyPete 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,713 views

Fall, 1950. A fierce international war rips through a small country ... called Korea. Russia has successfully detonated the atomic bomb. ... Now more than ever before, ... we need to produce a greater... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 5 years 9 months ago • 1,457 views

This was a German Military Hospital until the end of WWII, after which the Soviets used it for the same purpose. Following the Soviet withdrawal, attempts were made to privatize the facilities, however... continue reading

posted by vinovin 1 decade 5 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 1,087 views

Dr. Thomas E. Woods, Jr., presents an entertaining and shocking lecture on unconventional American History to a group of home school students and parents. Topics range from the comedic (Dow's conquering... continue reading