War Docos
Innovative German film-maker Leni Riefenstahl's pioneering masterwork epic "Triumph of the Will" (1934) was explicitly propagandistic yet historical in its spectacular yet horrifying documentation of the Nazi Party Congress rally in Nuremberg in 1934. It was a revolutionary film combining superb cinematography and editing of Third Reich propaganda. She also documented the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the stunning film "Olympia" (1938) - with graceful and beautiful images of 'Aryan' athletes in competition. To respond to the Nazi propaganda, Frank Capra was commissioned by the US War Department to direct seven films in a "Why We Fight" (1943) series of narrated WWII newsreel-style films. The first in the series, "Prelude to War," a look at the events from 1931-1939, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1942. These and many other truely great War Documentaries, including the BBC's brilliant "World At War" series, are available by scrolling below.
Right: William Wyler's Academy Award winning "The Memphis Belle"Â
MiG-29 (1994)
Director: Colin T Webb
Arguably the most advanced strike aircraft of its day, the MiG-29's maneuverability and stability at high angles of attack make it a formidable weapon... Read more
Nancy Wake: Gestapo's Most Wanted (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Mike Smith
Starring: Owen Black, Rachael Blampied
This is the incredible true story of Nancy Wake, the daring allied spy who became the Gestapo's most wanted woman in WWII. Codenamed The White Mouse... Read more
Napoleon and Wellington (1997)
Director: Greg Goldman
Waterloo: the most famous battle in history. In one afternoon in 1815 the balance of world power changed for 100 years to come. The players were of... Read more
National Bird: Drone Wars (2016)
7/10
From Executive Producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, NATIONAL BIRD is the story of courageous whistle-blowers who break the silence around the secre... Read more
National Geographic: The Final Days of Anne Frank (2014)
7.5/10
Anne Frank's world-famous diary comes to an abrupt end shortly before she and her companions in the secret annex were arrested on August 4, 1944. This... Read more
National Geographic: Vietnam's Unseen War - Pictures from the Other Side (1985)
7.5/10
National Geographic journeys deep behind battle lines to experience a different side of the Vietnam War - the side seen only through the lenses of Nor... Read more
Nazi Number One: Hermann Goering (2007)
Hermann Goering was the affable face of Nazism, yet he signed off on every anti-Semitic law and genocidal command, leading to the allies sentencing hi... Read more
Night and Fog (1955)
8.6/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Jean Cayrol
One of the most haunting documentaries ever made, director Alain Resnais' ("Hiroshima, Mon Amour") powerful examination of the horrors of the Holocaus... Read more
No Surrender: German & Japanese Kamikazes (2008)
7.1/10
This feature-length special recounts the desperate measures taken by Axis forces to stave off defeat in WWII and the mythical origins of the Japanese... Read more
Nukes In Space: The Rainbow Bombs (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Peter Kuran
Starring: Narrated by, William Shatner
A follow up to Peter Kuran's award-winning film 'Trinity And Beyond' this is a spell-binding look at the development of missiles and space-based nucle... Read more