History/Documentary Videos

The History Channel Ultimate Collections: World War II

A comprehensive survey of an epic struggle, this anthology presents the full combat history of America’s victories and failures in the greatest war of the 20th century.

Heart of Darkness: The Vietnam War Chronicles 1945–1975

From Dien Bien Phu to the Gulf of Tonkin, the Tet Offensive, Hamburger Hill, and the suffering of American POWs, this 7-part series examines the longest military conflict in American history.

Egypt: Engineering an Empire

Follow the development of an empire, from the First Dynasty of 3000 BC through the last days of Ramses the Great in 1212 BC.

Hermitage Masterpieces

Built in the 1700s as the Winter Palace of the Russian Tsars, Russia’s State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is six magnificent buildings full of jawdropping art—3 million masterpieces collected over two and a half centuries.

The Impressionists

Genius is seeing the world in a different light.

Sculptures of the Louvre

Take a private, in-depth tour of the Louvre’s most famous sculptures: the iconic Venus de Milo; Michelangelo’s unfinished Slaves; the Bulls of Khorsabad from 1900 BC.

The World at War DVD

The definitive WWII documentary series.

Vintage World Series Films

In 1943, to support the troops fighting in WWII, Major League Baseball made a highlights film about the World Series.

The Great Alaska Train Adventure DVD

Part of the America's Scenic Rail Journeys series, this set explores America's last frontier, from Seward's glacier bays to the hustle and bustle of Anchorage to the gold rush country around Fairbanks.

BBC Atlas of the Natural World: Western Hemisphere

Incredibly detailed, endlessly fascinating, this is the definitive portrait of the land, wildlife, and peoples of the Americas and Antarctica.