The 31st president, Herbert Hoover, was an Iowa native who had the misfortune to be in the White House when the stock market crashed in 1929. He presided over the Great Depression's early years before losing his reelection bid to FDR in 1932. An engineer by profession, Hoover directed WWI-era humanitarian aid to Europe and served as Secretary of Commerce under presidents Hardin...
美国公共电视网的获奖纪录片系列“美国经历”在1997年当季推出长达将近4个小时的纪录片，梳理哈里·杜鲁门总统的人生和从政经历，他从默默无闻密苏里小镇青年起步，没有读大学，曾经是一战炮兵军官，屡次投资失败的商人，直到38岁才有机会从政，靠着坚韧不拔的天性，一步步走入华盛顿政坛，并阴差阳错，成为美国总统，参与拍板了美国历史上几个最重大的决策。
The Church of the SubGenius has been called "the most aggressively preposterous theology the world has ever known!" But what is the Church Filmmaker Sandy K. Boone explores the underground movement that has galvanized the imaginative, the artistic, the nerdy, even the deranged - to examine the simmering dystopia in their culture, and do absolutely nothing about it - except, ma...
BBC纪录片，带领我们回顾以色列这个国家的诞生，分析了1949年引发以色列独立战争的事件，以及对阿拉伯、中东关系的影响。本片用一个小时的时间简要向我们分析了当今中东问题的历史根源。
History, Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Jeremy Bowen and published by BBC in 2008 - English narration
Jeremy Bowen presents a look back at the creation of the state of Israel, examining the the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949, its impact on Arab/Israeli ...
1945年8月15日，昭和天皇“终战诏书”的广播，才使大多数日本人知道本国战败。然而，事实上在五天前的8月10日，日本投降的消息已传遍世界。
同盟国的领导人，以及日本占领区的的各国民族运动领袖，在获悉日本即将投降之后，纷纷采取行动，世界向着战后大踏步迈进。美苏冷战、国共对立以及朝鲜半岛、越南、印尼的独立运动……实际上世界从8月10日，已进入战后时代。
本片以亚洲各国为中心，描写8月10日至15日的五天内世界的动向，及其对今日世界和亚洲的影响。
希腊实验室是一段穿越希腊过去和近期历史的旅程：从第二次世界大战到欧洲一体化进程，再到当前的经济和金融危机。这是一部历史纪录片，讲述了许多故事：新自由主义政策实施中心的日常生活。法西斯主义、昨天的占领和抵抗运动：希腊是一个将解放归功于其人民的国家。冷战、军事独裁和今天的三驾马车：一个顺从但好斗、顺从但革命、冷漠但慷慨和支持的国家的希望、愤怒、绝望、痛苦和宣泄。希腊实验室是与知识分子、政治家和普通民众共享的旅程。希腊实验室的分析和报告。我们未来的编年史：为了放弃永恒的现在并创造人类维度的未来，一代又一代的过程。 “如果民主可以在希腊被摧毁，它就可以在整个欧洲被摧毁”保罗·克雷格·罗伯茨 (Paul Craig Roberts)。
Korean War in Color documents war-torn Korea the way the soldiers saw it-in full, shocking color. This digitally mastered DVD presents a true picture of war-full of terror, chaos, blood and courage. Many of the images included here have never been seen by the general public before, having been dept top secret for decades by military officials for fear of a public backlash.
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核试验科教记录片。是自人类发明原子弹、氢弹以来的各种核爆炸记录，采访了许多美国参与核试验的专家，非常珍贵的第一手资料。著名的“小男孩”（广岛）和“胖男人”（长崎）就在这里，不可不看！
On July 16, 1945, at a site called Trinity, a plutonium bomb was assembled and brought to the top of a tower. The bomb was detonated, producing an intense flash and a fireball that expanded to 600 meters in two seconds. The explosive power was equivalent to 18.6 kilotons of TNT. It grew ...
PBS home video documents the bitter 50-year war between the Israelis and Arabs. This program begins with the 1947 decision of the U.N. to partition Palestine. In 1948 and 1967, Arab armies were defeated as Israel struggled for statehood. The film follows the development of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The final episode features the 1973 Yom Kipper War, the 1978 Camp...
