Best History Films of 2008
National Geographic: Stonehenge Decoded
This National Geographic documentary ... they most likely looked at the tine of their completion. Historians analyze who built Stonehenge, and for what purpose. [ best history films - 2008 ]
American Experience: Grand Central
Explore the tragedy that ... went into he construction of a railway terminal that still stands proudly as one of our nation's crowning achievements. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Yankee Stadium: Baseball's Cathedral
This documentary looks at ... Brett pine tar incident, and memorable home runs from such legends as Chris Chambliss, Don Mattingly, and Hideki Matsui. [ best history films - 2008 ]
American Experience: Kit Carson
Whether you view him ... of this infamous trapper, scout, and soldier to life while illuminating a crucial but seldom-discussed period in American history. [ best history films - 2008 ]
King
Celebrated newsman Tom Brokaw ... insights and revelations, including President Bill Clinton, Bono, Condoleezza Rice, Harry Belafonte, and King's son, Martin Luther King III. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The True Story of Charlie Wilson
You've seen Hollywood's version ... as relevant in the new millennium as it was when they first began plotting together back in the 1980s. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The Better Hour: The Legacy of William Wilberforce
Though the dark history ... single human being can permanently alter the tide of history and definitively end a human evil. Avery Brooks narrates. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Biography: John McCain - American Maverick
Part of the Biography ... as a challenger for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. However, his large electoral deficit forced him to withdraw. [ best history films - 2008 ]
King Ludwig's Fairy Tale Castle
Get a guided tour ... towers, and much more. (Walt Disney used the castle as the inspiration for the fairy tale home at Disneyland.) [ best history films - 2008 ]
Holocaust: Ravensbruck and Buchenwald
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Soviet Air Power
This documentary features footage ... Air Force including the Mig 27 Flogger D, the Mig 29 Fulcrum, and the Mil 24 Hind Attack Helicopter. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The War File: Daylight Bombing Raids Over Europe
This documentary details the ... War II. The program features archival footage that helps explain the many dangers involved in these largely successful sorties. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The War File: Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor
The title, of course, ... Hirohito. This program uses archival footage to explore this grotesque and deeply tragic facet of the said global conflict. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Standard Operating Procedure
Filmmaker Errol Morris (Gates ... the frightening side effects of the War on Terror in a thought-provoking documentary from Participant Productions (An Inconvenient Truth). [ best history films - 2008 ]
War Zone: D-Day to Paris
Originally envisioned as a ... speeches by revered leader Winston Churchill paint a compelling portrait of a dark, yet hopeful, period of human history. [ best history films - 2008 ]
War Zone: Paris to the Rhine
With France recently freed ... speeches by revered leader Winston Churchill paint a compelling portrait of a dark, yet hopeful, period of human history. [ best history films - 2008 ]
War Zone: The Rhine to Victory
As the noose begins ... speeches by revered leader Winston Churchill paint a compelling portrait of a dark, yet hopeful, period of human history. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Conspiracy?: Oklahoma City Bombing
In the aftermath of ... was solely to blame for the tragedy, or whether it was truly part of a more sinister global conspiracy. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Personal Journeys of World War II
The epic length (3 ... activity. Participants include: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, President Gerald Ford, actor Eli Wallach, Senator Bob Dole and many others. [ best history films - 2008 ]
911 in Plane Site
In the tradition of ... conclusions as the filmmakers propose that both the World Trade Center and US Flight 175 were rigged with explosives. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Understanding Slavery in America: Abraham Lincoln
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Understanding Slavery in America: Harriet Tubman
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Understanding Slavery in America: The Abolitionist Movement
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America's Journey Through Slavery: The Life of an Enslaved Person in America
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Understanding Slavery in America: Underground Railroad
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Westinghouse
Long revered for his ... the revered innovator, with previously unreleased films and photos helping to make him more instantly recognizable than ever before. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Hillary: The Movie
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Baby Mammoth
Many academicians scoffed at ... near future. The program then speculates at length on the scientific basis for this possibility and its potential ramifications. [ best history films - 2008 ]
American Experience: The Lobotomist
In this installment of ... last resort, viewers are offered a revealing glimpse into the origins of a medical procedure that ruined countless lives. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Heroes of Freedom: Stories of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks
Heroes of Freedom: Stories ... the lives of two of the women who had a lasting impact on racial equality in the United States. [ best history films - 2008 ]
American Experience: Buffalo Bill
Experience the story of ... responsible for keeping the concept of the Wild West alive and kicking decades after the railroad came to town. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Air Warriors, Vol. 1
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German War Machine
This compilation of German ... military activity, and instructional films offers viewers a glimpse of life behind enemy lines during the Second World War. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The War in the Pacific, Vol. 2
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Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother
In this documentary sequel ... the former small-time drug dealer finally begins to realize that he may have inadvertently gotten in over his head. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Air Force Legends, Vol. 1
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Air Warriors, Vol. 2
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Detroit: 100 Years of Crime and Violence
Few American cities have ... 1975. The documentary Detroit: 100 Years of Crime and Violence examines the century-long violent legacy of this beleaguered town. [ best history films - 2008 ]
National Geographic: Inside the Vietnam War
Courageously taking on one ... and in the sky. The program is supplemented by the inclusion of extensive archival footage and telling file photographs. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Order of the Alchemists: The Knights of Malta and Cagliostro
This program examines the ... as a pervasive order just as old as the Knights Templar, and more powerful than many heads of state. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The Spirit of the Serpent: An Exploration of Earth Energy
This full length documentary ... examining the possible connection between nature and the spirit world that our ancestors sought to channel through these structures. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Benazir Bhutto: Daughter of Power
A shining symbol of ... documented by the filmmaker who made it his mission to seek out the truth and explore her controversial legacy. [ best history films - 2008 ]
National Geographic: Birth of Civilization
With the help of ... documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Pee Wee and Jackie: Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson
This documentary tells the ... Wee Reese, his southern teammate who became his closest friend when Jackie became a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The Moses Code
The documentary The Moses ... company of several noted spiritual teachers, the filmmakers then set about instructing viewers on how to accomplish these goals. [ best history films - 2008 ]
For My Country: The History of the National Guard
This documentary showcases the ... who served in the Guard, as well as archival footage of the many missions performed by this important institution. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Journey to 10,000 B.C.: The Real Story of Prehistoric Man's Fight for Survival
Per its title, the ... where it unearths evidence of how the ancients lived, and also recreates that era onscreen, with vivid CG animations. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Crucifixion
As produced by and ... some people undergo voluntarily during Easter week. CG-animated graphics are used to illustrate the various methods of ancient crucifixions. [ best history films - 2008 ]
The War File: German Fighters - Aircraft of the Luftwaffe
Per its title, the ... the planes put to devastating use by Nazi Germany, including the Messerschmitt BF-109, the Stuka and the Focke-Wulf 190. [ best history films - 2008 ]
Clash of the Cavemen
As produced by (and ... abetted by data from the genome-mapping project at the Max Planck Institute in Germany and by dramatic onscreen recreations. [ best history films - 2008 ]
