Dr. Forrester describes the conditions that led to World War One and how the United States became involved. She also discusses the aftermath of World War One.

In the decades since the second World War, the rise and fall of Nazi Germany has been analyzed from countless angles, but one question that’s often overlooked is how big of a role German leadership played in the downfall: were the men...

HA WS small cove, town and harbor, Norway WS German Nazi lookout post, flag MS Guard patrolling Norwegian coast MS Nazi officer looking through binoculars VS Soldiers walking through town, w/ machine gun on street CU German armband.

MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: Hitler's motorcade crowd lining street people widely waving cheering HA WS Nazi banners hanging from building / Hitler on balcony in uniform no hat saluting w/ arm bent and raised / HA WS Massive crowd of...

MOT 1940: U.S. ARMY OATH: DRAMATIZATION: VS Soldiers lined up w/ raised hand repeating 'I will obey the orders of the President of the United States & the orders of the officers appointed over me...' Silhouette of soldier standing...

MOT 1939: NAZI WWII PROPAGANDA: 9/1/1939 German mobile units gather in open plain, trucks, Panzer tanks, Cavalry form 'countercharge.'

MOT 1938: MEIN KAMPF: Hitler's book opened to title page / Airplanes flying in sky / German Nazi flag flying w/ snow covered mountains BG / Young adult German soldiers standing in line / Nazi Banners blowing in wind / CU Pages of Mein...

MOT 1940: US ARMY REGISTRATION: EXT Men entering building 'Register Here' INT Men at long table talking to women filling forms CU Two men waiting MS Men sitting at table counter CU Registration card w/ name address & info signing...

MOT 1939: BELGIUM WAR STRUGGLE: Leon Degrelle (1906-1994) shouting behind podium hand gestures. HA Crowd watching. Tank driving through house debris. German Panzer tank driving down hill. LA Bomber air planes flying. Tall building...

1937: Nazi Rally - HA Banners walking on field below standing crowd / DRAMATIZATION: German village, elderly German woman knitting next to two soldiers photos hanging on wall BG, both w/ Nazi Iron Crosses below frame. CU Photograph.

Large artillery gun firing, explosion on distant hilltop, guns firing from bunkers, British tank moving on battlefield with officer standing on top, German soldier using flamethrower.

MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: Street scene w/ large poster of Hitler profile FG / Soldiers moving in trucks in city / Man WEARING Hitler poster around neck / Troops in street soldier ordering (gesturing w/ bayonet-tipped rifle) male in suit...

MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: Soldier for radio 'All laws of the Third Reich effective immediately' Nazi banners hanging above peoples heads / Street vendors w/ photographs of Hitler / German signs on shop windows 'Jewish Business'.

MOT 1939: GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOP: XWS LA War airplanes in-flight. MS Building on fire heavy smoke. WS Paratroopers descending in from air. AERIAL: German soldiers jumping out of Nazi plane. XWS Soldiers parachuting down planes BG.