Historiks | History in motion

History of the Berlin wall

A documentary about the history of the Berlin wall. The documentary starts with the dividing of Germany after its unconditional surrender. The documentary gives a good overview of the events related to the Berlin wall.

New in world war 1

U-boats and big battle ships: killers of the sea

Documentary about the killers of the sea during world war 1: U-boats and big battle ships. The use of U-boats changed the way of sea battles forever. . . .

The use of U-boats during WW1

A short documentary about the use of U-boats by the German and British during world war 1. With original footage.

New in world war 2

Strange weapons of the allies

During world war 2, the allies experimented with quite some strange weapons like e.g. a battle ship made of ice, bat bombs and floating tanks. This . . .

The Third Reich wonder weapons

A documentary of History Channel about the 'wonder weapons' the Nazi regime was developing. The makers of this documentary are looking for links and . . .

New in cold war

The Sinews of Peace speech of Winston Churchill

The famous iron curtain speech of Winston Churchill. On 5 March 1946, at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri, USA) Winston Churchill condemns . . .

History of the Berlin wall

A documentary about the history of the Berlin wall. The documentary starts with the dividing of Germany after its unconditional surrender. The . . .

New in historical figures

I have a dream speech of Martin Luther King

The famous 'I have a dream' speech of Martin Luther King at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Documentary about Michael Collins

A documentary about Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary leader. Michael Collins was born on 16 October 1890 and died on 22 August 1922 in an ambush . . .

New in various

Real footage of the Hindenburg disaster

The Hindenburg was a large German zeppelin and in use as a commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship. The Hindenburg was the lead ship of the . . .

The secret weapon of the confederate army: the Hunley

The Hunley was the first submarine ever to sink a ship of the enemy. During the American civil war (1861-1865) the confederate army used the Hunley to . . .