World War II Archives

Watching Darkness Fall: Roosevelt and The Rise of Hitler’s Germany with David McKean

Air Dates: January 17-23, 2022 In the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt saw war coming with Hitler’s Germany even as

Air Dates: June 21-27, 2021 In 2009, an acclaimed historian of the Holocaust was shown a picture of one family’s

The Pell Center has announced its event series for Spring 2020. Tickets to these events are free and will become

At some point in my misspent youth, I discovered the magic of films from Hollywood’s golden era. Somewhere between Academy

Growing up, I watched more than my fair share of television. One of my favorite diversions was a show I

Air Dates: August 12-18, 2019 Students of history are taught to see events through the eyes of people living in

Air dates: January 6-7, 2017 The history of the period between the first and second World Wars reads like a

Air Dates: November 17-18, 2017 Whether it’s a film like “Saving Private Ryan,” or a memoir like “A Helmet for

Rebroadcast dates: December 23-24, 2017 One of the biggest Hollywood block-busters this summer is about the earliest days of World