Channel Title: SLICE History Channel Description: SLICE History takes an in-depth look at the events that shaped history, from ancient to modern times. SLICE History is a channel created and managed by independent producer and distributor ZED. For 30 years, ZED produces and distributes premium documentary films for the world's leading TV channels and platforms. <video> U.S. Secretaries of State: From the Truman to the Kennedy Era I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: Title: U.S. Secretaries of State : From the Truman to the Kennedy Era Thumbnail: The President’s Men This three-part film explains the influential role played by U.S. Secretaries of State since the last war. Through this key position, it highlights the major crises each one faced in foreign policy during (and even after) their term in office. An investigation into the influence the United States had on the international stage during the second half of the 20th century. The film particularly emphasizes the overwhelming power of the NSC (U.S. National Security Council) and, thus, the influence of U.S. Secretaries of State during the major post-war crises. Interviews are aired where each of them speaks freely about their personal duties as well as the performances of their predecessors or successors. A revealing documentary filled with anecdotes and surprising revelations. Documentary: Secrets of State : The President’s Men EP1: From Truman to Kennedy (2000) Directed by: William Karel Production: Point du Jour #documentary #freedocumentary #history #whitehouse #secretaryofstate #usa #truman #kennedy </video> <video> The Mystery of Sepp Innerkofler's Death: A Tragic Dolomites Climb I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: The death of legendary mountain guide Sepp Innerkofler, whose grandson we interview, is the subject of heated controversy. For sure he died trying to conquer one of the most spectacular heights of the Italian Dolomites, but how he died is still a mystery that we attempt to unravel. The tragic battles that unfolded amid the sharp gullies and ravines of the Dolomites required men to perform the nearly impossible: excavate rocks and tunnel through granite in freezing weather. Many of their bodies remain entombed on the mountaintop today. Documentary: Great Underground War EP4: Monte Paterno (2014) Directed by: Paul Russell, Andrea Vogt Production: Crowned Impala Communications #documentary #freedocumentary #history #germany #france #ww1 #coldilana #dolomites #italy </video> <video> De Gaulle and the U.S.: Secrets of a Decade-Long Rivalry I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: Since 1995, the United States of America have given access to classified information that has been kept secret for the past 25 years. Information from the State Department, the Pentagon, the CIA, the Atomic Energy Commission and personal documents belonging to various Presidents as well as important politicians. These documents, that have been accessed by Vincent Jauvert (journalist for French weekly “Nouvel Obs”), shed a new light on the bitter struggle that opposes the US administration and General De Gaulle. These documents have been compared, on the French side, with archives from the Quai d’Orsay – the French Foreign Ministry -, from the depth of the Second Bureau and with army archives on French nuclear testing. Our film offers a vivid and accurate account of a dozen or more ‘episodes’ and incidents – some famous, some hitherto unkown – of America’s ten-year long battle against De Gaulle. Preference is given to archives most recently discovered. Documentary: The American Friend – Secret History 1961-1969 (2001) Directed by: Patrick Jeudy Production: Point du Jour #documentary #freedocumentary #history #degaulle #charlesdegaulle #jfk #kennedy #unitedstates #france #politics #diplomacy </video> <video> Richard the Lionheart vs. Philip II: Betrayal and the Battle for Power I SLICE HISTORY Description: In the 12th century, relations between the English monarchy and the kings of France were hostile. Although both forces fought together in the Holy Land on the Third Crusade, the alliance fell apart upon their return when Philip II, King of France, betrayed Richard the Lionheart by taking back part of Normandy. To protect his rich and strategic lands, the English king decided to build an impregnable castle to bar the route along the Seine, thus asserting his supremacy in Normandy. Documentary: The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart Directed by: Thomas Risch Production: ZED #documentary #freedocumentary #history #richardthelionheart #philippeauguste #philipII #fortress #king #france #england #monarchy #crusade #thirdcrusade #normandy </video> <video> Themistocles vs Darius: The Beginning of a Rivalry I SLICE HISTORY Description: In 490 BC, defending their independence, their identity and their institutions, the Athenians fight against the Persian troops of Darius I in the plain of Marathon. A handful of men against a myriad of invaders. Documentary: For Athens (2012) Directed by: Fabrice Hourlier Production: DOCSIDE & ARTE France #documentary #freedocumentary #athens #greece #marathon #themistocles #persia #persian #darius </video> <video> Blowing Half a Mountain: WWI's Largest Mine in the Dolomites I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: The largest mine blown on the Italian front literally destroyed half the mountain side of this strategic point in the Dolomite mountains. We interview descendants of the Austrians and Italians who fought and commanded the troops across treacherous terrain in harsh winter mountain conditions and explore the existing trenches and tunnels that criss-cross this achingly beautiful front line. Documentary: Great Underground War EP5: Col di Lana (2014) Directed by: Paul Russell, Andrea Vogt Production: Crowned Impala Communications #documentary #freedocumentary #history #germany #france #ww1 #coldilana #dolomites #italy </video> <video> Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai: Can They Build a New Arab Golden Age? I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: Once villages, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai have quickly hoisted themselves into the highest ranks of international finance, culture, education and diplomacy, and have become the Middle East’s most dynamic centres. Their rulers dream of a new golden age for the Arab world. But after the financial turmoil, will they manage to overcome their political and social contradictions? Documentary: The Rise of the Gulf EP2: Beyond Black Gold (2014) Director: Frédéric Compain Production: ARTLINE FILMS #documentary #freedocumentary #gulfstate #gulf #abudhabi #doha #dubai #middleast #arab </video> <video> 1989 Through the Lens : Capturing the the Berlin Wall’s Collapse I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: As of 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev's USSR committed to Perestroika. This reform policy would lead to the gradual collapse of the Soviet bloc. In 1989, East Germany, in turn, was touched by this desire for freedom. The photographs taken by Wolfgang Thomas, an East German railwayman, bear witness to this period. He lived in Berlin, a town cut in two by a wall since 1961. In early 1989, nobody could have imagined the collapse of the East-German regime. Yet a few weeks would suffice to bring down the Berlin wall. A year after it fell, Germany was reunited. Wolfgang, couldn't believe his eyes as he saw his country, the GDR, disappear. A new chapter of world history had commenced. Documentary: Snapshot of History - Wolfgang Thomas – Un citoyen de RDA en 89 (2017) Directed by: Philippe Picard et Jérôme Lambert Production: Bonne Compagnie / ECPAD #documentary #freedocumentary #germany #eastgermant #gdr #berlinwall </video> <video> Storming the Bastille: Fall of the Monarchy, Rise of Revolution I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: Summer 1789: Louis XVI knows that civil war is close and assembles a force of 25,000 soldiers to establish his authority. One of France’s most famous battles is about to begin. On July 14 at 9am, the French people establish their plan of attack and head for the Bastille, a symbol of royal absolutism. At 5pm, the Bastille falls to the people, and with it, brings down the foundations of the French monarchy. With the help of experts, 3D modeling, and reconstructions, this documentary revisits the key events of the storming of the Bastille, a turning point of the French Revolution, and invites us to rediscover the history of this legendary monument. Through the streets of Paris with the revolutionaries, and inside the Bastille with the king’s army, we will relive, hour by hour, the armed battles and military strategies of this legendary day that sent a shockwave around the world. Documentary: Bastille day: Chronicle of a Revolution (2020) Directed by: Juliette Desbois Production: ZED #documentary #freedocumentary #history #bastille #bastilleday #revolution #frenchrevolution #france #french #marieantoinette #louisXVI </video> <video> Beneath the Battlefield: WWI Tunnels and Explosions I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: For three years the Germans and French blew each other up with massive explosions, using a maze of underground galleries and tunnels. The whole story is told through the preserved diaries of Herman Hoppe, a German engineer who built many of the tunnels. Documentary: Great Underground War EP3 : Vauquois, Hill of Death (2014) Directed by: Paul Russell, Andrea Vogt Production: Crowned Impala Communications #documentary #freedocumentary #history #germany #france #ww1 #vauquois </video> <video> Nazino Island: Exile, Starvation, and Cannibalism under Stalin I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: In the 1930's a great famine struck the Soviet Union and prompted a vast exodus: in two years, more than ten million people left the countryside, plunging the cities into chaos and criminality. To restore law and order, Stalin organized in 1933 a great “cleansing” of Moscow and Leningrad of all citizens deemed a social nuisance. 6000 “unwanted” people were randomly chosen and arrested: peasants, petty criminals, visitors, vagrants or just individuals who didn’t fit into the ideal communist class structure. Men, women and children were transported during eight days by train to Nazino, a small and desert Siberian island located 3000 km east of Moscow. Deported to the vast emptiness of Siberia, the prisoners were abandoned with only flour for food, a few tools and little clothing, whereas temperatures fell below zero. Nazino had nothing, no shelter or infrastructure. Despair quickly led to theft and criminality and starvation to scenes of mass cannibalism… Through reconstitutions and archive pictures, this documentary unveils the arbitrary, disorganized and hasty methods used by the Soviet Regime for deporting people. From Moscow to Nazino, the filmmaker leads a thrilling investigation to follow the deportees’ trail. An unbelievable and nightmarish story that plays like a thriller with a tension that lasts until the end. Documentary: Cannibal Island (2009) Directed by: Cédric Condon Production: Kilaohm productions #documentary #freedocumentary #stalin #sovietunion #cannibalisland #moscow #leningrad </video> <video> Pearls, Oil, and Gas: The Remarkable Story of the Gulf States I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: Since the 70s, the Persian Gulf States have known an unprecedented rise in the Arab world. For the first time, this documentary tells the incredible tale of the metamorphosis of the Gulf’s emirates over the course of the last century. Thanks to exceptional archives, this documentary explores the history of this unique country, from the “white gold” (the pearl) to the black gold (oil) and the blue gold (gas), and its current ambition to achieve sustainable growth without relying only on hydrocarbon reserves. Documentary: The Rise of the Gulf EP1: From rags to riches (2014) Directed by: Frédéric Compain Production: ARTLINE FILMS #documentary #freedocumentary #history #gulf #gulfstates #arab #emirates </video> <video> 409 BC: Athens Defies the Persian Invasion I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: In 490 BC, defending their independence, their identity and their institutions, the Athenians fight against the Persian troops of Darius I in the plain of Marathon. A handful of men against a myriad of invaders. Documentary: For Athens (2012) Directed by: Fabrice Hourlier Production: DOCSIDE & ARTE France </video> <video> After WWII: The Struggles of Holocaust Survivors I SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY Description: World War II in Europe ended on the 8th of May 1945. Hitler is dead. Allied armies have occupied Germany. The death camps have been liberated. The darkest chapter in the history of mankind has finally come to an end – or so we think. For the Jews of Europe, the suffering, the dying, and the grief continued, and still continues, to this very day. At the end of the War, the few survivors of Hitler’s racial war against the Jews have no place to return to, no homes, no families, nothing. Together with the world’s leading historians – from Ian Kershaw and Serge Klarsfeld to Christopher Browning to Georges Bensoussan – we explore their desperate struggle for a new beginning – and we also look at Germany, and the efforts of the victorious Allies to bring justice to the perpetrators. As we explore the world after the Holocaust, we also look back at the key moments that brought about this greatest of all crimes in the history of humanity. Documentary: After the Holocaust (2015) Directed by: William Karel & Blanche Finger Production: Zadig Productions, LOOKS Film & TV Produktionen GmbH #documentary #freedocumentary #history #germany #france #ww2 </video> <video> Preparing for the Battle of Marathon I SLICE HISTORY Description: In 490 BC, defending their independence, their identity and their institutions, the Athenians fight against the Persian troops of Darius I in the plain of Marathon. A handful of men against a myriad of invaders. Documentary: For Athens (2012) Directed by: Fabrice Hourlier Production: DOCSIDE & ARTE France #documentary #freedocumentary #athens #greece #marathon #themistocles #persia #persian #darius </video>

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SLICE History takes an in-depth look at the events that shaped history, from ancient to modern times.

SLICE History is a channel created and managed by independent producer and distributor ZED. For 30 years, ZED produces and distributes premium documentary films for the world's leading TV channels and platforms.

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