An abandoned village which was evacuated in World War Two has opened to the public, allowing visitors to explore the derelict ruins. In 1943, some 150 people living in Imber, Wiltshire, were given 47 days' notice to evacuate their homes so that the village could be turned into a military training area for troops.

Unexploded bombs dating back to past wars have been discovered in Serbia and around the world in recent years.

This episode tells the story of a secret weapon that transformed air defense during World War II. It follows the scientists, sailors, and soldiers connected to the proximity fuse, and the vast American industrial system that finally made it work.

In small town America, boys with absent heads of households were taken under the wing of World War I veterans from such organizations as the VFW and the American Legion. That year, and on wartime Christmases to come, these surrogate fathers delivered trees to blue- and gold-star houses and ensured that gifts materialized beneath them.

Steven Spielberg’s timeless WW2 film that helped shape Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is now on a free streamer. Find out more here.