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The Romans were the first to introduce gardens to England, and European influence returned during the age of the Tudors and Stuarts, with an emphasis on geometric patterns and formal features. In the late 17th and 18th centuries, the English picturesque movement took off, inspired by an appreciation of the native landscape and the icons of the ancient world. The work of its chief exponents, including William Kent and Capability Brown, is still in evidence in the gardens of England’s great stately homes today, such as Blenheim Palace. In the English landscape garden geometric structures, alleys, and parterres near the house were eliminated and replaced with rolling lawns and extensive views. Artificial lakes, dams and canals transformed streams or springs into the illusion that a river flowed through the garden. Part 1 of 2.
A rare insight into the military career and personal life of Germany's most famous Second World War commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Told from the perspective of his son Manfred, it tells what happens when a career soldier runs afoul of a dictator. Highly decorated and one of Hitler's favourite commanders in the early years of World War II, the 'Desert Fox' was something of an enigma. Never a member of the Nazi party, Rommel detested the blending of politics and war. He would quickly discover that both were always in play in Hitler's Germany. Greg Kinnear narrates.
Documentary telling the story of the brave men of the famed 1st Marine Division - the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the US Marine Corps. Narrated by actor Jon Seda (HBO's The Pacific and NBC's Chicago P.D.), it recounts the role of the 1st Marine Division in the United States' first major offensive in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War. In 1942, on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal, Americans faced and defeated the Japanese for the first time in a land battle. The fight was one of the most brutal of the war. The Division went on to fight bloody battles in Cape Gloucester and Peleliu, but their decisive victory at Guadalcanal was one of the turning points of WW2 for the Allied powers.
NOVA: A dive beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor could reveal new clues regarding the sinking of the USS Arizona in 1941. For decades, it has been thought that the Arizona was sunk by Japanese aircraft, but the discovery of a Japanese 'midget sub' near the scene of the battle raises questions about the Arizona's final hours. The submarine matches four other experimental vessels discovered in shallower water closer to the harbour entrance, and it is the only one that seems to have fired its torpedoes.
Discover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother’s love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother’s defence of her offspring. Part 3 of 12.
