Top 20 History Movies Editor's Choice from 1944

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland. Read about Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo / IMDB / YouTube

In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance. See more about Bataan / IMDB / YouTube

The lives of a close-knit group of five brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression, leading to them joining the US Navy and meeting their destiny on the USS Juneau in 1942 during WWII. Find out about The Fighting Sullivans / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Air Force. Get info on The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson. Learn about Wilson / IMDB / YouTube

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned upside down when the Japanese invade it, and a heroic young woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against these invaders. Find out about Dragon Seed / IMDB / YouTube

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals. See more about The Purple Heart / IMDB / YouTube

The film depicts the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement from a small radical political adventurer and cell to the dictatorial regime of Germany in the genre of a gangster film. More about The Hitler Gang / IMDB / YouTube

The fictionalized story of Marthe Richard ,a spy in WW1. Learn about Marthe Richard / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about one bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force, from the initial planning of the mission thru its final completion, with all of its intricacies from beginning to end. More about Target for Today / IMDB / YouTube

Crusade in the Pacific is a video series that documents the fighting between the United States and Imperial Japan during and immediately after World War II. Look into Attack in the Pacific / IMDB / YouTube