Résultats pour "1.000" dans 20e siècle

When Jack Kelly, a captain in the Australian army, shows compassion towards his prisoner Paul Mann, a brave and high-ranking German officer, an unexpected bond is formed. But neither could imagine how their pasts and futures would become inextricably linked by one place – Papua. The Great War is finally over and both soldiers return to their once familiar lives, only to find that in their absences events have changed their respective worlds forever.

Casting light onto the once hidden tragedy of the 1918 Chilwell, England ammunition factory explosion, The Silent Canary tells of the catastrophic incident that resulted in the largest loss of life from a single accidental explosion during World War I.

Wiesbaden, 1945. Die junge Hilde kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Der Krieg ist zu Ende, und das Café Engel blieb wie durch ein Wunder verschont. Gegen alle Widerstände will sie den Familienbetrieb wieder zu jenem glanzvollen Treffpunkt schillernder Persönlichkeiten machen, als der er einst berühmt war. Doch schon bald trüben erste Konflikte den jungen Frieden: Als eine schöne junge Frau das Café betritt und sich als ihre Cousine Luisa vorstellt, ist Hildes Misstrauen geweckt.

Thronfolger Franz Ferdinand wird ermordet und der Erste Weltkrieg beginnt. Auch der Prager Hundehändler Josef Schwejk, obwohl von einem Militärarzt "endgültig für blöd" erklärt, gerät in die Mühlen des Militärbetriebs - ob nun im bürokratischen Irrsinn, beim Oberleutnant Lukasch oder beim Feldkurat Otto Katz. Mit kalkulierter und ach so sympathischer Naivität setzt sich Schwejk gegen den Wahnsinn des Krieges zu Wehr. "Der brave Soldat Schwejk" ist ein antimilitaristischer und satirischer Schelmenroman von Jaroslav Hašek (1883 –1923).

Against the turbulent backdrop of the 1930s, Douglas Tulloch navigates the treacherous terrains of India's Northwest Frontier and the early tremors of World War II in France. Thrust in the middle of tribal rebellions, covert missions and old-school rivalries, Tulloch grapples with the true essence of leadership. The repercussions of his decisions will follow him from the alleys of Brussels to the shores of Dunkirk.

Europa anului 1943 e bîntuită de spectrul războiului, iar familia Carver se hotărăşte să se instaleze într-un orăşel de pe coasta Atlanticului. O pisică neagră şi un orologiu ce măsoară timpul în mod bizar sînt doar primele semne ale unei enigme care se va adîncicu fiecare clipă. Noua locuinţă ascunde un secret greu de imaginat. Lucruri stranii încep să se petreacă, iar în aer pare că pluteşte încă spiritul lui Jacob, fiul proprietarilor dinainte, despre care se crede că a murit înecat.

Series 1-5 of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during World War One First heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of Home Front is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character’s day...