Originally used to train cadets at the US Military Academy, the maps in this book were created by the Department of Military Art and Engineering and were first commercially published in 1959. The 62 detailed plans and accompanying commentaries describe troop deployments and movements in the key European and North African battles of the Second World War, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Allied offensive in Italy in 1945.

Formed of volunteers from the Hitler Youth, with officers and NCOs from the Leibstandarte, the Hitlerjugend SS Division quickly emerged as an elite formation. It moved to Normandy in the spring of 1944, was declared operational on 1 June, and a few days later was fighting to frustrate Montgomery's invasion plans. Running time approx 100 min. DVD.

The first in a series of Special Operations programmes, this DVD uses archive film and revisits the exact locations to tell the story of the 1941 joint operation to seize the German Würzburg radar system sited on the cliffs of Northern France at Bruneval. One DVD; running time approx 105 min.

This DVD covers three battles involving panzer and heavy artillery in the West: Operation Cerberus, a spectacular operation by the German Kriegsmarine in the English Channel; the Dieppe Raid; and the last major German attack - the Ardennes offensive. One DVD, running time approx 58 min.

This documentary traces the evolution of the Japanese fleet from the aftermath of the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, through the Kongo, Fuso, Hyuga and Nagato classes of ships to the Yamato – the largest battleship in the world during the 1930s and 1940s. The two DVD set also includes three short films on the Japanese Imperial Navy, the War in the Pacific and the US Navy. 2 DVDs; running time 136 min.

The first half of this documentary traces the development and organization of the German army from the Versailles Treaty to the introduction of conscription in 1935. The second half concentrates on the army's Barbarossa campaign in the east and the battle for Stalingrad. Running time: 55 minutes. This DVD is from a series that uses original German film footage, with English voice-overs, offering the opportunity to see elements of the Second World War from a contemporary German perspective.

Focusing on the home front, this documentary includes extraordinary colour footage of pre-war Nazi Germany, then examines the impact of the war on German civilian life, including public information film on rationing and blackout precautions, and ends with the catastrophic results of the Allied bombing raids of 1943/4. Running time: 55 minutes. This DVD is from a series that uses original German film footage, with English voice-overs, offering the opportunity to see elements of the Second World War from a contemporary German perspective.

With German U-Boats patrolling the Atlantic shipping lanes day and night, the fight to protect Allied supply convoys became paramount, and as both sides fought for the upper-hand, the sea battles reached epic proportions by 1943. This DVD tracks some of these titanic clashes between the Allied navies and the German submarines. One DVD; running time 55 min.

Narrated and directed by Liam Dale, this series of seven documentaries uses archive footage to chart the events of the Second World War, from the rise of Adolf Hitler to the Japanese surrender in 1945. Boxed set of seven DVDs, running time 60 minutes each.

Rommel’s Afrika Korps went to North Africa in early 1941 to support the Italians fighting the British in Libya. These films show the progress of the famous Panzer army up to the peak of their success in 1942 before the decisive defeat at El Alamein.

Hitler’s decision to intervene in the Mediterranean theatre provided further proof of German military superiority, as they were able to swiftly take control of Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete in April and May of 1941. The footage on this disc shows the land, sea and airborne operations employed.

The status of the free city of Danzig (modern Gdańsk) gave Hitler a pretext to invade Poland in September 1939, and the newsreels of the invasion emphasize both the decisive power of German military forces and the validity of their cause.

The Wochenschau newsreels had much to boast about in the summer of 1940, as the British had withdrawn from mainland Europe and Germany was ascendant on all fronts. Hitler was filmed strolling around Paris and returning to Berlin triumphantly as the conqueror of France.

The Junkers Ju87, known as Stuka from the German Sturzkampfflugzeug ('dive bomber'), is one of the legendary planes of the Second World War, a symbol of the Third Reich's blitzkrieg. This DVD from Pen & Sword's World War II from Primary Sources series is a newsreel history of Luftwaffe operations throughout the war, with additional footage of veteran pilots' accounts and extracts from the original propaganda publications of the Luftwaffe. 1 DVD 60min

Covering the period of the U-boats’ greatest effectiveness during the war, these newsreels show combat footage at sea, sailors at work within the submarines, and commanders and crew with their vessels in port and on parade.

With the British 1st Airborne Division thwarted and isolated at Arnhem, the paratroopers fell back to Oosterbeek and a grim battle ensued against the German forces, which included the flame-throwing tanks of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps. DVD.

Beginning with a survey of the U-boats' deployment, this film covers the war in the Atlantic, the heavy surface ships such as the Scharnhorst and Bismarck that took up the fight, and the U-boat war on the Atlantic convoys. Running time 55 minutes.

A series of victories and advances for the German Army in Europe in the first years of the Second World War were eventually halted in Russia – the struggle for Stalingrad being arguably the pivotal moment. This documentary shows original archive film of various units of the Wehrmacht throughout the conflict with commentary focused on the German experience of the war. Running time: approx 60 minutes.