PBS America (Freeview) Sunday

An account of the origins of the American Civil War, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as presidents of the Union and Confederacy

How the American Civil War became a crusade to end slavery, beginning with the political fighting that threatened President Lincoln's administration

How Abraham Lincoln decided to emancipate slaves after the success of the Antietam Campaign - a measure designed to cut the South's manpower and ensure Union victory

Examining the weapons used on different battlegrounds during the Second World War, scrutinising their design, production and performance

Exploring how naval warfare evolved from battleships to submarines, then into aircraft carriers and how pivotal battles in the Atlantic and Pacific hinged on megaship production

A look at how advancements in aeronautics and weaponry reshaped battle strategies in the Second World War, from bombers to fighters

Investigating how crucial supply lines were in the Second World War for weapons, sustenance and medicine and how they defined the outcomes on the battlefield

The story of the Ukrainian famine between 1931 and 1933 through the words of whistleblowing Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, who alerted the world