Saturday, August 1st TV listings for History Canada West
BLK: An Origin Story Three Epic Migrations, One People
Descendants of the Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and the Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population, and their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s.
BLK: An Origin Story John "Daddy" Hall
Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John 'Daddy' Hall fought in the War of 1812, was captured and sold into slavery.
BLK: An Origin Story Hogan's Alley
For many years Hogan's Alley was the heart of Vancouver's Black community; in the 1850s James Douglas invited Blacks to settle Vancouver Island in an effort to stave off American annexation.
BLK: An Origin Story Little Burgundy
Tucked between Griffintown and St. Henri in Montreal's Sud-Ouest is Little Burgundy, home to a Black population led by Black men who worked in Canada's railway industry as sleeping car porters.
BLK: An Origin Story Three Epic Migrations, One People
Descendants of the Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and the Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population, and their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s.
BLK: An Origin Story John "Daddy" Hall
Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John 'Daddy' Hall fought in the War of 1812, was captured and sold into slavery.
World War II With Tom Hanks The Beginning
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
World War II With Tom Hanks Blitz
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west; the Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
World War II With Tom Hanks Barbarossa
Examine the story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
World War II With Tom Hanks Pearl Harbor
Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing U.S. sanctions and widespread outrage; driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that reshapes the course of World War II.
World War II With Tom Hanks The War at Sea
Examine how America's battle to control the seas against the German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's navy in the Pacific turns the tide of the war.
World War II With Tom Hanks Guadalcanal
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia; on Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
World War II With Tom Hanks Darkness Falls
As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
World War II With Tom Hanks Operation Torch
The first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops and their untested leader Eisenhower, face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
World War II With Tom Hanks Secrets and Lies
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking; in rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
World War II With Tom Hanks Stalingrad
In Operation Blue, the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
World War II With Tom Hanks The Beginning
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
World War II With Tom Hanks Blitz
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west; the Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
World War II With Tom Hanks Barbarossa
Examine the story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
World War II With Tom Hanks Pearl Harbor
Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing U.S. sanctions and widespread outrage; driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that reshapes the course of World War II.
World War II With Tom Hanks The War at Sea
Examine how America's battle to control the seas against the German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's navy in the Pacific turns the tide of the war.
World War II With Tom Hanks Guadalcanal
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia; on Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
World War II With Tom Hanks Darkness Falls
As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
World War II With Tom Hanks Operation Torch
The first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops and their untested leader Eisenhower, face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.