For Those Who Serve and their Families & Friends
Presented below in chronological order. For more details, please visit www.nmpbs.org
THE WAR (WWII) - Winner of 3 Primetime Emmy Awards
Ch.5.1 – Sundays, Nov. – Dec. at 8 – 10 p.m.
Six years in the making, the epic 15-hour film THE WAR, a 7-part documentary series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who become caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in human history.
GRANDPA'S WAR STORY GOES VIRAL
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, 11/8, 1 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 – Monday, 11/9, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 11/11, 8 a.m.
Narrated by actor Liev Schreiber, this program shares the remarkable account of James (Jim) Schmidt's World War II service and military career, and his grandson’s efforts to generate interest in his grandfather's war journey via social media. It charts a story of service that began in a movie theater in 1942 and ends in the jungles of Vietnam more than 2 decades later.
THE SILENT SOLDIER AND THE PORTRAIT
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, 11/8, 2 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 – Monday, 11/9, 8 p.m.; Tuesday, 11/10, 7 a.m.
Shot primarily in England and France, this program documents the story of one of the last living survivors of a major World War II military tragedy, and two secrets that he kept for decades.
SWAMP GHOST
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, 11/8, 3 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 – Monday, 11/9, 9 p.m.
On February 23, 1942, following America's first heavy bomber offensive raid of World War II, a bullet-riddled U.S. B-17E bomber crash-landed in a remote swamp in Papua New Guinea. The crew of 9 survived, but the mostly intact Flying Fortress was left behind and lost for decades. In 1972, it was spotted, partially submerged and "eerily untouched," earning it the nickname "Swamp Ghost."
THE PEOPLE'S PROTECTORS
Ch. 5.1 - Sunday, 11/8, 10 p.m.
Meet four Native American veterans who reflect on their experiences in the military during the Vietnam War and how their communities helped them carry their warrior legacy, even as they struggled with their relationship to the U.S. government.
WARRIOR TRADITION
Ch. 5.1 - Sunday, 11/8, 11 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 - Monday, 11/9, 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11/14, 8 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Learn the heartbreaking, inspiring and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. This film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view -- stories of service, pain, courage and fear.
KOREA: THE NEVER-ENDING WAR
Ch. 5.1 – Monday, 11/9, 9 p.m.
Discover more about the world we live in by shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot. Often considered a "forgotten war," the Korean War was an important turning point in world history that still reverberates today.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS “War Stories”
Ch. 5.1 – Tuesday, 11/10, 7 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 – Sunday, 11/15, 7 p.m.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader and painter Kehinde Wiley, revealing how their ancestors' military service left an indelible mark on their families -- and on their country.
STELLA - A HISTORY OF WAR
Ch. 5.1 – Tuesday, 11/10, 10 p.m.
Stella Andrassy fled the Red Army invasion of Hungary in 1945. Born in Sweden, she married into one of Hungary's most influential families. Her world torn apart from the war, she wrote a book about her experiences. The film is based on Stella's own narrative with perspective on the fate of women including abuse and suffering, but also of solidarity, courage and hope.
RISE OF THE NAZIS – New 3-part series – 11/10 – 11/24
(Beginning on the Anniversary of Kristallnacht – Nov. 9-10)
See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy.
Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
#101 - Politics
Ch. 5.1 – Tuesday, 11/10, 8 p.m.
Learn the chain of events that propels Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government. After leading a failed coup in 1923, he turns the Nazis into a legitimate, mainstream party and plots to overthrow Germany's political elite.
#102 - The First Six Months In Power
Ch. 5.1 – Tuesday, 11/17, 8 p.m.
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state. The Nazis have the power to ban free speech, books are burned, and Jewish people, gay people and those holding anti-Nazi beliefs begin to disappear.
#103 - Night of the Long Knives
Ch. 5.1 – Tuesday, 11/24, 8 p.m.
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany's president and the Nazis' power base. His advisors persuade him to destroy the Nazi storm troopers and their leader -- one of his oldest friends -- to make the SS Germany's only paramilitary force.
¡COLORES! Veteran’s Day Special
“African Americans in the U.S. Military with Robert F. Jefferson Jr.”
Ch. 5.1 - Saturday, 11/14, 4 p.m.
Ch. 9.1 - Friday, 11/20, 8 p.m.
A New Mexico PBS Production – A 2-part story within one episode.
Segment 1 - Robert F. Jefferson Jr. (Asst. Professor, African American Studies Dept., UNM) shares his deep passion for the African American experience in United States Military History. He uncovers and shares stories of courage, valor and lessons for hope.
Segment 2 - A Memoir of Courage - Reuben Fraser’s uncle, Jesse Fraser, left him a memoir from his WWI experience. He recounted profound stories of equality he found in Europe. These stories gave Reuben a way forward in the struggle for racial equality in American.
Robert F. Jefferson Jr. shares how the Frasers inspire him to live by the courage of his convictions.