It is a story of a brilliant deception, of physical bravery and endurance, of sexual intrigue at court, of risk taking and of a man who dared – and won. For his services to Queen and Country the Duke of Marlborough was presented with Blenheim Palace, but for the hundreds of his countrymen who still lie buried beneath the wheat planted fields of Bavaria this programme, which chronicles their extra-ordinary story, must stand as a memorial to their valour and sacrifice.
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour.
International soccer star David Beckham’s star has steadily been on the rise since his professional debut. Seemingly unstoppable, the boy-hero rose from obscurity to stardom.