Contains the two mini-series "Band of Brothers," which chronicles the 101st Airborne as it prepares and lands on D-Day, and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II; and "The Pacific," which tracks three U.S. Marines and their fellow soldiers across the Pacific theater during World War II; as well as the bonus documentary "He Has Seen War," that examines the postwar lives of veterans of both Band of brothers and The Pacific.

"Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this well-written, candid, and perceptive memoir of the conflict he knew as a young man seventy years ago. As an impressionable teenager, filled with national pride, he was eager to join the army and fight for his country. He enlisted in the South Notts Hussars at the beginning of World War II and started a journey that would take him through...

"In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and adventure, eager to test their mettle and save the world. The...