Every war machine needs power, whether fighting on land, sea or air.

A showcase of the best speed machines the world's military forces have to offer.

A showcase of the heaviest hitting military hardware on the planet.

A showcase of the toughest military hardware on the planet.

Every war machine needs power, whether fighting on land, sea or air.

The most intimidating war machines will break a terrified army faster than any amount of firepower.

The ability to send a missile through a specific window of a building has completely changed the nature of war.

The mysterious reports of vanishing aircraft, UFOs and reverse engineering highly advanced technology from Area 52.

Newly declassified documents and firsthand accounts of unidentified submergible objects lead researchers to look to the water instead of the skies.

Pilots and astronauts share firsthand accounts of their encounters with mysterious, unknown flying objects.

New evidence reveals the possibility that extraterrestrials visited ancient humans, influencing ancient technologies, architecture and art; a scholar reveals evidence supporting his theory that aliens created ancient Sumerians.

Trace evidence from the history of ancient Egypt, to the myths of Native Americans through the art of the Renaissance period lead researchers to believe that otherworldly spacecraft have visited humans since the dawn of man.

New evidence from top intelligence, government and scientific witnesses who revealed the truth on their deathbeds.

Unearthing the secrets of a widespread criminal gang in the heart of Japan who are engaged in a variety of criminal activity including extortion, prostitution and illegal gambling.

Delving into the world of the KKK, which is just a shadow of its former self, and looking at the impact the group has had on America.

Exploring the secrets of The Assassins, one of the mostly deadly, notorious and secretive groups in the Medieval world, and discovering whether their skills and tactics been passed down and copied by today's Islamic terrorists.

Uncovering the history of the overwhelming military power of the Nazis, including their strong belief in ancient mysticism, the occult, and even alien contact which fueled their desire to rule as a genetically pure super-race.

Investigating the mysterious secret society known as 'The Priory of Sion' that traces its roots back to the 12th Century and is believed to protect incontrovertible, if heretical, information about the marriage of Jesus Christ.

Shedding light on the Brotherhood of Blood, a dark and mysterious sect sworn to protect and preserve the Holy Blood of Christ and revealing the extreme methods the Brotherhood used.

The U.S. government attempts to create telepathic supersoldiers in the days of the Cold War; criminal Whitey Bulger volunteers to take part in a top-secret CIA mind-control program.

Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get gold, one of the rarest treasures on Earth; looking at where the gold is today and who owns it.

The secrets and scandals surrounding the Vatican are some of the darkest in all of history.

American code breakers have given the United States an edge in every conflict in American history.

A secret society gathers in the dead of night and plots the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. spymaster Allan Pinkerton stops Confederate agents before they can topple the Union.

Many of the Founding Fathers and 14 U.S. presidents were members of the secret society known as the Freemasons.

The secrets and scandals surrounding the Vatican are some of the darkest in all of history.

American code breakers have given the United States an edge in every conflict in American history.

A secret society gathers in the dead of night and plots the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. spymaster Allan Pinkerton stops Confederate agents before they can topple the Union.

Many of the Founding Fathers and 14 U.S. presidents were members of the secret society known as the Freemasons.

The U.S. government attempts to create telepathic supersoldiers in the days of the Cold War; criminal Whitey Bulger volunteers to take part in a top-secret CIA mind-control program.

Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get gold, one of the rarest treasures on Earth; looking at where the gold is today and who owns it.

While facing five life sentences for a spree of robberies, Frankie Lee Bass makes a daring escape and goes on the run.

A woman robs a bank and flees with her three children.

Con artist Fred Brito has reinvented himself dozens of times; wth no formal training, he's conducted a symphony orchestra, been elected to a public office, and administered mass as a fake catholic priest.

Career criminal Toby Young enjoys drugs and violence and when he breaks out of jail, police go in hot pursuit.

A man loses his drug business to a fire and robs a bank to pay his debt to the supplier; after spending time in jail, he escapes and settles down with a woman, but the FBI finally catches up with him.

After escaping from a high-tech prison, a young thief calls upon family members to help him avoid the law.

After killing a man in a fight over money, a man hides out in his sister's Ohio home; he gets caught, but escapes prison until authorities catch up with him.

A group of youths who break into cars and rob houses send a threatening tape to authorities and go on the run.

A man doing a life sentence for murdering his step-mom and three young brothers escapes and hides under the wheel of a big rig that is racing down the highway.

A man who robs others in order to support his girlfriend and her daughter goes on the run after a botched robbery leaves a man dead.

A man's drug habit leads him into a life of daring crimes; after being caught he escapes, but a so-called friend turns him in.

A band of thieves breaks into higher crime at the airport when they begin ramming rental cars and robbing vacationers at gunpoint; the ringleader then kills a tourist and finds a place to hide out.

A violent con artist uses his girlfriend to forge bad checks and then murders her and her son so he can go free.

A man devoted to the American Nazi Party murders a neighbor he perceives as an enemy of the white race.

A serial robber accidentally shoots a man; a woman goes on the run after becoming violent with her ex.

A man runs to New York after committing a murder; a man overpowers a guard to get out of jail.

A scam artist cons aspiring singers and models out of millions of dollars; a man's criminal past forces him to become a fugitive.

A pair of friends and criminals escape from prison in 2009 and lead police on a manhunt across the southeast.

A serial robber accidentally shoots a man; a woman goes on the run after becoming violent with her ex.

A man runs to New York after committing a murder; a man overpowers a guard to get out of jail.

A scam artist cons aspiring singers and models out of millions of dollars; a man's criminal past forces him to become a fugitive.

A pair of friends and criminals escape from prison in 2009 and lead police on a manhunt across the southeast.

A violent con artist uses his girlfriend to forge bad checks and then murders her and her son so he can go free.

A man devoted to the American Nazi Party murders a neighbor he perceives as an enemy of the white race.

Highlighting the defining battles that turned the tide in the Pacific theater for the U.S.

The Cold War turns hot when the U.S. faces two communist giants in Korea.

The decisive moments of American involvement in Vietnam, highlighting key battles and turning points.

Key battles and strategies surrounding the liberation of Kuwait from invading dictator Saddam Hussein.

The Germans muster a force of 600,000 troops in December 1944 in an offensive to capture the heart of the Allied supply chain in Antwerp.

American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the heavily fortified, Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.

Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces in the South Vietnamese city of Hue.

A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company known as "Bloody George" battles the odds during the Korean War.

An early pioneer for racial equality; German children await candy from the skies; a moonshiner develops a famous rifle.

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the top secrets and the secret weapons used to help defy the Nazis in WWII.

The stories behind George Washington, the California Gold Rush, the vast highways that stretch across America, and the wars between the United States and Great Britain.

Learning about the phrase Go for Broke!, the Fall of Saigon at Vietnam's bitter end, the legends spun around top-secret microfilm, and the classic movie, "The Dirty Dozen."

Exploring the secrets and scandals of Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena, and the crime and corruption that surrounded Prohibition Bootlegging.

Exploring the significance of the Civil War, the CIA, the Civil Rights movement, and the advent of flight.

Exploring the unbreakable codes, top secret underground nerve centers, super-human navy seals, and most classified operations of WWII.

The secrets and stories behind the United States' greatest icons.

Exploring a conspiracy that helped three inmates escape; revealing the truth behind the dungeon of Alcatraz; discovering the remnants of a mysterious military outpost with links to Abraham Lincoln.

The Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

Exploring the unbreakable codes, top secret underground nerve centers, super-human navy seals, and most classified operations of WWII.

The secrets and stories behind the United States' greatest icons.

Exploring a conspiracy that helped three inmates escape; revealing the truth behind the dungeon of Alcatraz; discovering the remnants of a mysterious military outpost with links to Abraham Lincoln.

The Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

Exploring the secrets and scandals of Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena, and the crime and corruption that surrounded Prohibition Bootlegging.

Exploring the significance of the Civil War, the CIA, the Civil Rights movement, and the advent of flight.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as "total war" overshadowed its legacy.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

A look at the American Nazis and how they terrorized the United States in the 1930s and waged a battle against the FBI and an undercover team of amateur spies.

Gold is one the most rare treasures on Earth. Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get it.

The attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history and shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years, and made heroes of ordinary men.

The race begins to develop new weapons and ways to wage war.

War on the two fronts catches up with Hitler, leaving him on the run in mid-1943.

Hitler faced a new threat, Allied preparations to invade north-west France were coming to a climax.

By late summer 1944, the Allied forces in north-west Europe were thrusting towards the German border.

By the spring of 1943, the Pacific war had reached a turning point.

Allied forces are within striking distince of the Rhine; a Red Army blitzkrieg brings Soviet forces to the River Oder.

in 1945, a desperate Japan is attacked by U.S. carriers and amphibious forces.

The most destructive war begins as German troops invade Poland.

Facing a new type of warfare, Poland was conquered in just four weeks by Hitler's army.

Being victorious in western Europe, Nazi Germany controlled Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but Britain remained defiant.

in 1945, a desperate Japan is attacked by U.S. carriers and amphibious forces.

The most destructive war begins as German troops invade Poland.

Facing a new type of warfare, Poland was conquered in just four weeks by Hitler's army.

Being victorious in western Europe, Nazi Germany controlled Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but Britain remained defiant.

By the spring of 1943, the Pacific war had reached a turning point.

Allied forces are within striking distince of the Rhine; a Red Army blitzkrieg brings Soviet forces to the River Oder.

Legendary figures Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln and Ernest Hemingway take a seat at the tough-guy table.

Tough guys profiled include astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Teddy Roosevelt, gangster John Dillinger and illusionist Harry Houdini.

Featured tough guys include daredevil Evel Knievel, President Andrew Jackson, billionaire Howard Hughes and Army Gen. George S. Patton.

Iconic tough guys include singer Elvis Presley, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, baseball slugger Ted Williams and President John F. Kennedy.

From the great stars like Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen, to the great directors like John Ford, Sergio Leone, and Sam Peckinpah, celebrate the icons and legends of the American West as immortalized by Hollywood.

Explore legendary lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, infamous outlaws like Jesse James and Billy the Kid, and epic showdowns like the Gunfight at the OK Corral as portrayed by the giants of cinema.

The myths behind World War II are exposed; exploring the truths that are often forgotten about America's Civil War.

On this special edition of America: Facts vs. Fiction, we explore the myths surrounding our favorite vices, and learn the facts behind some of our favorite holidays.

The myths behind some of history's most defining moments are uncovered; revealing facts behind America's space explorations.

Explores the myths that infect America's medical history and the facts behind America's nuclear age.

A look further into some of the most iconic photos and footage from US history and the truth about women during World War II.

Exposing the truth behind favorite Fall holidays Thanksgiving and Halloween.

With outlaws firing machine guns in the streets of Oklahoma City, sharpshooting legend Delf 'Jelly' Bryce is on a collision course with some of the most violent men in America.

Using his fists instead of a pistol, professional boxer turned frontier lawman Tom Smith is determined to clean up 'Hell on Earth'.

A New York City cop uncovers a German terrorist cell operating on American soil during World War I and fights to stop them before it's too late.

After being hired to protect a strategic railroad from attack, celebrated P.I. Allan Pinkerton discovers a hidden conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.

Joe Petrosino, New York City's first Italian-American detective, is determined to do whatever it takes to protect his people in turn-of-the-century Little Italy.

During the Great Depression, a violent crime wave sweeps the nation and it's up to the FBI's Melvin Purvis to lead a massive manhunt for the most dangerous men in America.

A New York City cop uncovers a German terrorist cell operating on American soil during World War I and fights to stop them before it's too late.

After being hired to protect a strategic railroad from attack, celebrated P.I. Allan Pinkerton discovers a hidden conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.

Joe Petrosino, New York City's first Italian-American detective, is determined to do whatever it takes to protect his people in turn-of-the-century Little Italy.

During the Great Depression, a violent crime wave sweeps the nation and it's up to the FBI's Melvin Purvis to lead a massive manhunt for the most dangerous men in America.

With outlaws firing machine guns in the streets of Oklahoma City, sharpshooting legend Delf 'Jelly' Bryce is on a collision course with some of the most violent men in America.

Using his fists instead of a pistol, professional boxer turned frontier lawman Tom Smith is determined to clean up 'Hell on Earth'.

Nothing is more fundamental in battle than seeing the enemy before they see you.

Check out the ten stealthiest war machines across every class of weapon.

Machines that can haul massive loads are critical to success on the battlefield.

The best war machines can handle any terrain, and put you one step ahead of the enemy.

Long range weaponry allows you to hit your enemy while staying out of harm's way.

Taking a look at the most revolutionary war machines.

Foreign volunteers leave their past lives behind to fight for the glory of France.

Members of Russia's elite fighting force work in counterterrorist strike squads and special operations.

Technological innovation has resulted in the production of rifles that can kill from a distance of 2,000 yards.

The history of armor protection, from the suits worn by medieval knights to the latest high-tech apparel.

Tracing the history of infantry weapons for the individual.

The history of artillery, from catapults to cannons.

In the Korean War's Battle of Chosin Reservoir, U.S. Marines encounter brutal weather conditions and an overwhelming Chinese force.

The Ardennes forest plays host to the Battle of the Bulge, the bloodiest battle of World War II.

U.S. forces face one of the toughest urban conflicts since Vietnam as they try to reclaim the city from insurgents.

Thousands of NVA soldiers lay waiting in the ancient Citadel for the Marines to breech the walls and begin the fight.

Surrounded and outnumbered, six thousand marines fend off the Communist army for 77 days during the Vietnam War.

U.S. special forces face off against a much larger Taliban insurgence to take control of Kandahar.

U.S. forces face one of the toughest urban conflicts since Vietnam as they try to reclaim the city from insurgents.

Thousands of NVA soldiers lay waiting in the ancient Citadel for the Marines to breech the walls and begin the fight.

Surrounded and outnumbered, six thousand marines fend off the Communist army for 77 days during the Vietnam War.

U.S. special forces face off against a much larger Taliban insurgence to take control of Kandahar.

In the Korean War's Battle of Chosin Reservoir, U.S. Marines encounter brutal weather conditions and an overwhelming Chinese force.

The Ardennes forest plays host to the Battle of the Bulge, the bloodiest battle of World War II.

The 101st Airborne Division face off against the Taliban during Operation Dragon Strike.

U.S. troops run into a massive force of North Vietnamese soldiers on the Cambodian border.

The U.S. military unleashes Operation Phantom Fury to root out the radical fighters from the city.

Elite Special Operations troops attempt the rescue of helpless civilians after a Viet Cong invasion force overwhelms their town.

Snipers face new challenges and missions as different types of warfare advance.

Advanced techniques used to train smart, inventive soldiers.

Count down of the most influential machine guns.

Top Ten ranks materials and technologies that have changed fighting.

A look at the fastest, deadliest attack helicopters being used today.

Modern guns combine unparalleled accuracy, range and stopping power.

A look inside the fiercest tanks to ever storm the battlefield.

Exposing the intriguing secrets of modern explosives.

Members of the U.S. Army Rangers utilize cutting-edge military technology.

The Green Berets use unconventional methods to wage war.

The British Special Air Service utilizes insertion behind enemy lines to combat terrorism.

The amphibious troops of the British Royal Marine Commandos.

Extreme Warriors are trained to live and fight in the harshest environments known to man - exposed mountaintops, extreme altitude, sub-zero temperatures, snowstorms - these guys bring the pain in any terrain.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

The British Special Air Service utilizes insertion behind enemy lines to combat terrorism.

The amphibious troops of the British Royal Marine Commandos.

Extreme Warriors are trained to live and fight in the harshest environments known to man - exposed mountaintops, extreme altitude, sub-zero temperatures, snowstorms - these guys bring the pain in any terrain.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

Members of the U.S. Army Rangers utilize cutting-edge military technology.

The Green Berets use unconventional methods to wage war.

The Vatican Secret Archives is a treasure trove of history that is shrouded in secrecy; Jamie Theakston heads to Rome in a bid to gain access.

The extraordinary story of the Bulgarian secret department called Service 7, a force that operated in 9 countries.

Templar fact and fiction have become blurred by their depictions in book and on film. This program presents a very different picture that challenges head on the orthodox beliefs about an order that angered much of Europe - particularly France.

Mary Magdalene, a key figure in Christianity, traveled with Jesus and is said to have witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.

Mystery still surrounds how fascist dictator Benito Mussolini met his end, before being hanged.

Bordellos, which have endured for thousands of years, hold secrets involving famous patrons, governments and religion.

An examination of underground bunkers, from their use in ancient wartime planning to the hidden survival complexes found beneath modern American cities.

Secrets involving the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, including the escape of three prisoners and the remnants of a strange military outpost with ties to President Abraham Lincoln.

Investigating UFOs and the strange stories surrounding them, including the existence of a "shadow government" and the rumor of a Nazi flying saucer that crashed in New Mexico.

The Mutual UFO Network investigates a possible UFO sighting and abduction using the tools of science, psychology and law enforcement.

MUFON has a hard time separating fact from fiction as they travel to three cities in Mexico.

The MUFON investigators converge on Bucks County in Pennsylvania because of a quick rise in UFO sightings.

With the recent discoveries of thousands of other planets in the universe, scientists begin to wonder if one day Earth could be invaded by alien creatures.

Discover the past & future of apocalyptic beliefs, the lengths people will go to ready for the end, and the dark side of End Times prophecy.

The Cold War might be long gone, but the nuclear threat has re-emerged.

A look back at the terrible epidemics and diseases that have decimated entire populations in the course of human history, as well as a look ahead to the planet's future risks.

Exploring the theory that a hidden planet has a gravitational force strong enough to cause mass extinctions in the past and destroy Earth in the future.

Nostradamus' cryptic prophecies have predicted some of the most dramatic and tragic events in history with chilling accuracy. There are many among his followers who say that he was not sealing us to this fate but warning us against it.

The Cold War might be long gone, but the nuclear threat has re-emerged.

A look back at the terrible epidemics and diseases that have decimated entire populations in the course of human history, as well as a look ahead to the planet's future risks.

Exploring the theory that a hidden planet has a gravitational force strong enough to cause mass extinctions in the past and destroy Earth in the future.

Nostradamus' cryptic prophecies have predicted some of the most dramatic and tragic events in history with chilling accuracy. There are many among his followers who say that he was not sealing us to this fate but warning us against it.

With the recent discoveries of thousands of other planets in the universe, scientists begin to wonder if one day Earth could be invaded by alien creatures.

Discover the past & future of apocalyptic beliefs, the lengths people will go to ready for the end, and the dark side of End Times prophecy.

A man is wanted in four states for posing as a veteran and preying on women to get money.

A man arrested for killing his stepfather, with a friend, escapes from jail twice.

A man violates parole and refuses to go back to prison.

A 19-year-old's crimes escalate until he becomes the target of a nation-wide manhunt.

A stolen weapons dealer is caught, but later escapes from prison.

A robber is arrested and put in jail, then escapes during a hurricane and goes on a crime spree.

Even after getting caught, Tony Darwin continues working for a notorious smuggler until a deadly plane crash forces him to flee the country; the pressure mounts when his girlfriend threatens to rat him out.

Patrick Murphy and six other inmates conduct the largest prison escape in Texas history, only to kill a police officer and face a showdown with authorities.

After a man in prison for life falls in love with a guard, she helps him escape and they go on the run together.

A man convicted of murder, and his cell mate, escape through an air duct, but his freedom ends following a car crash.

Career criminal David Corbin launches a crime wave following a prison stint; a jealous girlfriend turns him in and he is sent to prison, where he pulls off an escape.

On the run after killing his mother, Scott Webb, and his wife, take refuge in a Texas church until a news report leads them to flee.

Brothers plan a daring escape from a county jail and flee to Kentucky before one of the escapees' ex turns them in.

After serving time for stealing from wealthy people, Brian Fuller returns to his ways of robbing the rich.

Serving a life sentence for a double homicide, Harold Laird gets creative to escape from prison and evades the law on several occasions.

Bank robber Steven Ray Milam is dubbed the Handsome Guy Bandit, then he makes a costly mistake forcing him to leave his family and go on the run with the FBI in pursuit.

Albert Paul is arrested for murder and spends the next couple of decades pulling off daring prison breaks only to get captured after every attempt.

Prison escapee Jimmy Maxwell's volatile nature makes him a menace to authorities every time they corner him.

Serving a life sentence for a double homicide, Harold Laird gets creative to escape from prison and evades the law on several occasions.

Bank robber Steven Ray Milam is dubbed the Handsome Guy Bandit, then he makes a costly mistake forcing him to leave his family and go on the run with the FBI in pursuit.

Albert Paul is arrested for murder and spends the next couple of decades pulling off daring prison breaks only to get captured after every attempt.

Prison escapee Jimmy Maxwell's volatile nature makes him a menace to authorities every time they corner him.

Brothers plan a daring escape from a county jail and flee to Kentucky before one of the escapees' ex turns them in.

After serving time for stealing from wealthy people, Brian Fuller returns to his ways of robbing the rich.

Investigating the people, plots and ploys behind America's wartime secret weapons.

The best-kept secrets of World War II revealed.

An early pioneer for racial equality; German children await candy from the skies; a moonshiner develops a famous rifle.

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the top secrets and the secret weapons used to help defy the Nazis in WWII.

The stories behind George Washington, the California Gold Rush, the vast highways that stretch across America, and the wars between the United States and Great Britain.

Learning about the phrase Go for Broke!, the Fall of Saigon at Vietnam's bitter end, the legends spun around top-secret microfilm, and the classic movie, "The Dirty Dozen."

Exploring the secrets and scandals of Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena, and the crime and corruption that surrounded Prohibition Bootlegging.

Exploring the significance of the Civil War, the CIA, the Civil Rights movement, and the advent of flight.

Exploring the unbreakable codes, top secret underground nerve centers, super-human navy seals, and most classified operations of WWII.

A top KGB spy became America's greatest asset in the Cold War after defecting to the West.

KGB Colonel Oleg Gordievsky spends ten years spying for Britain's secret service when he learns that the Soviets are on to him.

A KGB turncoat is ready to turn over top secret intelligence to bring down the Soviet Union from within.

Exploring a conspiracy that helped three inmates escape; revealing the truth behind the dungeon of Alcatraz; discovering the remnants of a mysterious military outpost with links to Abraham Lincoln.