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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Investigating UFOs and the strange stories surrounding them, including the existence of a.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

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.

Secrets of gambling mecca Las Vegas include the city's connection to organized crime, crafty tricks used by casinos and why the Nazis considered it a target for sabotage.

American Nazis hold rallies at New York's Madison Square Garden in the 1930s and plot to steal the nation's weapons secrets.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.

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.

Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.

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.

American Nazis hold rallies at New York's Madison Square Garden in the 1930s and plot to steal the nation's weapons secrets.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

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.

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

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.

Investigating the United States' most infamous cults, from fire-and-brimstone organizations to those worshipping visitors from space.

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.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

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

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

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.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

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.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

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

Handsome, intelligent thief Dennis Hope pulls off a series of daring robberies and goes on the run while living a life of luxury.

A man obsessed with a woman kills her husband in a fit of jealousy.

Man escapes from jail when his inmate love is released and the two live a lavish life on the outside.

Escapee Dominic Reddick goes on the run; while searching for food, he finds doughnuts in a dumpster, not knowing that police are waiting inside the shop.

A man and his friends rob a restaurant after he gets fired, which results in three deaths.

Kenneth.

William Baldi is found dead in the apartment he shared with Ricky Sleight.

Man changes his identity but it's not enough to keep authorities from tracking him down.

A man kills another as revenge and flees to Mexico to stay out of prison.

A man scams the film industry and sells pirated videos.

Man and his friends kill a man and steal his truck; the friends confess to the crime.

A man kidnaps a co-worker and terrorizes her.

A man who served time but turned his life around may end up back in prison following a freak accident.

By the age of 17, William Van Poyck is convicted of robbery and serves six years behind bars before escaping from a maximum security prison, then, in 1987, he prepares to ambush a prison transport van.

Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, Katie Couric, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Charles Gibson, Robin Roberts, Brian Williams and others support cancer research.Guests: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, J..

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.

A woman murders an elderly widow as revenge for firing her.

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.

A man who served time but turned his life around may end up back in prison following a freak accident.

By the age of 17, William Van Poyck is convicted of robbery and serves six years behind bars before escaping from a maximum security prison, then, in 1987, he prepares to ambush a prison transport van.

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.

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

Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, help lead the charge into Iraq's most dangerous city in 2004, battling in the bloodiest, most sustained house-to-house urban combat American soldiers have seen since Vietnam.

When Charlie Company of the 1st Cavalry Division wanders into an NVA stronghold, an attack leaves supplies low, casualties mounting and the enemy circle tightening, so Team Alpha volunteers to try the difficult rescue.

A small group of National Guardsmen fight to deny victory to Hitler in he thought would be the most decisive battle of the war.

The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment fought and died from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest with a sheer determination that was matched only by their devotion to one another.

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,.

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.

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.

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.

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

The best-kept secrets of World War II revealed.

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.

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.

One of the largest Nazi bunkers ever constructed, outside the French town of Watten, is a missile facility with storage for 108 missiles and two launch pads.

A secret weapons program in the heart of Austria could have caused trouble for the Allies and may have indicated nuclear plans being concocted by Hitler.

As the Soviet Army pushes the Nazis out of Poland, they discover a massive city of over 1,000 buildings that was unknown to the Allies; using the latest science, experts reveal how Hitler was able to keep this sinister place hidden for so long.

New discoveries on a strange fortified island reveal the terrifying truth behind Hitler's secret plan to win World War II at all costs.

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.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis.

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

An adventure into magic, high priests, and secret castles; mystery in a salt mine 18,000 feet below the surface.

It is one of the gargantuan struggles of the Second World War. Two men, one a Catholic pope who represents God on earth, the other, the German Fuhrer, who believes he is God on earth.

Advanced Nazi scientists take inspiration from the suddenly popular flying saucer movies to create super weapons.

It is the great untold story of World War Two. The role the Occult played in shaping and determining the outcome of the fight. Nazi Killer Magic reveals how esotericism and mysticism influenced Hitler's wartime commanders.

An adventure into magic, high priests, and secret castles; mystery in a salt mine 18,000 feet below the surface.

It is one of the gargantuan struggles of the Second World War. Two men, one a Catholic pope who represents God on earth, the other, the German Fuhrer, who believes he is God on earth.

Advanced Nazi scientists take inspiration from the suddenly popular flying saucer movies to create super weapons.

It is the great untold story of World War Two. The role the Occult played in shaping and determining the outcome of the fight. Nazi Killer Magic reveals how esotericism and mysticism influenced Hitler's wartime commanders.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis.

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

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.

Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis' ruthless criminal gang commits bank robberies and kidnappings during the Great Depression.

Depression-era gangster John Dillinger and his criminal gang gain notoriety with a string of bank robberies across the Midwest.

Twin brothers Ronnie Kray and Reggie Kray were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 60s.

Charlie Richardson was the head of the notorious Richardson gang who built up a lucrative empire by extortion, fraud and torture.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow target banks and gas stations during their early 1930s crime spree across rural America.

American gangster and bootlegging kingpin Al Capone becomes law enforcement's.

As unrest grows between Britain and the Colonies, five unsung patriots strike pivotal blows for the cause of American independence.

George Washington's Continental Army and the cause of American independence teeter on the brink of annihilation.

What started as an indomitable partnership for steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and coal king Henry Clay Frick, ended in violence.

Kerosene king John D. Rockefeller clashes with Pennsylvania Railroad President Thomas A. Scott for control of the oil industry in America.

Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer engage in a high-stakes circulation war in the 1890's.

Businessmen William A. Clark and Marcus Daly find themselves in a battle to mine copper ore hidden in the hills of Montana.

What started as an indomitable partnership for steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and coal king Henry Clay Frick, ended in violence.

Kerosene king John D. Rockefeller clashes with Pennsylvania Railroad President Thomas A. Scott for control of the oil industry in America.

Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer engage in a high-stakes circulation war in the 1890's.

Businessmen William A. Clark and Marcus Daly find themselves in a battle to mine copper ore hidden in the hills of Montana.

As unrest grows between Britain and the Colonies, five unsung patriots strike pivotal blows for the cause of American independence.

George Washington's Continental Army and the cause of American independence teeter on the brink of annihilation.

A lone marksman with a sniper rifle can take out targets from distances of over a mile.

Compact but deadly weapons for engaging enemies at short range.

Count down of the most influential machine guns.

Top Ten ranks materials and technologies that have changed fighting.

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

Exposing the intriguing secrets of modern explosives.

The latest weapons and technology used by special forces.

A look at the top fighter planes, and what the future holds for these aerial assassins.

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.

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.

On the frontline of the 21 day battle for Baghdad.

American Green Berets launch an attack on Sperwan Ghar where they encounter nearly 1000 Taliban fighters.

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.

On the frontline of the 21 day battle for Baghdad.

American Green Berets launch an attack on Sperwan Ghar where they encounter nearly 1000 Taliban fighters.

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.

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.

Jamie Theakston investigates Johann Reichhart, a German executioner who killed approximately 3,000 people during World War II.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.