The noble warriors of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines face down an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army in Dai Do fight to rescue their fellow Marines.

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.

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.

Otto Skorzeny and Amin Al Husseini carry Hitler's vision beyond Germany from their Nazi stronghold in the Middle East.

Exploring the huge drug program that fueled the Nazi war machine; possessed by narcotics, Hitler and the German troops consume tens of millions of crystal meth tablets throughout the war, driving them to extremes.

Exploring whether a solar death ray that could obliterate any city and orbiting the skies 5,100 miles from the Earth was more than a Nazi dream.

Pseudo-history dreamt up by occult fantasists lay behind the myth of the Aryan super race, but it inspired the Nazis into war, legitimized the holocaust and led to the abduction of tens of thousands of young Aryan-looking children.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Civil War hostility between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky escalates to kidnapping, illicit love affairs, murder, and a legendary turf war.

Former friendships sour as two ranching families become embroiled in an epic battle in the dangerous frontier of Arizona.

Rival railroads the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and the Denver & Rio Grand Railroad race to reach the narrow Royal Gorge first after Leadville, Colorado strikes silver in the 1870's.

Despite his outward appearance as a devout family man, outlaw and hired killer Jim Miller was one of the most violent characters of the Old West.

Outlaw Butch Cassidy, best known for his association with the criminal gang known as the Wild Bunch, lives by his wits and manages to avoid capture.

Sheriff Seth Bullock brings law and order to Deadwood, a Dakota Territory mining camp teeming with vice and violence.

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.

A special FBI task force meets with a code of silence in a tough Boston neighborhood as they track a deadly crew of professional robbers.

The FBI Hostage Rescue Team hopes to save a woman and her toddler by luring their kidnapper into a sniper's cross hairs.

The discovery of an improvised explosive device along a parade route leads to a pursuit across the Pacific Northwest.

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Dallas designs a weapon of mass destruction in an undercover scheme to ensnare a violent jihadist.

Lawlessness runs rampant in a notorious Texas outpost and it's up to legendary lawman Dallas Stoudemire to tame the town known as.

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.

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.

Lawlessness runs rampant in a notorious Texas outpost and it's up to legendary lawman Dallas Stoudemire to tame the town known as.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Tracing the history of the United States Marine Corps.

Soldiers of the Waffen-SS serve as Nazi Germany's ultimate warriors during World War II.

The history of America's airborne soldiers.

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 history of America's airborne soldiers.

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.

Tracing the history of the United States Marine Corps.

Soldiers of the Waffen-SS serve as Nazi Germany's ultimate warriors during World War II.

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

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.

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.

Revealing the secrets behind the biggest crooks, scandals and schemes in America.

The unknown stories behind the biggest conquests and disasters in America's skies.

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.

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.

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 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.

A secret part of history has remained hidden, locked away for centuries in the hulls of ships in New York and in the depths of an abandoned copper mine.

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

Exploring whether the attack on Pearl Harbor was really a surprise, if FDR knew about the attack beforehand, and who really fired the first shots of the Pacific War.

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

Lou joins the 18th Street gangsters in prison and on the street to learn why their deadly rivalry with the MS-13 is devastating El Salvador.

Ex-mafia insider Lou Ferrante visits Manila, in the Philippines, to meet one of the world's most ruthless prison gangs - the Commandos - and find out more about Manila's streets.

Lou heads to Albuquerque to meet one of the world's fastest growing prison gangs - The Burqueños.

Lou visits Naples, a place with one of the oldest, most powerful gangs in the world - The Camorra. A number of bodies have recently been found in the city, causing world headlines.

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.

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.

Few have ever heard about the ultra top-secret military base in the remote deserts of Utah known as Area 52.

For decades UFO research has been directed to the skies, but newly declassified documents, along with advances in technology are leading UFO researchers to believe that UFOs may also be inhabiting our oceans.

When it comes to identifying mysterious, unknown objects in our skies, there are few more qualified than pilots and astronauts. Sightings by these experts are far more common than we're lead to believe.

Uncovering new evidence pointing to the possibility that ancient man was visited by extraterrestrials; influencing ancient technologies, architecture and art.

Few have ever heard about the ultra top-secret military base in the remote deserts of Utah known as Area 52.

For decades UFO research has been directed to the skies, but newly declassified documents, along with advances in technology are leading UFO researchers to believe that UFOs may also be inhabiting our oceans.

When it comes to identifying mysterious, unknown objects in our skies, there are few more qualified than pilots and astronauts. Sightings by these experts are far more common than we're lead to believe.

Uncovering new evidence pointing to the possibility that ancient man was visited by extraterrestrials; influencing ancient technologies, architecture and art.

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.

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 60-year sentence for a crime he says he didn't commit, Russell Kerr colludes with a fellow inmate, Christopher Stout, to hatch an elaborate escape plan.

After getting handed a stiff sentence for robbery, Robert Nielsen escapes prisons and lives under the radar with his family, but they cannot shield the young fugitive from the challenges of being on the run.

Career criminal Peter Gibbs faces decades behind bars for a string of robberies but refuses to go down without a fight.

Deeply in debt after suffering a serious injury, Jaime Jones dons a disguise and robs banks to pay off his debts and take care of his family.

Facing a long prison sentence, Darryl Norris pulls off a brilliant escape through the ceiling of his cell and plans to flee the country.

After Andrew Heim's prison buddy finds a way to tunnel out of the prison, he escapes along with five other inmates, and they are dubbed The Pittsburgh Six.

Desperate for their next high, Michael Kidd, Kevin Crandall and Marcus Thompson break into upscale homes on Halloween night in search of money, then their crime spree ends in a terrifying hostage situation.

The story of Marshall Brown's life on the run after spending 19 years in prison planning his escape.

A man who shot his wife and fled to Mexico is found and brought into custody.

A man hires a hit man to kill a friend's wife but things go wrong and four people end up dead.

A jealous boyfriend is suspected of shooting his girlfriend and murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

The story of Marshall Brown's life on the run after spending 19 years in prison planning his escape.

A man who shot his wife and fled to Mexico is found and brought into custody.

A man hires a hit man to kill a friend's wife but things go wrong and four people end up dead.

A jealous boyfriend is suspected of shooting his girlfriend and murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

After Andrew Heim's prison buddy finds a way to tunnel out of the prison, he escapes along with five other inmates, and they are dubbed The Pittsburgh Six.

Desperate for their next high, Michael Kidd, Kevin Crandall and Marcus Thompson break into upscale homes on Halloween night in search of money, then their crime spree ends in a terrifying hostage situation.

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,.

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.

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 Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

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.

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

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.

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.

As Hitler's messianic complex reaches its peak, so does the Nazi leader's tireless warmongering.

Hitler struggles to stay in control when the tide of war turns against him.

Exploring Hitler's mental and physical decline as he confronts his inevitable defeat.

Investigation into the first three decades of Adolf Hitler's life to discover what transformed a down-and-out Austrian into the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party and the truth behind Hitler's time serving in World War I.

Investigates Hitler's rise from election defeat in 1928 to Germany's Messiah in 1933. Experts analyze his speeches, dissect his PR gift and interrogate the mind of a man who ruthlessly executes his closest comrade.

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.

New discoveries reveal whether this abandoned mansion was a secret Nazi base intended for a sinister mission.

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.

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.

No longer considering Britain a threat, Hitler focuses on Operation Barbarossa.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bomb the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

Benito Mussolini dreams of recreating the Roman Empire.

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.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bomb the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

Benito Mussolini dreams of recreating the Roman Empire.

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.

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

No longer considering Britain a threat, Hitler focuses on Operation Barbarossa.

America's experiment in democracy teeters on the brink of collapse in the spring of 1861 as the country goes to war.

The American Civil War enters its second year in the summer of 1862, becoming a more brutal conflict than anyone ever imagined.

More than 200,000 soldiers are killed or wounded as the American Civil War enters its third year; the conflict's bloodiest days are still to come.

Exposing the truth behind favorite Fall holidays Thanksgiving and Halloween.

Discovering the real truth behind some of America's greatest landmarks.

The startling truth of two legendary generals, Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur; myths surrounding the landmarks of our nation's capital.

Explore the myths behind extraterrestrial spacecraft and learn the truth of two pioneering flights.

Investigating the nation's most secret vaults to separate fiction from fact.

Prohibition-era gangster George Francis Barnes Jr. makes a name for himself by committing crimes with a Thompson submachine gun.

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

Depression-era criminal Charles Arthur.

Depression-era bank robber Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson, begins his criminal career at an early age in the Chicago slums.

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

Career criminal Bruce Reynolds organizes a gang of 15 men and schemes to rob a Royal Mail train carrying over 2 million pounds in cash.

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

Businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt and rival Daniel Drew engage in a Wall Street war to control the Erie Railroad.

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.

Businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt and rival Daniel Drew engage in a Wall Street war to control the Erie Railroad.

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.

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

Career criminal Bruce Reynolds organizes a gang of 15 men and schemes to rob a Royal Mail train carrying over 2 million pounds in cash.