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

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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,.

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.

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.

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 First Marine Division battles the Japanese at Peleliu for 74 days and loses 10,000 American lives, but the small band of heroes ultimately breaks the back of the enemy.

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.

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.

The First Marine Division battles the Japanese at Peleliu for 74 days and loses 10,000 American lives, but the small band of heroes ultimately breaks the back of the enemy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

December 1864: In a daring attempt to regain the upper hand in the Civil War, Confederate forces try to retake the city of Nashville and sever the supply line that's feeding the Union invasion of the south.

April 1865: Two officers from Vermont lead a daring raid on Petersburg, Virginia.

July 1861, in the first real battle of the Civil War, untested and poorly trained Rebel and Confederate troops clash on the blood soaked banks of the Bull Run River. Thousands are killed and wounded.

September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate military genius General Robert E. Lee brings his Army north in a bold attempt to end the Civil War and win Southern Independence.

Bat Masterson, sheriff of Ford County in Kansas, was also a buffalo hunter, an Army scout, a gambler and a sportswriter.

Bill Doolin and his posse, The Oklahombres, made a habit of terrorizing Oklahoma in the 1890's with repeated robberies and also fought the greatest shootout in the history of the Wild West.

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.

The spotlight is on amusement parks and world's fairs to separate fiction from truth; explore the myths of two of our favorite holidays, Christmas and New Year's Eve.

The truth behind the history on the high seas; separating myth from truth about the nation's pioneering aviators.

Learning the truth behind the myths that surround America's most revered patriotic symbols; unveiling the surprising facts of two great feats of engineering: the Panama Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad.

A special edition revealing the truth behind two legendary generals, George Patton and Ulysses S. Grant, and the roaring '20s and lawless '30s.

Discovering the real facts behind America's biggest economic boom and biggest bust and learning the truth behind some of Las Vegas' greatest myths.

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

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.

The Everglades are home to bank robbers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded killers and Sheriff Bob Baker is determined to take down one of the most infamous and deadly gangs in Florida's history.

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'.

The Everglades are home to bank robbers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded killers and Sheriff Bob Baker is determined to take down one of the most infamous and deadly gangs in Florida's history.

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

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.

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.

Discover the role of the infamous HITRON UNIT.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

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 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.

A top-secret device to prevent the smuggling of bombs and guns onto planes; the latest multicaliber combat weapon.

A state-of-the-art weapon converts from an assault rifle to a sniper rifle in seconds.

Inflatable armor; shoulder-fired grenades; A-10 Thunderbolt II attack plane.

An unmanned bomber can take off and land on an aircraft carrier.

A device can tear apart terrorist bombs; a new weapon helps troops avoid being ambushed; the latest surface-to-air missile.

The evolution of the Taser for military use; a vehicle-stopping device that uses a hi-tech net to trap suicide bombers.

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.

Tracing the development of helicopters and other vertical take-off aircraft.

Tracing the history of bombers, from early aircraft to the bunker-busters of today.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company known as.

U.S. Marines struggle to capture an elevated Japanese strongpoint on the island of Okinawa during World War II.

Army Col. Sean MacFarland and his team take action when al-Qaida declares the Iraqi city of Ramadi as its capital.

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.

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.

Army Col. Sean MacFarland and his team take action when al-Qaida declares the Iraqi city of Ramadi as its capital.

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.