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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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 "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

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 changes the course of history and makes heroes of ordinary men; it also shapes how America engages with war for the next 75 years.

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.

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.

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 changes the course of history and makes heroes of ordinary men; it also shapes how America engages with war for the next 75 years.

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.

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.

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

The British Army unleashes a bold campaign in the South; unsung patriots help change the course of the war.

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

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.

Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.

July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters must stop Robert E. Lee's Alabamian shock troops from flanking the Union line and winning the battle of Gettysburg and perhaps the entire Civil War.

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, pioneers in the electrical industry and business rivals, have a difference of opinion over the best method to transmit power.

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.

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

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, pioneers in the electrical industry and business rivals, have a difference of opinion over the best method to transmit power.

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.

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

Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.

July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters must stop Robert E. Lee's Alabamian shock troops from flanking the Union line and winning the battle of Gettysburg and perhaps the entire Civil War.

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

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

A rapid-fire cannon; a personal defense weapon with the knockdown power of a bigger gun; a Gatling gun; a multicaliber assault 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.

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

Tracing the improvements in engine power, maneuverability and weapons systems in fighter aircraft.

Battlefield traps cause both physical and psychological damage to the enemy.

Portable firepower helps small infantry units pack a powerful punch.

The history of flammable weapons, from Molotov cocktails to thermobaric bombs.

The history of fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Tracing the history of the United States Marine Corps.

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.

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

Tracing the history of infantry weapons for the individual.

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

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

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

Tracing the history of infantry weapons for the individual.

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

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

Tracing the history of the United States Marine Corps.

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.

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

Two regular automobiles are turned into remote-controlled vehicles ready to destroy each other with machine guns, rockets and other devices.

The history of fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

Tracing the history of the United States Marine Corps.

The history and development of tanks.

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.

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 "shadow government" and the rumor of a Nazi flying saucer that crashed in New Mexico.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Looking at the Allied "monument men" discovery in 1945 of rotting corpses of Germanic heroes; what are they doing in a salt mine 18,000 feet down? It leads to an adventure that exposes a world of magic, high priests and secret castles.

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 Führer, who believes he is God on earth.

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

Exploring the role of occult played in shaping and determining the outcome of the fight and revealing how esotericism and mysticism influenced Hitler's wartime commanders.

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.

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.

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