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Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force

The story of the airmen that seismically shifted the Allies fortunes during World War II, known as the Mighty Eighth Airforce; featuring never before seen archival footage.

Nazi Megastructures Japan's Death Railway

Japanese force Allied POWS and Asian laborers to lay 258 miles of track to build the Burma Railway in support of their armed forces during the Burma Campaign.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's Desert War

Armed with one of the most famous generals of World War II, Erwin Rommel, Adolf Hitler takes on the Allies across Tunisia, Libya and Egypt -- in a brutal campaign that pushes the British to their limits and will dictate the course of the war.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's British Invasion Plan

The Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel in May 1940; Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troops in southern England.

Nazi Megastructures Hell Island

Japan and the U.S. vie for control of Guadalcanal in the Pacific; whoever controls Guadalcanal will potentially win World War II.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress

When Allied spies plant false documents on a corpse, they are carrying out one of the most audacious deceptions of World War II; Operation Mincemeat ensures that the Allied invasion of Sicily takes the Nazis by surprise.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's War In The Skies

The Luftwaffe, a revolutionary German air force, serves to annihilate the enemy from the skies.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Volcanic Origins

In Sri Lanka, a fortress rises from volcanic ashes; mysterious stone heads dot a remote island in the Pacific; in India, an intricate Hindu temple emerges as an example of rock-cut architecture in the world.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Battling Giants

Stretching across immense landscapes and towering above their surroundings, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China, and Malbork Castle are borne of blood, sweat, and revolutionary engineering.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Cosmic Alignment

Angkor Wat is built as a stone replica of the universe, while the ancient Mayan pyramid El Castillo marks a sacred axis connecting earth and sky. In the hills of Ireland, the Newgrange harnesses the transformative power of the solstice sun.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Secrets of the Shrines

From the Pantheon, to Mont Saint-Michel, and an enduring Roman gate that evolved into a medieval church, the exploration of history's most sacred spaces uncovers how ancient builders channeled faith and ingenuity into architectural marvels.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Dealing With the Devil New

Ancient designs inspire legends of supernatural intervention and demonic deals.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Beyond the Tomb New

Stretching across immense landscapes and towering above their surroundings, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China and Malbork Castle are borne of blood, sweat and revolutionary engineering.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Cosmic Alignment

Angkor Wat is built as a stone replica of the universe, while the ancient Mayan pyramid El Castillo marks a sacred axis connecting earth and sky. In the hills of Ireland, the Newgrange harnesses the transformative power of the solstice sun.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Dealing With the Devil

Ancient designs inspire legends of supernatural intervention and demonic deals.

Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed Beyond the Tomb

Stretching across immense landscapes and towering above their surroundings, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China and Malbork Castle are borne of blood, sweat and revolutionary engineering.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's War In The Skies

The Luftwaffe, a revolutionary German air force, serves to annihilate the enemy from the skies.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress

When Allied spies plant false documents on a corpse, they are carrying out one of the most audacious deceptions of World War II; Operation Mincemeat ensures that the Allied invasion of Sicily takes the Nazis by surprise.

Nazi Megastructures Hell Island

Japan and the U.S. vie for control of Guadalcanal in the Pacific; whoever controls Guadalcanal will potentially win World War II.

Nazi Megastructures Hitler's British Invasion Plan

The Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel in May 1940; Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troops in southern England.