Veterans and historians of the Thai-Burma railway tell the story of its construction. Built to supply Japan's invasion of India, it cost thousands of lives – both POWs and Asian slave labourers.
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The debate about humanity's true origins becomes a nefarious fixation as SS leader Heinrich Himmler turns his attention to proving the Paleolithic past of Germany's Aryan race.
The greatest hideout in fascist Italy's history: The Monte Soratte Bunker. Built directly into a mountainside, with security features even a Bond villain could only dream of. But could Mussolini's bunker withstand an all-out Allied assault?
Hitler's last secret is revealed: a sprawling underground headquarters at Książ Castle, complete with a spectacular network of underground complexes in the Owl Mountains. Was this intended to be the birthplace of Hitler's ultimate superweapon?
Cruelly called 'the packing case the B17 came in,' the Liberator more than proved its worth over Europe and the Pacific, patterning the B17 to deliver a blow to the axis powers in WWII however it wasn't simply a bomb delivery system.
Often called 'the forgotten bomber', the mighty North American twin delivered the first blow in the fight back against Japan, in one of the most daring and audacious raids of all time.
In the 19th century, weapons became more sophisticated and more deadly, and the results were higher casualties with devastating wounds.
Four railway journeys that changed modern history: 24-year-old Winston Churchill boarded an armoured train during the Boer War hoping for a newspaper scoop.
Small arms production hit a boom in the early 1800s with the emergence of the modern cartridge an invention that led to the lethal package.
The industrial revolution changed it all when it came to cannons as they evolved from wholly inaccurate and immobile to deadly killing machines.
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a savage and merciless attack on the Soviet Union. Now, newly colorised film and amateur home movies provide an unprecedented inside look at this brutal conflict.
It took only six weeks for the Nazi Army to conquer France, with an onslaught of tanks, aircraft and German troops. Witness the extraordinary military success of the Blitzkrieg campaign, through rare footage and firsthand accounts.
The Special Operations Executive, precursor to MI6, used a foul-smelling substance called 'S liquid' to undermine German and Japanese officers.
Nazi scientists conducted brutal experiments for an Aryan master race, while zoologists ran their own bizarre trial
Convinced the medieval witch trials were a Judeo-Christian attempt to exterminate the Aryans, Himmler established a special team led by Reinhard Heydrich to build a database of medieval German witchcraft practices.
As the Third Reich rises to power, Himmler and the SS become fixated on the Holy Grail, interpreting much of the myth surrounding it as fact - and the quest for it as attainable.
Small arms production hit a boom in the early 1800s with the emergence of the modern cartridge an invention that led to the lethal package.
The industrial revolution changed it all when it came to cannons as they evolved from wholly inaccurate and immobile to deadly killing machines.
The mighty Flying Fortress takes to the air as we examine the background and development of one of WWIIs most iconic bombers. Serving with both the USAAF and the RAF, we see it in action and fly a surfing example.
The F15 Eagle immediately turned the tide of the first Gulf War to prove its greatness. Our immaculately restored MiG Killer was involved in one of the most bizarre combat incidents during that conflict, and has survived to tell the tale.
Veterans and historians of the Thai-Burma railway tell the story of its construction. Built to supply Japan's invasion of India, it cost thousands of lives – both POWs and Asian slave labourers.
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