Castles were bastions of power. Yet, what if the enemy was at the gates? Our documentary examines the military function of castles from the 11th to the 16th century.
What was life like behind a castle walls? The documentary follows their development from simple wooden fortifications to the most elaborate strongholds and residences.
In 1959 the USA decided to build a military town under the ice sheet of North Greenland. The superpower wanted to use all its might to gain a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union.
At the end of 1939, the German Army has invaded Poland. They are followed closely by the SS (Schutzstaffel) task forces, which have only one mission: To murder the Polish intelligence.
In October 1934, Hitler's government is firmly in the saddle. The majority of Germans support Hitler's offensive anti-Jewish policy.
After the 1933 parliament fire, President Hindenburg signs a decree that suspends freedom of speech. In mock elections, Hitler secures approval with terror, he intimi-dates his adversaries.
In the late 1920s, Germany was seething. Social protest turns into a racist and anti-Jewish movement, Hitler and his NSDAP using their anger against the “system” for their own benefits.
Hitler and his movement seem to be eliminated after his failed putsch on November 9, 1923, the movement is banned, the self-proclaimed leaders are imprisoned.
Hatred and the desire for revenge smoldered in the minds of many Germans after the First World War. Many Germans believe that the Jews are the cause of all kinds of problems.
This episode deals with the murder of the glacier mummy Ötzi, the conspiracy against the Macedonian King Philip II and the assassination of the later first emperor of China.
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, one of the greatest military feats ever.
What brought about the collapse of the ancient Maya Civilization?
Did the Sea People cause the collapse of the Bronze Age?
Why did the Akkadian Empire, the world's first empire, collapse?
Can the sunken Greek city of Helike ever be found?
Can archaeologists find evidence of the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Was there a Mesolithic paradise on the North Sea floor?
What brought about the collapse of the ancient Maya Civilization?
Did the Sea People cause the collapse of the Bronze Age?
Why did the Akkadian Empire, the world's first empire, collapse?