Experts look at some of the most efficient long-distance guns that offer fighters the best chance of survival, with reviews of the spring pin and the Roman spear.
Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.
The unfortunate fate of the world's first tank The Samurai soldier who never got the memo A supersonic toilet that could help win the Battle of Britain and some-thing strange is stirring in the Arctic
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989 after fighting a force funded by the US. Should the US be blamed for the rise of Islamic terrorism?
n 2008, nearly 850 people are killed in the Russo-Georgian War. How did it erupt and what is the current relationship between the two nations?
A Russian soldier's daring escape from a Nazi death camp, a bold plan from a Japanese prison and pilots winning their enemies' respect.
Discover stunning WWII escapes: a German breakout, a US bomber crew's Soviet secret and the Trojan Horse of Stalag Luft III.
The Yakovlev Yak-3, a Second World War Soviet fighter that was regarded for its performance at low altitudes and its agility. It was one of the most successful Soviet aircraft designs of the war.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a Second World War fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 until 1945. It was considered a successful high-altitude fighter and also served as the foremost US fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role.
The enemy pilot who saved a bomb crew's lives Adolf Hitler's secret drug habit The WW1 rumour that may have saved Paris and nuclear bombs that can be hidden in a suitcase.
After the end of the Battle of Britain came the bombing of German cities. In the war in the Pacific, the US and Japan successfully bombed naval and land targets.
A daring dash through Nazi Europe, a deadly mountain escape and WWII's largest breakout, by men who chose death over dishonour.
Discover WWII's most daring breakout stories of courage and cunning: Colditz Castle, The Great Escape and the bold Warburg Wire Job.
Veterans and historians of the Thai-Burma railway tell the story of its construction.
Examining how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.
Bad design, human error, and the enemy sent great ships to tragic ends, like Britain's K13 submarine and HMS Hood, Sweden's 17th century Vasa, and Kublai Khan's fleet, sunk by the original kamikaze.
The secret Nazi program that sounds like a Marvel movie The Mongol curse unleashed on Stalin's Russia Exploding cities that don't exist and nuclear landmines stuffed with chickens.
The definitive, if not the best, Axis fighter of World War two: we delve into the story of legendary ace Adolf Galland and examine in detail and example of the type in his colours. We also look at the Suitable for all
In this episode Al meets ‘the Auld Enemy', where bitter sibling rivalry is as strong today as it's ever been. Joined by Sanjeev Kohli, Al visits Craufurdland Castle to explore the truth behind famous battles from the Wars of Scottish Independence.
It's 865 AD and the Great Heathen Army, the Vikings, have invaded Britain. Al takes up his sword to discover the truth behind how the Vikings were so successful in Britain. John Thomson represents the northern Viking horde as they explore the truth behind what Vikings really looked like, before they get ready for a Viking wedding.