In 1989, 20,000 US troops entered Panama to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, and around 500 civilians were killed. What prompted the invasion?
A look at the tactics employed to pass strategically important ships under the nose of the enemy.
The North African desert campaign of World War II gave rise to the Desert Rats. Machines in this campaign were the Matilda II tank, Rolls Royce armoured car, the Panzer III, 88mm anti-tank gun and the American M3 Grant tank.
A chronological telling of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on the vessels that made the landings possible.
The aircraft capable of delivering the payload of a B17, in a single post war air frame.
In this episode Al faces up to one of the world's superpowers and the richest nation on Earth to discover how the former British colony of America somehow slipped through its fingers. Joining him to fight for his nation's honour is comedian Reginald D. Hunter.
Bruno Tonioli joins Al to look at key battle tactics during the Roman Invasion back in AD 43.
A subplot of World War II was Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler's personal rivalry. Through archive footage, see how these radically different characters clashed.
The clash of the two giants during the World Wars, between one of the most revered men of the century and the most hated leader in contemporary history.
The story of the prolonged development and the initially troubled operational history of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Forever known as the airframe that dropped the first atomic weapons on Japan, th Suitable for all
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
Discover WWII's most daring breakout stories of courage and cunning: Colditz Castle, The Great Escape and the bold Warburg Wire Job.
A daring dash through Nazi Europe, a deadly mountain escape and WWII's largest breakout, by men who chose death over dishonour.
In 1945, WWII was over but the violence had not ended. The survivors want to blame the Germans. The reckoning with National Socialism is ambivalent.
The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was the turning point of the war and convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns.
An examination of objects found on the Mary Rose and what they reveal about life on a Tudor ship.
The Vietnam War. The Americans used their abundance of jet fighters, helicopters, and river patrol boats to try and stop the continuous stream of supplies and North Vietnamese fighters coming down the trail.
The Nazi quest to bring back extinct monsters – and shoot them Hitler goes ballistic to beat the Brits The Russian tanks that glide over the frontlines and the Cold War race to build an army of Darth Vaders.
Four women who had the misfortune of being lusted after by Hitler saw only one way out of the relationship. His beloved niece ended her own life by and a German movie star he associated with fell from a balcony to her death.
Hitler's parents were closely related and in his adult years, he was rumoured to have engaged in incest himself. His father was a violent man, though his mother was very fond of her young son.