In efforts to remove the Communists, the US conducted a devastating military operation, making Laos the most bombed country per capita - ever. The Laos Civil War has often been called America's “secret war.”
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It is a deadly war in the desert, one we know barely anything about. Once the heart of the golden Mali Empire, home to the richest man of the 14th century, the northern town of Timbuktu has become the victim of political instability and terror.
In the 1980s, El Salvador and Nicaragua were fighting vicious civil wars that claimed killed at least 100,000, saw 8000 people disappear, and left hundreds of thousands displaced. Still spearheading a global fight against communism, the US engaged.
In efforts to remove the Communists, the US conducted a devastating military operation, making Laos the most bombed country per capita - ever. The Laos Civil War has often been called America's “secret war.”
With Kashmir's special status removed in early August 2019 and terrorist attacks plaguing the region since earlier in the year, the India/Pakistani border-conflict has escalated once more.
On the 3 March 1992, Bosnia Herzegovina gained its independence from Yugoslavia. Immediately, the Serb-led military units took over large slabs of land and suppressed the other ethnic groups.
On the 3 October 1993, an elite battle unit of the US army began a fairly straight-forward mission in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Within minutes of reaching their destination, the situation descended into chaos and the mission turned into a battle.
In March 2019 news reports appeared in the British press of UK's troops being killed in Yemen, no one knew why they are there in the first place. Britain was not fighting a war in Yemen. This episode investigates the truth behind the casualties.
A massive 360-meter container ship faces dangerous navigation challenges through narrow river channels and ancient ports.
While 3,000 guests vacation, 100 engineers work around the clock to generate enough power to run this giant floating hotel.
A reinforced vessel braves rough winter seas to transport fresh salmon from remote North Atlantic fish farms to Rotterdam.
One of the largest vehicle carriers battles bad weather and industrial action while racing to transport up to 8,000 cars.
To discover how his favourite meal—fish supper followed by rice pudding—is made, Lord Prescott visits the Ambrosia factory in Devon to explore the production of classic British desserts. Returning north to Grimsby, he heads to the Young's factory to learn about their famous fish pie.
Exploring the historic Lea & Perrins factory, Lord Prescott uncovers the story behind its legendary Worcestershire sauce, made since 1837. He then heads to Manchester to the Soreen factory, home of the beloved malt loaf, where he joins the production line and experiments with creating a new flavour.
A new era of space, where small satellites no bigger than a showbox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands, referred to as satellite swarms.
Stripping away cosmic layers with CGI, this film reveals how black holes act as both destructive abysses and vital anchors for our galaxy.
By stripping the crust and peeling back craters, CGI exposes the hidden minerals and refueling potential locked inside these asteroid worlds.
Using a virtual scalpel, CGI strips the Eiffel Tower to its 17-foot base and peels back the boulevards to expose 180 miles of ancient quarries.
The defenses of New Orleans are stripped back to expose the massive pumps, levees, and wetlands engineered to hold back Mississippi and Gulf storms.
Experts strip away Tokyo to show the seismic engineering, massive storm drains, and advanced shock absorbers keeping this earthquake-prone city safe.
CGI animation strips down the Windy City, uncovering the deep foundations and structural engineering required to build on unstable marshland.
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