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- The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
- "The End is Near" is a cry that has echoed throughout human history. Every religion has stories of the end of the world, and believers in every era have prophesized that the time was at hand. So far, these predictions have come to naught, but a rash of unusual events and the rise of fundamental faiths have led to a new golden era of doomsayers.
- Follows the history, mechanics, and operations of trains around the world.
- The names are familiar, the stories have been told - or so we think. This groundbreaking series brings four of the most famous engagements of the Civil War to life like never before. Unflinching, uncompromising and graphic, the images and stories presented here show these battles for what they were, with all their brutality, horror, devastation and desperation.
- A historical compendium of the 42 men who have served as the chief executive of the United States taking us from George Washington to George W. Bush. Each segment discusses the highlights and often lowlights of the men who have served.
- Stylized historical hauntings presented by striking narration, and featuring period reenactments, interspersed with interviews of local witnesses and eloquent storytellers.
- Thorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities involved in the creation of a new nation.
- A television program that chronicles famous shootouts from the perspective of both sides of the fight.
- The story of the ill-fated ocean liner and the sinking that made it infamous.
- A documentary series illustrating various episodes of the American Civil War.
- Commentary from leading historians are combined with eyewitness testimony and dramatic reenactments of Civil War battles to tell the tragic story of the battle of Antietam, which was fought on September 17, 1862. Eleven hours of fighting produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, the bloodiest single day of the war.
- This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From December 8th until December 23rd, 1941 the defenders thwarted an aerial attack and an attempted amphibious landing from a naval task force before finally being overwhelmed by the third attempt by the Japanese Imperial Navy. Five surviving Marines, one surviving construction contractor and others walk the viewers through the battle and the aftermath of the battle. A truly superb story of American heroes at the outset of World War II, narrated by Will Lyman.
- Alexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.
- An examination of the 1941 air raid on the US naval base.
- In 1965, while bombing Laos, pilot Dieter Dengler crashes in the jungle and is subsequently arrested and tortured before being sent to a prison camp where he organizes a plan of escape.
- A documentary on dinosaurs, with a story arc about a dinosaurs egg given to two boys named Gary and Eric.
- A detailed history of the war between Chicago's North Side and South Side organized-crime gangs during the Prohibition era, leading up to the infamous "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre".
- 65 hour series on the evolution of weapons.
- The Story of George Washington's most important military achievements and special personal moments of his life. The film sheds new light on old hero by portraying him as kind and brave man who changed the history of the world.
- The Battle of Gettysburg.