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Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP3 "Hitler Strikes Back"In late 1944, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP4 "Germany"New colorized footage and testimony reveals the cost of victory, the aftermath of war and the liberation of the camps and the destruction of Germany.
The Day the Bomb Dropped
Personal accounts of the atomic attack on Hiroshima in 1945; the comprehensive story of the bombing of Hiroshima, from those who built it, dropped it, and survived it.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP8 "From the Ashes"President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.
Apocalypse: The Second World War
S1, EP1 "Aggression"Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP2 "Crushing Defeat"The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP3 "Shock"As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Aerial America
S1, EP2 "California"Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.
The Lost Tapes
S2, EP3 "Tet Offensive"Never-before-seen tapes capture the Tet Offensive, the military campaign launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in January 1968, an event that shocked and horrified the American public and put a devastating face to the Vietnam War.
America's Hidden Stories
S3, EP2 "Birth of Shadow Ops"A look at the U.S. clandestine intelligence team of the 1980s called FOG (Field Operations Group) and how it paved the way for today's special ops forces.
America's Hidden Stories
S2, EP5 "Southern Women Union Spies"New evidence supports a Civil War legend that a freed female slave and a society lady in Virginia acted as spies for the Union.
America's Hidden Stories
S3, EP4 "The Black Wild West"An exploration of the little-known stories and contributions of black cowboys, marshals and soldiers of America's Wild West, told in their own words.
America's Hidden Stories
S3, EP3 "Forged in Slavery"The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.
America in Color
S3, EP6 "Small Town Life"Colorized home movies from the early 20th Century reveal day-to-day life in small towns across the country.
America in Color
S2, EP4 "Playtime"In the early 20th century, new leisure and recreation opportunities transform American lives; includes color footage of early amusement parks, campgrounds and sports arenas.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP1 "Fantastic & Futuristic"Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert.