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A look at the final days of Jesus the man, based on archaeological finds and opinions of historians and theologians. (Repeat).

Zoom in on strange markings in northern Finland that turn history on its head. Then, go deep into a Vietnamese cave to discover a Manhattan-sized mystery, uncover 1.5 million secrets in Antarctica, and look inside a lost sky-high world in Mozambique. (Repeat).

A salvage maestro returns to raise more valuable tropical hardwood from a WWII shipwreck, but she's not letting her cargo go without a fight. And one of America's biggest shipwrecks sees the arrival of one of America's biggest cranes. (Repeat).

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An aerial journey along the shores of Lake Superior; an exploration of the city of Thunder Bay; and a visit to the vast, natural wonders of the world's largest freshwater lake. (Repeat).

From high above the city of Sault Ste. Marie, the rugged Lake Huron coastline is explored. Spotlighted: Manitoulin Island; Bruce Peninsula National Park; and the scenic lakeside communities beyond. (Repeat).

The history and landscape of the Lake Erie region are explored. Spotlighted: Windsor; Detroit; Port Dover; and more. (Repeat).

An eastern aerial journey featuring Niagara Falls, the cities of Toronto and Kingston and Thousand Islands National park. (Repeat).

Endless rolling hills, intersected with valleys and countless lakes comprise La Mauricie National Park, on the southernmost part of the Canadian Shield in Quebec. Red and gold leaves lure visitors in the fall. (Repeat).

The inside story of the iconic F-14 Tomcat. (Repeat).

Inside stories of some of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years are shared. (Repeat).

The history of the B-17 reveals how the aircraft evolved into the USAF's most lethal bomber in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns. (Repeat).

The story of the de Havilland Mosquito, the wooden RAF aircraft that acted as a bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance plane during World War II. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60 plus years. (Repeat).

In a career that spanned 54 years, Winston Churchill served as Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Prime Minister of Britain. Over the decades, he made catastrophic blunders, but in England's moment of deepest need, he boosted morale, led them to victory, and cemented his place in the nation's heart. Through colorized movies and never-before-seen archival

Color footage of America during the 1940s spotlights the decade's most significant moments, including Pearl Harbor and the Manhattan Project. (Repeat).

The elite Nazi troops try to do whatever it takes to stop the Allied from taking Normandy after the Free French Republic was established. (Repeat).

Looking on as German panzer and SS troops swarm the French town of Mortain, encircling a battalion of U.S. soldiers as they hold their ground. Then honoring the brave American artillery observer who uses nothing but a radio to stave off Nazi capture. (Repeat).

US soldiers attack a Nazi fortress with explosives, grenades and gasoline. (Repeat).

A battalion administrator assumes command to lead a Company into battle. (Repeat).

Face the horrors of the Hürtgen Forest Battle. Risk everything as an American company attempts to conquer a village riddled with German defenses, only to discovera US soldier crawling through an enemy minefield to capture Nazi machine gun nests. (Repeat).

Audie Murphy uses a burning tank destroyer to fight off a German attack. (Repeat).

Deep in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, a team of World War II archaeologists are examining the location of the Battle of the Bulge. Using a drone equipped with the latest Lidar technology, they're searching for the fighting positions of the African American 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, a unit that was brutally massacred by Nazi troops after their capture. (Repeat).

In 1943, the Allies launched a campaign to liberate Italy from the grip of the occupying Nazi forces. The key to their success: the capture of Rome, but strong German resistance and tough terrain turned what was supposed to be a five-week mission into a nearly year-long conflict. Now, military experts are using the latest drone imaging technology to understand how the Nazis used the Italian landsc

Between 1940 and 1942, the Axis powers unleashed over 3,000 bombing raids on Malta, an island considered key to controlling the southern coast of the Mediterranean. To escape the relentless bombing, the Maltese were forced to survive underground. Desperate missions to supply the island led to Britain's worst submarine disaster of World War II. Follow conflict archeologists as they use cutting edge

The pyramids of Giza working as a map of the stars; Hurricane Katrina survivors find hope in the first responders; An Indonesian volcano turns blue; A look into America's forgotten pleasures. (Repeat).

Crews work around the clock to build the world's largest underwater concrete bed to salvage the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. And a fire at America's largest shipwreck causes devastation. (Repeat).

A flyover tour of Wisconsin. (Repeat).

An aerial exploration of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the historic city of Quebec. (Repeat).

Spotlighting a maze of international boundary that divides the province of Quebec from the United States. (Repeat).

Spotlighting the remote border town of Pohegemanook; Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick borders; and the open waters of the Atlantic. (Repeat).

Incredible Artic wonders are revealed. Spotlighted: Baffin Island; towering ice fields lining the waters of Eclipse Sound; and the natural wonders of Sirmilik National Park. (Repeat).

Sandwiched between the urban development of Vancouver Island and mainland British Colombia is Gulf Islands National Park, composed of 35 square km of land scattered over 15 islands, 30 islets, numerous reefs and 26 square km of marine area. (Repeat).

The story of one of the world's most effective war machines: the Viking longship. How its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship that would change the course of history. (Repeat).

Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies are featured from secret missions that helped win World War II, to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes. (Repeat).

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. (Repeat).

The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa. (Repeat).

Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of theLusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships. (Repeat).

Revolutionary ship design helped Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake lead England to defeat the Spanish Armada and become a world power. (Repeat).

Stories are told of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning andMesserschmittsover Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts. (Repeat).

Meet America's top choppers--the Apache, Black Hawk, Chinook, and Osprey--and see what makes each so unique. (Repeat).

Celebrating the world's top close air support aircraft, which enter battles at a minute's notice to protect American and British ground troops. (Repeat).

Experts look into the government reports about the Nazi's plot to rig the U.S. election in 1940. (Repeat).

Profiling Gordon Welchman (1906-85), one of the original British codebreakers who deciphered German messages during World War II. Included: remarks from his colleagues; and excerpts from his letters. (Repeat).

Weapons experts reveal three of history's most important ranged weapons, including the pilum of the Roman Empire, the English longbow of the Middle Ages, and the Minié ball of the 19th century. (Repeat).

Experts examine and test weapons that have been used for aerial attacks over thousands of years. (Repeat).

A look at history's greatest hand-to-hand combat weapons, from short swords to war hammers to the bayonet. (Repeat).

One weapon helped Alexander the Great lead the underdog Macedonians to defeat the once invincible Persian Empire. Another helped commoners take down experienced knights from their horses, revolutionizing European warfare in the Middle Ages. And another, used today by guerrilla fighters and terrorists, has claimed more victims than nuclear bombs. Examine three weapons that can cause immense damage

Since humans began fighting one another, quickness and mobility have been key factors in determining victory or defeat. Experts take a hands-on look at three weapons that were built for speed. Discover the history of the two-wheeled chariot, a weapons system developed by the Hyksos before the Egyptians and Romans perfected it. Examine and test how a simple range weapon--the sling--rocked its enemy

Bizzare mammals are found in a river in Columbia; A ship is found marooned along the Skeleton Coast in Nambia; A Boeing 727 jetliner is found hiding in a forest; A strange pattern is found in a desert in Nevada. (Repeat).

Islamorada, Florida and Chris Ward gets a call out to salvage a motor yacht that's sitting in 50ft of water. It's been out there for a week, but he needs to raise it and return the $20,000 boat back to its owner. (Repeat).

A flyover tour of Washington, D.C. (Repeat).

The northernmost point of Baffin Island; the waters of Admiralty Inlet; and the northern desert community of Gjoa Haven are featured. (Repeat).

The Nunavut community of Gjoa Haven and the waters of the Northwest Passage near Cambridge Bay are spotlighted. (Repeat).

Exploring Nunavut's remote northern waterways and the open waters of Coronation Gulf. (Repeat).

Exploring Auyuittuq National Park, a remote wilderness above the Arctic Circle that is home to polar bears, massive glaciers and Mount Thor. The name means 'The Land That Never Melts' in the language of the Inuit, but rising temperatures are reported. (Repeat).

The regions of Kugluktuk and Paulatuk are explored. (Repeat).

The Pacific Ocean is also known as "The Peaceful Sea," and color footage of some of its remote American outposts taken in the late-1930s captures a world of fun and sun. But a wave of war will soon replace these serene scenes with images of cataclysmic horror. Through rarely seen color home movies and combat footage, we detail Japan's violent blitz of the Pacific-from its raid on China to its atta

Six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the shockwaves of war have flooded into every corner of the Pacific, from Alaska to parts of China to New Guinea. U.S. soldiers head into unfamiliar worlds thousands of miles from home, encountering steamy island jungles, bitter arctic cold, and an unrelenting enemy. Through rare personal films and color combat footage, witness early Allied victories-i

Under the command of Admiral Nimitz in 1943, America advances towards Japan, engaging in a new series of island-hopping invasions through the Central Pacific. But a ferocious and inauspicious start at the Tarawa atoll forces war strategists to redesign their plan from top to bottom, sparking new innovations and breaking new barriers. (Repeat).

After a disastrous start, Admiral Chester Nimitz's island-hopping campaign across the Central Pacific has gained momentum and led his men to their largest and most important target yet: Saipan in the Mariana Islands. The nearly month-long battle on this island featured mountain sieges, Banzai attacks, white-knuckled dogfights, and escalating tensions between the U.S. Army and Marines. (Repeat).

Military cameramen's footage of the Battle of Okinawa shows the intensity of the battle, on land and sea, in vivid color. (Repeat).

Major events in the Pacific during the last 100 days of World War II are revisited and discussed. It includes the bloody Battle of Okinawa and the dropping of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60 plus years. (Repeat).

Featuring the Hawker Hunter, Britain's super jet during the Cold War. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years are shared. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years. (Repeat).

The documentary series about surprise Allied attacks during World War II begins with the story of tells the story of an elite group of British paratroopers who launched a midnight raid to capture Hitler's secret radar. (Repeat).

The D-Day story of Easy Company, which parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of June 6, 1944. Their assignment: take out four German howitzers that threatened the Allied troops landing on Utah Beach. (Repeat).

A 1941 British commando raid in Norway on Nazi fish oil factories, which were being used to manufacture nitroglycerin, is recalled. (Repeat).

Recalling Operation Husky, the first invasion of the Italian campaign in WWII. (Repeat).

A 1942 British raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor is detailed. (Repeat).

A bizarre open ocean spiral is spotted in Australia; strange tracks are seen along the seabed. (Repeat).

Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a 40s vessel with a concrete hull. (Repeat).

A flyover tour of Iowa. (Repeat).

A look at the northern mainland coast of the Northwest Territories. (Repeat).

A look at the Mackenzie River Delta. (Repeat).

Spotlighting the community of Inuvik; the MacKenzie Delta; the Richardson Mountains; and more. (Repeat).

A visti to Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve off the coast of British Columbia. Home to the Haida Nation, the area features natural and cultural attractions in its ancient spruce forests and along its coasts. (Repeat).

A road trip from Inuvik to the Arctic Circle is covered. (Repeat).

Germany's Lightning War on France is explored through never-before-seen colorized battle footage, newsreels, and personal, firsthand accounts. (Repeat).

Colorized footage and home movies give a rare look at Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. (Repeat).

Colorized news footage and Nazi propaganda films give a rare look at the key World War II battles in the deserts of North Africa. (Repeat).

Newly colorized combat footage and home movies tell the story of the greatest tank battle of WWII, (Repeat).

Colorized footage of the Battle of the Bulge captures the brutality of America's biggest, bloodiest conflict of World War II. (Repeat).

Colorized footage of the Soviet assault on Berlin provides a new look at the final weeks of WWII. (Repeat).

Deep in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, a team of World War II archaeologists are examining the location of the Battle of the Bulge. Using a drone equipped with the latest Lidar technology, they're searching for the fighting positions of the African American 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, a unit that was brutally massacred by Nazi troops after their capture. (Repeat).

In 1943, the Allies launched a campaign to liberate Italy from the grip of the occupying Nazi forces. The key to their success: the capture of Rome, but strong German resistance and tough terrain turned what was supposed to be a five-week mission into a nearly year-long conflict. Now, military experts are using the latest drone imaging technology to understand how the Nazis used the Italian landsc

Between 1940 and 1942, the Axis powers unleashed over 3,000 bombing raids on Malta, an island considered key to controlling the southern coast of the Mediterranean. To escape the relentless bombing, the Maltese were forced to survive underground. Desperate missions to supply the island led to Britain's worst submarine disaster of World War II. Follow conflict archeologists as they use cutting edge

The documentary series about significant aircraft gets underway with the SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest stealth spy plane. (Repeat).

Rare color footage and first-person accounts detail the final 100 days of World War II in Europe. (Repeat).

After months of fighting in Europe, US forces finally cross into Germany to destroy Hitler's war-making power and encounter the infamous Siegfried Line defenses. With their sights set on the city of Aachen, the Americans must smash through two lines of bunker fortifications to capture the ancient capital. (Repeat).

In October 1944, a regiment of segregated Japanese American soldiers fights to rescue an encircled US battalion in the steep, booby-trapped forests of the Vosges mountains. With the Nazis closing in and supplies running out, the Nisei soldiers push the limits to reach their brothers-in-arms. It will take more than fifty years for their valor to be fully acknowledged. (Repeat).

As Christmas 1944 nears, Nazi Panzer forces sweep through Belgium as they drive to recapture the port city of Antwerp. At westernmost edge of the famous Bulge, American paratroopers of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment fight fiercely to reverse the breakthrough. (Repeat).

In a bid to support the Battle of the Bulge in Jan 1945, Heinrich Himmler launches a surprise offensive to recapture the French city of Strasbourg. A regiment of green US troops, defend Maginot Line pillboxes to slow the Nazi offence but are eventually overrun. Undeterred, a former cook refuses to leave his post and makes a daring stand in the face of overwhelming odds. (Repeat).

October 1944. After a nighttime crossing the flooded Savio River in Italy, a newly formed tank hunting platoon of the Canadian Seaforth Highlanders encounters a Kampfgruppe of German Panther tanks and self propelled guns. Cut off from their own armour by the rising river, the Seaforths must fight off the battle group with only weapons they can carry. (Repeat).

Discover the truth behind the world's earliest legends. Visit a polar bear-infested island. Explore thestrange twin craters in Greece. Peek at asupervolcano hidden beneath Yellowstone Park. (Repeat).

Chris Ward sets out with Josh Moreira and Ward's brother to salvage a light aircraft that's sitting on the seabed. A world away in British Columbia, Canada, in the depths of winter, Jeremy Birch braves the arctic conditions to salvage two vessels. (Repeat).

A flyover tour of New Jersey. (Repeat).

The Arctic Circle; the southern half of the Dempster Highway; the Klondike River; and Dawson City are explored. (Repeat).

Spotlighting the highest Arctic Peaks of Nunavut; the lush Taiga of the Yukon; and more. (Repeat).

We head into BC to Alaska and back again, exploring Carcross desert, Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, and the eastern edge of Kluane National Park. (Repeat).

Spotlighting the city of Whitehorse; the Alaska Highway; the community of Haines Junction; and Kluane National Park. (Repeat).

Searching for a Neolithic structure that disappeared; an old oasis of a Chinese desert; a buried treasure in the UK; and a predator in the Pacific. (Repeat).

While an attack on Japan from inland Asia stalls, the U.S. island-hopping campaign gains momentum. (Repeat).

March 1945. Japan feels the pressure coming from all fronts-ships from the sea, boots on the ground, and fire from the sky. The Japanese Empire has been weakened, but there is no sign of surrender. Through rarely seen color combat footage and frontline stories, witness the American invasions of Peleliu, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima, in addition to the war's first organized kamikaze attacks and th

The Allies celebrate the end of the war in Europe, but the Pacific War rages on. Okinawa, the last stop in the island-hopping campaign to the Japanese mainland, is absolute havoc, with Japan sending an unprecedented wave of kamikaze attacks to destroy Allied warships. Meanwhile, Australians liberate Indonesians from three years of oppressive Japanese occupation in Borneo. Witness the final battles

By the summer of 1945, the Allies are reducing Japan to ashes, but there's no sign of surrender. While a ground invasion seems imminent, a casualty estimate of U.S. soldiers in the hundreds of thousands leads President Truman to a decision that will not only end the war, but forever change the course of warfare. Color combat footage and witness accounts of the atomic bombings provide rare insights

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60+ years. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft of the last 60 plus years. (Repeat).

Investigating the combat capabilities and the missions of one of the premier fighter aircraft of an earlier era of war: The P47 Thunderbolt causes mayhem among the enemy in air combats of World War Two. (Repeat).

Go inside the cockpit of the nimble Little Bird, a small but mighty attack helicopter on the front lines of many U.S. military operations, including the Vietnam War, Iraq War and many more. (Repeat).

Lockheed's C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft stands out for its massive size and aid provided to the American military during war, but its peacetime contributions truly set it apart. (Repeat).

Inside stories of the most iconic military aircraft from WWII. (Repeat).

New evidence may absolve a British admiral held to blame for World War I's largest battle at sea. (Repeat).

A deep-ocean search for four German cruisers destroyed in one of WWI's bloodiest sea battles. (Repeat).

No operation in the history of warfare has matched D-Day in terms of scale, ambition, or achievement. More than 75 years since the historic Allied invasion, conflict archeologists are still uncovering hidden evidence on and off the shores of Normandy, thanks to cutting-edge drone technology. Follow one team as it examines the now-buried site of a British commando raid that liberated Port-en-Bessin

World War II was the first war in history in which air power played a critical role. Control of the skies meant control of the war, and both Allied and Axis forces pushed science and engineering to the limits to gain the upper hand. Today, aerial drone footage along with cutting edge Lidar technology is being used to uncover evidence of military aviation innovations that played major roles in the

Drone tech allows researchers to find physical evidence of the Third Reich all over Germany. (Repeat).

Try to find the origins of the planet's most puzzling structures. Traipse along ancient pathways crisscrossing Easter Island, find gigantic designs carved into Asia's Eastern Steppe, and ascend a tall pyramid rising from Antarctica's icy landscape. (Repeat).

Thousands of logs made of cedar wood are found on the shoreline; Jeremy and the team need to quickly retrieve the cargo. (Repeat).

Destination "Missouruh" for our crew - and you can help by telling us what we should film there. While the Show-Me State is home to the tallest man-made monument in the US, don't ask us to fly through the Gateway Arch - we just can't get the permits. But there are plenty of other sights: from the Liberty Memorial, to the unique architectural features of the Christ Church Cathedral, all the way to

The frontier region of Saskatchewan is explored. Included: the vast plateaus of Cypress Hills Provincial Park; and the undefended open prairie lining the 49th parallel. (Repeat).

Since humans have been able to look up at night, they've tried to make sense of the shape of stars in the sky. Early attempts created constellations, shapes created by star patterns, revealing the gods travelling across the heavens. (Repeat).

It is believed to be one of the main forces shaping the universe but what do we actually know about this phenomenon we cannot actually see. This show will look at the studies currently under way that look for evidence of dark energy in the movement of galaxies. (Repeat).

Drifting along this mighty river through a winding 315 miles of New York state's most stunning natural landscapes, before reaching the destination at the iconic Statue of Liberty. (Repeat).

The River Po in Italy is featured. (Repeat).

The frontier region of Saskatchewan is explored. Included: the vast plateaus of Cypress Hills Provincial Park; and the undefended open prairie lining the 49th parallel. (Repeat).

Paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines in order to capture strategic positions. (Repeat).

In November 1944, Eisenhower's Broad Front strategy is tested by heavy rains and thick mud which sever supply lines, as British troops arrive to fight on German soil to take the town of Geilenkirchen, a stronghold in Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line. (Repeat).

September 1944. After liberating much of France, Luxembourg and Belgium Allied forces launch General Bernard Montgomery's ambitious plan to end the war in 1944. Operation Market Garden is the largest airborne operation ever. (Repeat).

In August 1944, the Allies close in on remnants of the German Army in Normandy-about 100,000 soldiers, their weapons and tanks to create the Falaise Pocket. But as they squeeze, a small gap remains in the Allied line that promises escape. A small Canadian tank squadron must hold the line as the pressure builds. (Repeat).

In December 1944, Hitler launches his infamous Operation Wacht am Rhein and his tanks make a desperate dash for the port of Antwerp in the opening of what would become known as the Battle of the Bulge. In response, the US 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment is sent into the Ardennes to secure a critical bridge against a Nazi battle group and defend it at all costs. (Repeat).

A sniper loses one of his eyesight; and the Chaundieres Leo Major reaches out to the Dutch resistance in Zwolle. (Repeat).

New weapons with devastating force shaped the wars of the 20th century. Weapons experts test the Maxim machine gun, explain its impact on modern warfare, and explore the psychological effects experienced by soldiers who faced them in battle. See how grenades were used to counteract trench warfare in World War I, and how the horrible injuries they caused led to one of the world's most important med

War at sea is a unique form of warfare requiring new tactics and arsenal. We look at three revolutionary weapons: Greek fire, developed by the Byzantine Empire to fight back Arab ships; the cannon, used by the British Royal Navy to defeat Spain; and the torpedo, which dominated the seas during the World Wars. Join an international team of experts as they reinvent ancient formulas and follow 17th c