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Ridley Scott, director of "Robin Hood" starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, examines how the legendary hero is a composite of several historical figures.

To atone for slaying his children, Hercules, son of Zeus, must perform 12 labors.

A profile of comic book character Flash Gordon follows his transition to radio and film on a quest to save planet Earth.

A Sherlock Holmes history includes a 1928 Arthur Conan Doyle interview.

As Europe falls under the sway of Nazi Germany, America is unprepared for war and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Charles Scheffel battles German forces in North Africa; Jack Werner faces bitter combat against the Japanese in the Pacific.

U.S. Marines assault Japanese-held Tarawa in the Pacific; the fighting in Italy claims a casualty. Narrator: Gary Sinise.

The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force try to win air supremacy over Normandy as D-Day arrives.

The Allies get bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows after D-Day; victory turns to horror on Saipan in the Pacific.

U.S. Marines battle for Peleliu in the Pacific; the Allies race toward Germany. Narrator: Gary Sinise.

American forces storm the Philippines; Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe; Jack Yusen's ship is sunk.

U.S. Marines launch an assault on Iwo Jima; pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter; Allied reinforcements arrive in Europe.

Rockie Blunt barely survives the Battle of the Bulge, as the Germans push the Allies to the brink; Japanese forces make a last stand on Okinawa; Adolf Hitler gets an ultimatum.

With the end of the war in sight, Okinawa becomes a bloody obstacle to victory for the Allies; a single gunshot ends the Third Reich; America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the defeat of the Axis Powers.

An assassin's bullet starts a global conflict; a new generation of soldiers emerges.

An assassin's bullet starts a global conflict; a new generation of soldiers emerges.

Though the fighting has stopped, tension simmers around the world.

Though the fighting has stopped, tension simmers around the world; the next global conflict is about to begin.

New leaders bring the world back into war, using past experiences to aid them in the conflict.

New leaders bring the world back into war, using experiences to aid them in the conflict.

The Continental Navy battles the Royal Navy in the Revolutionary War; the U.S. Navy takes on England in the War of 1812.