History

Personal stories of what it was like to be a soldier during WWII; eyewitness accounts of deadly combat situations on land, sea and air.

In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.

Mike struggles to pick just ten cars to keep out of his collection, and helps build a rare Volkswagen truck; Shafin convinces Avery to clean up his yard with the help of a monster truck.

Mike builds a 1964 Parisienne for a big family; Avery scores his first client of the year, building a 1975 Ford Bronco as a gift for his client's daughter.

A ghostly salvage in an abandoned hospital brings some unusual finds; the salvage team discovers a surprising collection of vintage items during the demolition of a 50s era subdivision property.

Mike struggles to pick just ten cars to keep out of his collection, and helps build a rare Volkswagen truck; Shafin convinces Avery to clean up his yard with the help of a monster truck.

Mike builds a 1964 Parisienne for a big family; Avery scores his first client of the year, building a 1975 Ford Bronco as a gift for his client's daughter.

Remember when "everybody's doing it" was the reason enough to dive in headfirst?; from gravity-defying flagpole sitting and phone booth cramming, to pet skunks and goldfish gulpers, revealing the crazes that are sweeping the nation; these obsessions are risky and impossible to resist; it is a trip back to the fads that push the limits and make hazardous history must-see mayhem.

Accidents happen all the time, but every so often, a few defy logic and leave the world stunned; from a man blasted by a high-pressure air hose, to a lumberjack who survived near decapitation, they border on the impossible.

Discovering a deadly poison lab operated by the Soviet Union's infamous "Doctor Death," a vast nuclear missile site buried beneath the Greenland ice sheet, and the U.S. government's doomsday bunker concealed inside a hollowed-out mountain.

It's one of humanity's oldest nightmares-at the full moon, werewolves that once were men hunt human prey and then feast on their flesh. Stories of this terrifying transformation persist to this day; do real facts lie behind the enduring stories of werewolves?

The Aztecs train children as young as ten to become elite warriors; they instill fierce combat skills, strategic prowess and use brutal human sacrifice to terrorize enemies.

Remember when "everybody's doing it" was the reason enough to dive in headfirst?; from gravity-defying flagpole sitting and phone booth cramming, to pet skunks and goldfish gulpers, revealing the crazes that are sweeping the nation; these obsessions are risky and impossible to resist; it is a trip back to the fads that push the limits and make hazardous history must-see mayhem.

Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing U.S. sanctions and widespread outrage; driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that reshapes the course of World War II.

Examine how America's battle to control the seas against the German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's navy in the Pacific turns the tide of the war.

Secrets of popes, rewritten laws and cities lost to the waves are divine discoveries that shake our beliefs and uncover mysteries.

Accidents happen all the time, but every so often, a few defy logic and leave the world stunned; from a man blasted by a high-pressure air hose, to a lumberjack who survived near decapitation, they border on the impossible.

The Aztecs train children as young as ten to become elite warriors; they instill fierce combat skills, strategic prowess and use brutal human sacrifice to terrorize enemies.

It's one of humanity's oldest nightmares-at the full moon, werewolves that once were men hunt human prey and then feast on their flesh. Stories of this terrifying transformation persist to this day; do real facts lie behind the enduring stories of werewolves?

Secrets of popes, rewritten laws and cities lost to the waves are divine discoveries that shake our beliefs and uncover mysteries.

Remember when "everybody's doing it" was the reason enough to dive in headfirst?; from gravity-defying flagpole sitting and phone booth cramming, to pet skunks and goldfish gulpers, revealing the crazes that are sweeping the nation; these obsessions are risky and impossible to resist; it is a trip back to the fads that push the limits and make hazardous history must-see mayhem.