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Allied forces are within striking distance of the Rhine; a Red Army blitzkrieg brings Soviet forces to the River Oder.

In 1945, a desperate Japan is attacked by U.S. carriers and amphibious forces.

The most destructive war begins as German troops invade Poland.

Facing a new type of warfare, Poland was conquered in just four weeks by Hitler's army.

Being victorious in Western Europe, Nazi Germany controlled Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but Britain remained defiant.

Gold is one of the most rare treasures on Earth. Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get it.

The attack at Pearl Harbor changes the course of history and makes heroes of ordinary men; it also shapes how America engages with war for the next 75 years.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as "total war" overshadowed its legacy.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as "total war" overshadowed its legacy.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

Using his fists instead of a pistol, professional boxer turned frontier lawman Tom Smith is determined to clean up 'Hell on Earth'.

A New York City cop uncovers a German terrorist cell operating on American soil during World War I and fights to stop them before it's too late.

After being hired to protect a strategic railroad from attack, celebrated P.I. Allan Pinkerton discovers a hidden conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.

Joe Petrosino, New York City's first Italian-American detective, is determined to do whatever it takes to protect his people in turn-of-the-century Little Italy.

During the Great Depression, a violent crime wave sweeps the nation, and it's up to the FBI's Melvin Purvis to lead a massive manhunt for the most dangerous men in America.

The Everglades are home to bank robbers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded killers and Sheriff Bob Baker is determined to take down one of the most infamous and deadly gangs in Florida's history.

Lawlessness runs rampant in a notorious Texas outpost, and it's up to legendary lawman Dallas Stoudemire to tame the town known as "Hell" Paso.

President George Washington takes on Gen. Douglas MacArthur; aviator Amelia Earhart is matched against boxer Jack Johnson.

Legendary figures Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln and Ernest Hemingway take a seat at the tough-guy table.

Tough guys profiled include astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Teddy Roosevelt, gangster John Dillinger and illusionist Harry Houdini.

Featured tough guys include daredevil Evel Knievel, President Andrew Jackson, billionaire Howard Hughes and Army Gen. George S. Patton.

Iconic tough guys include singer Elvis Presley, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, baseball slugger Ted Williams and President John F. Kennedy.

As unrest grows between Britain and the Colonies, five unsung patriots strike pivotal blows for the cause of American independence.

George Washington's Continental Army and the cause of American independence teeter on the brink of annihilation.

Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer engage in a high-stakes circulation war in the 1890s.

Businessmen William A. Clark and Marcus Daly find themselves in a battle to mine copper ore hidden in the hills of Montana.

Kerosene king John D. Rockefeller clashes with Pennsylvania Railroad President Thomas A. Scott for control of the oil industry in America.

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, pioneers in the electrical industry and business rivals, have a difference of opinion over the best method to transmit power.

Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer engage in a high-stakes circulation war in the 1890s.