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The story of defending France against Hitler's invading army, to enable over 300,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force and Allied troops to be evacuated across the English Channel in 1940.

Untold stories of Australian army nurses who served in the Vietnam War.

After decades of wondering what became of their combat interpreter, some U.S. Navy SEALs attempt to find Nguyen Hoang Minh, who was left behind in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

A team of maritime archaeologists descend 700 feet off the coast of North Carolina in search of the U-576, a German submarine that went down in a historic 1942 battle.

The battleship USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor is a scientific treasure due to the marine environment that formed around it.

Reliving the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, and the sinking of the battleship USS Arizona.

Advances in weaponry include the invention of gunpowder.

Walter Hunt invents a "magazine" for loading of semi-automatic and automatic weapons.

The destructive power of Atomic Annie, the United States' first 280mm Howitzer first tested in 1953; the history of artillery since the advent of gunpowder.

Documenting civilization's earliest forts, barricades and battlements; defensive structures dating back to ancient Assyria, Egypt and Greece.

The idea of tanks began as an extension of armory.

Tracing the history of ships since the second millennia B.C. and their uses for battle, trade, exploration, and piracy.

Tracing the history of submarines back from the time of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the first military submarine in 1776.

The first fighter aircraft were flimsy contraptions made up of wood and fabric.

The German Rumpler Taube rolled off the production line in 1911 and the planes were used in combat.

History and background of fighters, bombers, helicopters, surface fleets, armed vehicles, submarines and grenades; past, present and future.

Today's attack Helicopters show the versatility of this war machine.

Countries such as North Korea, China and Pakistan continue to develop and test nuclear missiles.

Advances in weaponry include the invention of gunpowder.

Walter Hunt invents a "magazine" for loading of semi-automatic and automatic weapons.

The destructive power of Atomic Annie, the United States' first 280mm Howitzer first tested in 1953; the history of artillery since the advent of gunpowder.

Documenting civilization's earliest forts, barricades and battlements; defensive structures dating back to ancient Assyria, Egypt and Greece.

The idea of tanks began as an extension of armory.

Tracing the history of ships since the second millennia B.C. and their uses for battle, trade, exploration, and piracy.

Tracing the history of submarines back from the time of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the first military submarine in 1776.

The first fighter aircraft were flimsy contraptions made up of wood and fabric.

The German Rumpler Taube rolled off the production line in 1911 and the planes were used in combat.

History and background of fighters, bombers, helicopters, surface fleets, armed vehicles, submarines and grenades; past, present and future.

Today's attack Helicopters show the versatility of this war machine.

Countries such as North Korea, China and Pakistan continue to develop and test nuclear missiles.

Advances in weaponry include the invention of gunpowder.

Walter Hunt invents a "magazine" for loading of semi-automatic and automatic weapons.

The destructive power of Atomic Annie, the United States' first 280mm Howitzer first tested in 1953; the history of artillery since the advent of gunpowder.

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.

The Battle for Berlin has begun; step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance.

The British, French and Americans are waiting to enter Berlin.

Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.

As German resources began to run thin as the War progressed, Hitler and Goebbels promoted Wonder Weapons as a way to pave a new path towards victory.

How Hitler's heavy narcotic use played a role in his murderous regime, as well as fueled an already delusional character.

The Nazis appeared to work together from a distance, but behind the scenes it was different with nepotism, corruption and fear running rampant.

In pursuit of their Aryan dream, the Nazis were encumbered by an ideological war from within that would undermine their ability to succeed in World War II.

Early victories in World War II injected Hitler with a precipitous sense of over-confidence that was eventually tested and proven vulnerable.

In the early days of WWII, pilots and engineers fight to win the battle of the skies; they use Spitfires, Hurricanes, Zeros, Hellcats, Oscars, ME 109s and Flying Fortresses.

The Hell Hawks fight D-Day in the air; the Avenger torpedo plane blows Japan's largest battleship out of the water; Nazi super-weapons bring terror from above.

A living-history experiment tries to glean more information about Adolf Hitler's advanced bomb, the Fritz X.

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.

The Battle for Berlin has begun; step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance.

The British, French and Americans are waiting to enter Berlin.

Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.

As German resources began to run thin as the War progressed, Hitler and Goebbels promoted Wonder Weapons as a way to pave a new path towards victory.

How Hitler's heavy narcotic use played a role in his murderous regime, as well as fueled an already delusional character.

The Nazis appeared to work together from a distance, but behind the scenes it was different with nepotism, corruption and fear running rampant.

In pursuit of their Aryan dream, the Nazis were encumbered by an ideological war from within that would undermine their ability to succeed in World War II.

Early victories in World War II injected Hitler with a precipitous sense of over-confidence that was eventually tested and proven vulnerable.

In the early days of WWII, pilots and engineers fight to win the battle of the skies; they use Spitfires, Hurricanes, Zeros, Hellcats, Oscars, ME 109s and Flying Fortresses.