History


     
1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation(1x60)
Doc examines 1968, the most turbulent and chaotic year of an historic decade.

  

Angle of Attack(2x60)
Film chronicles the 100 year history of naval aviation — from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landing in 1911 to modern supersonic jets.

  

Battle of Durban II: Israel, Palestine & the United Nations, The(1x60, 1x80)
A fascinating look at how the enduring conflict between Israel and Palestine disrupted two United Nations world conferences on racism.

  

Bay of Pigs, The(1x60)
A historical look at the failed, U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba in 1961.

  

Broadside(2x60)
The massive sea battles waged between the Dutch and the English in the 17th century come alive through state-of-the-art computer animation in this rousing docudrama.

  

Eisenhower’s Secret War(2x60)
Authoritative doc examines U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s commitment to peaceful co-existence with the USSR in the early Cold War years, while at the same time developing a vast nuclear arsenal that insured America's total superiority over the USSR and its allies.

  

Fannie's Last Supper(1x60)
Join culinary expert Christopher Kimball and his team of test kitchen sleuths as they attempt to recreate an authentic turn-of-the-century 12-course dinner.

  

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots(2x120)
Historical series documents the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American soldiers.

  

Four Seasons Lodge(1x60)
An uplifting and insightful portrait of Holocaust survivors who embrace their dark pasts with striking openness and, at times, black humor.

  

Linguists, The(1x60)
Doc follows language hunters who go to the ends of the earth to record rare and nearly extinct languages.

  

Linus Pauling(1x60)
Documentary explores the extraordinary life of Linus Pauling, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century and the winner of two unshared Nobel Prizes.

  

Manifest Destiny(Three episodes - Two 60-minutes and one 90-minute)
A documentary series produced by Lucasfilm, Manifest Destiny explores and critiques the ideas that have guided U.S. foreign policy for centuries.

  

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property(1x60)
Documentary explores the mysteries surrounding the leader of one of the largest slave rebellions in history.

  

Out of the Ashes: Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum(1x60)
Archeologists work to recover manuscripts buried beneath the ashes of Mount Vesuvius.

  

Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice(1x60)
Documentary follows engineers and scientists from all over the world as they prepare the Phoenix Mars Lander for its historic 2008 journey to Mars.

  

Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice(1x60)
Documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at the first successful landing on the Mars polar region.

  

Reagan Presidency, The(3x60)
This intimate portrait of the iconic statesman tells a fresh story about the critical policy decisions that Ronald Reagan made during his eight year presidency.

  

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust(1x60)
The untold story of how a high-profile group of poker buddies — including Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower and Philippine president Manuel Quezon — hatched an intricate international plan of rescue and re-settlement, saving 1,300 Jews from certain death in Nazi concentration camps.

  

Return to the USS Atlanta: Defender of Guadalcanal(1x60)
An international team of scuba divers travels to the Solomon Islands to explore a casualty of the World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

  

Ripple of Hope, A(1x60)
Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King and the story behind one of the great political speeches of the twentieth century.

  

Road to Victory(2x60, 1x90)
Exciting trilogy explores three of the most important engagements of World War II: D-Day, Hell’s Highway and the Battle of the Bulge.

  

Sixties, The(1x120)
Documentary traces the events of one of the most turbulent and influential periods in world history.

  

Southern Belle(1x60)
Fascinating doc provides a unique insider’s look at the 1861 Athenaeum Girls’ School in Columbia, Tennessee, where the antebellum South attempts to rise again.

  

Stranger than Fiction: The Saga of Rajneeshpuram(1x60)
The unbelievable story of how an attempt by a spiritual leader from India and thousands of his followers to create a utopian community in the United States collapsed amid charges of arson, wiretapping, election fraud and attempted murder.

  

Swimming in Auschwitz(1x60)
The gripping stories of six Jewish women imprisoned inside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

  

Teenage Witness: The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Story(1x60)
Holocaust survivor shares the details of her ordeal with teens in the hopes of making them understand, and even relate to, the difficult choices she made. A raw and emotional look at survival.

  

Trial of Saddam Hussein, The(1x60)
The first comprehensive look at the spectacular trial of Iraq’s infamous dictator.

  

War that Made America, The(4x60)
Docudrama tells the fascinating story of the war between England and France for control of the New World.

  


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