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Egypt's Secrets
We unlock Egypt's secret chambers to reveal centuries-old mysteries and magic.
Kim Il Sung
A look at the methods used by Kim il Sung to transform North Korea into the most controlled society on Earth. After taking...
Manuel Noriega
A study of the methods used by Manuel Noriega to rise from poverty to become dictator of Panama for six tumultuous years in...
Hitler's Fighting Retreat
The tide of war with Russia has turned and the Germans face a vast Soviet army bent on revenge. Now relying on defensive...
Hitler's Final Offensive
Hitler's final throw of the dice to win World War Two - a surprise, winter attack against the Allies least defended front line...
Submarine Raiders
June 1945. With Japanese merchant shipping slowed to a trickle, US Commander bets a crew member they'll sink 15 vessels during...
Commander Down
February 1943. After facing down three destroyers in the Japanese occupied harbor of Kiska, Alaska, an American submarine...
The Longest Journey
December 1944. A German U-Boat Commander makes an unprecedented voyage to attack Allied shipping off the coast of Australia....
Tomb Raiders
Egyptologist Don Ryan works against the clock to examine the contents of Tomb 49 – and make a dramatic discovery.
Rise of Cleopatra
Archaeologists investigate Egypt’s most famous female pharaoh, Cleopatra. Teams excavate ancient graves and search hidden...
Panzer Fury
The Regina Rifles fight to capture the Abbaye D'Ardenne and liberate the city of Caen. Allied forces had planned to take the...
The 80s Greatest
We revisit the greatest moments from America’s decade of decadence when everything went big…from shoulder pads to bank...
Three Leaders
With North Korea's relations with the rest of the world at a new and unpredictable inflection point, National Geographic...
Greece
A spectacular aerial journey over Greece, reveals ancient monuments, cliff top monasteries, daring ocean clear-ups and record...
Apocalypse - Hitler Takes on the East
In June 1941, Hitler took his greatest gamble - launching an attack against the Soviet Union. Despite being the largest German...
Nero's Lost Palace
Buried beneath Rome lies a forgotten treasure: the Golden House - a vast palace built in the first century AD. It was the most...
Ancient Secrets
Ancient Secrets
Hitler's Jurassic Monsters
Hitler's Jurassic Monsters
North Sea Showdown
February 1945. Below icy Norwegian waters HMS Venturer stalks German U-Boat 864 in a rare WWII submarine attack where both...
Ramses: Egypt's Greatest Dynasty
Archaeologists investigate ancient Egypt’s mightiest pharaoh, Ramses the Great. Teams excavate buried tombs and make...