On June 14, 1944, pilot Roy Allen and the 10-man crew of his B-17 embarked on a mission over Nazi-occupied France that was supposed to be a milk run. Instead, it proved more dangerous than anything they ever imagined. Blasted by flak, Roy was forced to parachute into France. Trapped behind enemy lines, a 21-year-old schoolteacher-- French Resistance patriot Colette Florin--saved his life. On his way back to England, a traitor within the Resistance betrayed Roy. Captured by the Gestapo, tortured, imprisoned, and labeled a terrorist by the Nazis, he became one of 168 Allied airmen transported across Europe on a nightmare rail journey to Buchenwald Concentration Camp. In the heart of the Nazi empire, the only thing that kept them alive was each other. It's a human story of courage and loss, determination and sacrifice by ordinary people whose lives were profoundly altered by war.

An oral history of the shocking abuse inflicted on U.S. and Filipino P.O.W.s as their Japanese captors marched them day and night, without food or medicine, for over 50 miles. Many died en route to the camp, but many more were shot, bayoneted, or beheaded by prison guards. We follow one survivor as he returns to Bataan for the first time.

Fighting crack enemy troops, the American 291st Engineer Combat Battalion destroys vital bridges to halt the German advance at the town of Malmedy and rescues the American survivors of the Malmedy Massacre.

In September 1943, the German army marched into Rome, beginning a 9-month battle for control of the "Eternal City." It was the Allied aim to preserve the Holy City's sacred institutions and treasures. So the staggering human cost before the city's military conquest is nearly incomprehensible. The special is based on the book The Battle for Rome--its author Robert Katz was subject to five penal proceedings over the years for his contention that fear of Communism produced a Faustian pact between the Vatican and the occupying Germans. The research draws on interviews with participants inside the city, and also on previously secret documents from Italian, German, Vatican, OSS, and CIA archives. We hear from ordinary Roman citizens, informants, opportunists, spies, double agents, and Germans who risked death in efforts to save Jews. We see Rome as the hotbed of assassination, intrigue, treason, and bravery that it was as we look unflinchingly at unresolved controversies.

Tokyo, Japan is a city straight out of the future, above ground... and below. We'll go beneath the busy streets to see the latest technology that will save the city from the many natural disasters ready to strike. From there, we head back in time to World War II to see how Hiroshima's underground offered protection from the most powerful bombs... and get an inside look at the secret life of the Ninja. Don Wildman hosts.

In 1943, fewer than 50 handpicked U.S. Army volunteers endured a top-secret training program that turned them into some of WWII's most specialized troops. Known as Alamo Scouts, they played a key role in helping General Walter Krueger and the 6th Army retake control of the South Pacific one island at a time. In over 100 missions behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop strength, map potential landing sights, and undertake daring rescue missions, no Alamo Scout was captured or killed in action.

Within each battle lies an innate mystery: Is your enemy's every move part of an obvious strategy or ingenious trickery? Throughout history, nations have used a multitude of weapons to defeat the enemy. But all the while, one weapon has stayed at the forefront of battle. More than a weapon, it has become an art--the art of deception. From horses and swords to stealth aircraft and smart bombs, we explore some of the most successful double-dealings in history and their extraordinary consequences.

On June 14, 1944, pilot Roy Allen and the 10-man crew of his B-17 embarked on a mission over Nazi-occupied France that was supposed to be a milk run. Instead, it proved more dangerous than anything they ever imagined. Blasted by flak, Roy was forced to parachute into France. Trapped behind enemy lines, a 21-year-old schoolteacher-- French Resistance patriot Colette Florin--saved his life. On his way back to England, a traitor within the Resistance betrayed Roy. Captured by the Gestapo, tortured, imprisoned, and labeled a terrorist by the Nazis, he became one of 168 Allied airmen transported across Europe on a nightmare rail journey to Buchenwald Concentration Camp. In the heart of the Nazi empire, the only thing that kept them alive was each other. It's a human story of courage and loss, determination and sacrifice by ordinary people whose lives were profoundly altered by war.

An oral history of the shocking abuse inflicted on U.S. and Filipino P.O.W.s as their Japanese captors marched them day and night, without food or medicine, for over 50 miles. Many died en route to the camp, but many more were shot, bayoneted, or beheaded by prison guards. We follow one survivor as he returns to Bataan for the first time.

Fighting crack enemy troops, the American 291st Engineer Combat Battalion destroys vital bridges to halt the German advance at the town of Malmedy and rescues the American survivors of the Malmedy Massacre.

In September 1943, the German army marched into Rome, beginning a 9-month battle for control of the "Eternal City." It was the Allied aim to preserve the Holy City's sacred institutions and treasures. So the staggering human cost before the city's military conquest is nearly incomprehensible. The special is based on the book The Battle for Rome--its author Robert Katz was subject to five penal proceedings over the years for his contention that fear of Communism produced a Faustian pact between the Vatican and the occupying Germans. The research draws on interviews with participants inside the city, and also on previously secret documents from Italian, German, Vatican, OSS, and CIA archives. We hear from ordinary Roman citizens, informants, opportunists, spies, double agents, and Germans who risked death in efforts to save Jews. We see Rome as the hotbed of assassination, intrigue, treason, and bravery that it was as we look unflinchingly at unresolved controversies.

Tokyo, Japan is a city straight out of the future, above ground... and below. We'll go beneath the busy streets to see the latest technology that will save the city from the many natural disasters ready to strike. From there, we head back in time to World War II to see how Hiroshima's underground offered protection from the most powerful bombs... and get an inside look at the secret life of the Ninja. Don Wildman hosts.

In 1943, fewer than 50 handpicked U.S. Army volunteers endured a top-secret training program that turned them into some of WWII's most specialized troops. Known as Alamo Scouts, they played a key role in helping General Walter Krueger and the 6th Army retake control of the South Pacific one island at a time. In over 100 missions behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop strength, map potential landing sights, and undertake daring rescue missions, no Alamo Scout was captured or killed in action.

Within each battle lies an innate mystery: Is your enemy's every move part of an obvious strategy or ingenious trickery? Throughout history, nations have used a multitude of weapons to defeat the enemy. But all the while, one weapon has stayed at the forefront of battle. More than a weapon, it has become an art--the art of deception. From horses and swords to stealth aircraft and smart bombs, we explore some of the most successful double-dealings in history and their extraordinary consequences.

On June 14, 1944, pilot Roy Allen and the 10-man crew of his B-17 embarked on a mission over Nazi-occupied France that was supposed to be a milk run. Instead, it proved more dangerous than anything they ever imagined. Blasted by flak, Roy was forced to parachute into France. Trapped behind enemy lines, a 21-year-old schoolteacher-- French Resistance patriot Colette Florin--saved his life. On his way back to England, a traitor within the Resistance betrayed Roy. Captured by the Gestapo, tortured, imprisoned, and labeled a terrorist by the Nazis, he became one of 168 Allied airmen transported across Europe on a nightmare rail journey to Buchenwald Concentration Camp. In the heart of the Nazi empire, the only thing that kept them alive was each other. It's a human story of courage and loss, determination and sacrifice by ordinary people whose lives were profoundly altered by war.

An oral history of the shocking abuse inflicted on U.S. and Filipino P.O.W.s as their Japanese captors marched them day and night, without food or medicine, for over 50 miles. Many died en route to the camp, but many more were shot, bayoneted, or beheaded by prison guards. We follow one survivor as he returns to Bataan for the first time.

Fighting crack enemy troops, the American 291st Engineer Combat Battalion destroys vital bridges to halt the German advance at the town of Malmedy and rescues the American survivors of the Malmedy Massacre.

In September 1943, the German army marched into Rome, beginning a 9-month battle for control of the "Eternal City." It was the Allied aim to preserve the Holy City's sacred institutions and treasures. So the staggering human cost before the city's military conquest is nearly incomprehensible. The special is based on the book The Battle for Rome--its author Robert Katz was subject to five penal proceedings over the years for his contention that fear of Communism produced a Faustian pact between the Vatican and the occupying Germans. The research draws on interviews with participants inside the city, and also on previously secret documents from Italian, German, Vatican, OSS, and CIA archives. We hear from ordinary Roman citizens, informants, opportunists, spies, double agents, and Germans who risked death in efforts to save Jews. We see Rome as the hotbed of assassination, intrigue, treason, and bravery that it was as we look unflinchingly at unresolved controversies.

Tokyo, Japan is a city straight out of the future, above ground... and below. We'll go beneath the busy streets to see the latest technology that will save the city from the many natural disasters ready to strike. From there, we head back in time to World War II to see how Hiroshima's underground offered protection from the most powerful bombs... and get an inside look at the secret life of the Ninja. Don Wildman hosts.

In 1943, fewer than 50 handpicked U.S. Army volunteers endured a top-secret training program that turned them into some of WWII's most specialized troops. Known as Alamo Scouts, they played a key role in helping General Walter Krueger and the 6th Army retake control of the South Pacific one island at a time. In over 100 missions behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop strength, map potential landing sights, and undertake daring rescue missions, no Alamo Scout was captured or killed in action.

Within each battle lies an innate mystery: Is your enemy's every move part of an obvious strategy or ingenious trickery? Throughout history, nations have used a multitude of weapons to defeat the enemy. But all the while, one weapon has stayed at the forefront of battle. More than a weapon, it has become an art--the art of deception. From horses and swords to stealth aircraft and smart bombs, we explore some of the most successful double-dealings in history and their extraordinary consequences.