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- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax BollingerPeter and Dan Snow go to the scarred terrain of the Western Front in France to tell the story of the battle that signaled the end of the First World War.
- DirectorBen LawrieStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax BollingerThe Battle of Midway, the turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II, is examined.
- DirectorDan KendallStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax Bollinger1942 Stalingrad recounts one of the epic battles of World War II with cutting-edge graphics and expert commentary from the British Army.
- DirectorJohanna Woolford GibbonStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax BollingerOn June 25, 1950 Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. This 3 year war saw each country almost completely overrun by the other, yet ended up where neither side thought they'd be.
- StarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax BollingerCovers the Tet Offensive, in particular the fighting at Saigon and Khe Sanh, but the main focus is on the Battle of Hue. Dan Snow participates in training for urban assault.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax Bollinger
- DirectorDan KendallStarsPeter SnowDan SnowMax Bollinger
- DirectorNick GreenMarion MilneStarsLiev SchreiberDaniel WebbColin PowellFrom Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity in the south, the north becomes a powerhouse of trade, and the American spirit is born.
- DirectorNick GreenMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbColin PowellNewt GingrichThe colonies declare independence, taking on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born.
- DirectorAndrew ChaterMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbMichael DouglasColin PowellTrailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mountains, but find the land already claimed. Wagon trains meet danger and hardship on the road to unprecedented riches in California's golden hills.
- DirectorJenny AshMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbMichael DouglasRudy GiulianiCommerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward. In the South, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide.
- DirectorJenny AshMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbJames MeigsBrian WilliamsThe Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union's mastery of technology; railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war.
- DirectorAndrew ChaterMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbJohn LasseterMelissa EtheridgeThe Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent. Cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Plains; the Cowboy becomes a new American icon.
- DirectorClare BeavanMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbMeryl StreepDaniel SilvaAmericans conquer a new frontier - the modern city - with Carnegie's empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty are symbols of the American Dream for millions of immigrants.
- DirectorClare BeavanMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbH.W. BrandsJimmy WalesAmerica strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits the road. Massive engineering projects modernize the West. Intended to cure vice, Prohibition fuels the growth of organized crime.
- DirectorRenny BartlettMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbJeannette WallsTom BrokawBoom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression. Dust storms blanket the Midwest in darkness. Roosevelt's New Deal signals recovery; thousands find work on projects like the Hoover Dam and Mount Rushmore.
- DirectorMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbBrian WilliamsJames MeigsThe attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation's economy. American innovation and manufacturing might invigorate the Allies in Europe and in the Pacific, the ultimate piece of technology ends the war.
- DirectorMarion MilneStarsLiev SchreiberDavid M. KennedyDavid BaldacciAmerica becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy and the population. American pioneers conquer new frontiers, from the jet age to the space age, and run headlong into a new threat: Communism.
- DirectorMarion MilneStarsDaniel WebbBrian WilliamsBob LutzThe Cold War is the first test for the new superpower. The Challenger disaster and 9/11 are tragedies that challenge the nation. From the television to the credit card and the personal computer, technology drives America into the 21st Century.
- DirectorDaniel BrackenIn 1100AD Cahokia was three times the size of Paris or London and the spiritual and political home of an urban civilization that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Join Monty as he digs into the archaeology to the secret history of a civilization that de Soto discovered while exploring America in the 1500's.
- DirectorDaniel BrackenStarsJosé António BrandãoMonty DobsonLynn EvansThe Europeans reveals the hidden history of the Fur Trade on America's colonial frontier.
- DirectorDaniel BrackenStarsAndrew BeaupreMonty DobsonEric HemenwayThe archaeological history of the French Indian War is explored.
- DirectorDaniel BrackenBut the archaeology of the Revolution tells us a different story: the war for America's frontier. From the siege of Quebec to Benedict Arnold's defeat on Lake Champlain: Monty explores the hidden history of America's first war for independence.
- DirectorDaniel BrackenStarsMonty DobsonLynne GoldsteinAdam KaneIn episode five, Monty explores The Science of Archaeology. Monty interviews some of America's most renown archaeologists and uses demonstrations of the tools and techniques they use to uncover the past. From 3D underwater sonar mapping of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes to using ground penetrating radar and magnetic imaging to map Native American sites, Monty explores the fascinating science of archaeology beyond the point of a trowel. Archaeology: where history meets science in the dirt!