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Buried Secrets of WWII
The team hunts for clues as to how Allied troops dismantled the Japanese war machine.
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Buried Secrets of WWII
In 1940, the Axis besieges the Mediterranean island of Malta.
Buried Secrets of WWII
The Allied advance to Rome grinds to a halt in Italy's mountainous heartland.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
The accidental discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus sparks an age of exploration.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilization in the Americas: the Incas.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
After decades of conquest, Spanish colonies have grown throughout the Americas.
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
The 'Black Legend' is born and heralds the end of the era of Conquistadors.
Drain the Oceans
Nazi secrets are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.
Drain the Oceans
Draining the ocean reveals the Gulf of Mexico's most deadly secrets.
Drain the Oceans
The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
Drain the Oceans
Draining the oceans reveals wrecks awaiting treasure hunters.
Drain the Oceans
Evidence emerges of civilizations lost for centuries under the waves.
Drain the Oceans
The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form.
Drain the Oceans
Scientists search the Nile delta for wonders of the ancient Egyptian world.
Drain the Oceans
The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet.
Drain the Oceans
The hidden secrets of World War I's most powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
Drain the Oceans
The hunt for missing flight MH370 is the longest, most costly search in aviation history.
Drain the Oceans
A survey of D-Day shipwrecks sheds light on the biggest amphibious invasion in history.
Drain the Oceans
Submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets reveal the story of New York City's rise.
Drain the Oceans
Shedding light on German U-Boats, the world's first stealth weapons.
Drain the Oceans
Long-lost ships reveal the race to find gold in the California and Klondike gold rushes.
Drain the Oceans
Maritime archaeologists and historians search for the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.
Drain the Oceans
Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors.
Drain the Oceans
Draining an Armada wreck reveals a battle for control between Spain and England.
Drain the Oceans
A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific.
Drain the Oceans
A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped.
Drain the Oceans
As one of the most powerful cities on earth, the long historic story of London's meteoric rise.
Drain the Oceans
The plug is pulled on Scotland's famous lake to reveal the identity of the Loch Ness monster.
Drain the Oceans
How the Third Reich's mighty fleet finally sank beneath the waves.
Drain the Oceans
Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks.
Drain the Oceans
Through digital re-creations, scientists uncover mysteries from the bottom of the ocean.
Drain the Oceans
The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.
Drain the Oceans
A wreck might be the last slave ship that ever brought Africans to American soil.
Drain the Oceans
A high-tech survey reveals the dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
Drain the Oceans
After vanishing in the Baltic over 450 years ago, a formidable battleship reveals secrets.
Drain the Oceans
An ancient Egyptian city, lost beneath the waves for 2,000 years, finally gives up its secrets.
Drain the Oceans
Uncovered wrecks reveal how Britain defeated Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
Drain the Oceans
Long-lost shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.
Drain the Oceans
Hi-tech graphics and newly discovered wrecks reveal forgotten stories from the American Revolution.
Drain the Oceans
Draining the oceans to reveal the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.
Drain the Oceans
New insights from the seabed reveal how the Allies won World War II.
Drain the Oceans
Chicago's extraordinary past emerges from the waters of Lake Michigan.
Drain the Oceans
A look at life in the Old West and who was left out of the story.
Drain the Oceans
A mystery worth half a billion dollars centers on a single unknown ship.
Drain the Oceans
Hollywood's surprising hidden history lies buried beneath the sea and sand.
Drain the Oceans
An ancient skeleton reveals information about the settling of the Americas.
Drain the Oceans
Examining how Venice become a maritime superpower and what caused her downfall.
Drain the Oceans
Explores the impacts of centuries of hurricanes on America's past and future.
Drain the Oceans
The secrets that lie beneath the waters of the world's largest coral reef.
Drain the Oceans
Three wrecks unlock secrets from the mysterious Black Sea.
Drain the Oceans
New discoveries reveal information about those trapped during a volcano eruption 2,000 years ago.
Drain the Oceans
Secrets of Pearl Harbor are revealed in wrecks of ships, subs and planes.
Drain the Oceans
A new discovery in the Baltic Sea reveals the story of a lost treasure.
Drain the Oceans
A lost Kingdom and an underwater cave reveal secrets about the ancient Maya.
Drain the Oceans
Archaeologists are researching the events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo.
Drain the Oceans
Revealing the drug smuggling routes that make cartels billions each year.
Drain the Oceans
Draining Alaska's extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.
Drain the Oceans
Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in the 1920s America.
Drain the Oceans
From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.
Drain the Oceans
Archaeologists uncover the truth behind the legend of a treasure ship.
Drain the Oceans
A US flagship wreck reveals the British burning of the White House in 1814.
Drain the Oceans
A bomb, murder, and a foiled multi-million insurance scam on the high seas.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Albert Lin heads deep into the Mexican jungle to find a lost Mayan city.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Albert Lin travels to the deserts of Sudan to search for a forgotten kingdom.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Albert Lin explores Peru in search of the Lost City of the Cloud Warriors.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Albert Lin is in Scotland, searching for an ancient Barbarian Kingdom.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Explorer Albert Lin reveals a lost world built after an ancient climate apocalypse.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Albert Lin explores Oman in search of the Legendary Land of Magan.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Albert Lin searches for the lost fortunes of the mysterious Knights Templar in Israel.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Albert Lin travels to Micronesia to uncover the ancient island city of Nan Madol.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Albert Lin travels to Colombia to find out the truth about the legendary city of El Dorado.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Dr. Albert Lin uncovers a lost city that predates Stonehenge by 4,000 years.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Albert Lin reveals that the ancient city of Petra was part of a much larger network than imagined.
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Albert Lin travels to the Peruvian mountains to discover the origins of Machu Picchu.
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Archaeologists unearth a long-lost box of treasures from inside Tutankhamun's tomb.
Lost Treasures of Egypt
An investigation into why the pharaohs chose a secret cemetery in the Valley of the Kings.
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Archaeologists hunt for Queen Cleopatra's lost tomb; underwater archaeologists explore sunken ruins.
Lost Treasures of Egypt
A dramatic find reveals ancient, state-sanctioned tomb robbery on an industrial scale.