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Doomsday planning for the U.S. government includes protocols for evacuating leaders and protecting historic artifacts from destruction.
On February 19, 1945, US Marines landed on Iwo Jima, facing fierce resistance from Japanese forces entrenched in a network of tunnels and bunkers.
Thirty-eight large passenger jets changed course and landed at Gander International Airport on September 11, 2001, as U.S. airspace was shut down.
Chronicles of the Third Reich shows Adolf Hitler's rise and the Nazi regime's fall.
Three generations of the Kim family have ruled North Korea for over seventy years, shaping a regime that prioritizes nuclear development amid widespread poverty.
In Vietnam in 1965, General William Westmoreland leads American Marines and tank battalions in an attempt to engage Viet Cong forces in conventional warfare.
Five British spies deceived Adolf Hitler to ensure the success of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
A luxury survival condo in Kansas, a minefield in Sarajevo, and an abandoned fake Pentagon in Shanghai are among the locations explored in this episode.
As many as 70,000 people are instantly killed by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, marking a turning point in global conflict.
Six nuclear weapons remain unrecovered in the ocean, abandoned by the United States during the Cold War, posing ongoing environmental and security risks.
In 1971, hijacker Dan Cooper vanished after stealing $200,000, while the CIA's Cold War experiments and the Roswell UFO incident remain subjects of ongoing debate.
500 rebels faced an army of 6,000 in Guatemala during the CIA's Operation PB Success, aimed at toppling President Jacobo Árbenz in 1954.
CIA operations in South America, including the 'Deadly Phantom Coup' in Guatemala and assassination attempts on Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, are examined for their historical impact.
Five million people died during the famine caused by Stalin's forced collectivization policies in the early 1930s.
Between 1946 and 1958, the U.S. conducted 23 nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, displacing local communities and rendering the islands uninhabitable.
From Lenin's death to Gorbachev's reforms, the evolution of the Soviet Union is marked by political turmoil, war, and the eventual collapse in 1991.
A 47-minute examination of Henry Kissinger's influence on Realpolitik during the Cold War includes insights into his early life in Nazi Germany.
At 28, Kim Jong Un became the youngest head of state in the world after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.
In Switzerland, secret bunkers are explored alongside flooded passages in France and unique seaweed farms in South Korea, highlighting various mysterious locations.
A family fallout shelter can be built in a few evenings and a couple of weekends, providing protection during a nuclear attack or tornado.
Two superpowers had five times more missile warheads in 1979 than they did just eight years earlier, raising fears of global destruction.
On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong announces the establishment of the People's Republic of China during a parade in Tiananmen Square, marking a historic shift.
Franklin D. Roosevelt reaches the Oval Office as Hitler rises to power during the Great Depression.
Twelve astronauts walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972, leaving behind footprints and equipment that will last for millennia.
East Germany served as a pivotal location for Western intelligence during the Cold War, particularly in the 1980s amid heightened tensions and espionage activities.
In 1936, the Wehrmacht's invasion of the Rhineland marked a clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles and signaled Germany's growing military ambitions.
Klaus Scherer travels along the northern border of the United States, exploring the diverse lives of Americans from Maine's islands to Arctic Deadhorse.
Yuri Gagarin's space odyssey lasted just one hour and forty-eight minutes before he died in a plane crash on March 28, 1968.
Eight months after landing in Crimea, British, French, and Turkish forces remained encamped outside Sevastopol, facing exhaustion and dwindling morale.
Ashraf Marwan fell five floors from his apartment in London on June 27, 2007, shortly after his secret identity as a double agent was revealed.
Between 1978 and 1988, KGB agent Peter Wolter made nearly 100 trips from West Germany to East Berlin to deliver intelligence.
From the early 1960s until 1989, East German spies seduced women in West Germany to extract government secrets, leaving a trail of betrayal.
20 million Germans fled as the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, dividing families and altering lives for nearly three decades.
NATO's Operation Brown Jack involved the largest military exercise in Denmark, demonstrating the alliance's readiness during the Cold War.
Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada marked a significant military intervention by the United States in 1983, reflecting Cold War tensions and strategic interests in the Caribbean.
Five times more missile warheads existed in the U.S. and Soviet arsenals compared to eight years prior, intensifying fears during the Cold War.
On October 7, 2023, Gaza launches an unexpected attack that shakes Israel's security.
Viewers explore the famous secret military base, Area 51, and its outrageous claims.
Apollo 18 launches in 1973, but the mission ends in disaster when the spacecraft crash-lands in China, igniting a Cold War crisis.
The Antonov AN-225 can lift a load of 640 metric tons, making it the largest airplane in the world still in operation today.
The B-36, a massive nuclear bomber, survived near cancellations on six occasions and became a symbol of rivalry between the Air Force and Navy during the Cold War.
In Dallas, the assassination of President John F.
Ninety miles from Florida, the United States quarantined Cuba in response to the Soviet Union's placement of nuclear warheads on the island.
The Tet Offensive marked a turning point in the Vietnam War, leading to America's withdrawal and the eventual victory of North Vietnam by 1975.
For the first time, the CIA successfully handled a well-placed agent in Moscow during the Cold War, marking a significant shift in intelligence operations.
A combined airborne and amphibious assault, codenamed Urgent Fury, involved the U.S. 75th Ranger Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, and 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit.
In July 1945, Berlin faced immense destruction and uncertainty as residents navigated the challenges of rebuilding amid rising Cold War tensions.
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in post-World War I Germany exploited economic turmoil and political instability, leading to the establishment of a regime that orchestrated the Holocaust and instigated World War II.
