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Technology was used to deceive the enemy; radio and transmitters spread false information, and a ghost army tricked entire enemy forces by using sound effects.
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The last months of WWII saw the appearance of what Hitler believed to be the wonder weapons that would turn a lost cause into victory: cruise missiles (the V1) and ballistic missiles (the V2).
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The 6th of June, 1944 - D-Day: more than 156,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers are transported across the English Channel in the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted.
11 Mar
We discover the eye-opening ingenuity of ancient builds like the igloo and Neolithic longhouses, and we uncover how we developed these shelters to provide comfort.
11 Mar
Could the Ark of the Covenant be in Rome? Darius Arya investigates a mystery cult beneath the city and looks at the Arch of Titus, and Marco Misano explores the catacombs.
11 Mar
The Great Wall of China is still shrouded in mystery; thanks to the latest digital technology, today's experts can dissect the work of ancient builders to try to reveal secrets kept for millennia.
11 Mar
Don Wildman examines a scorecard connected to a figure skating rivalry, an underwater microphone which detected an unlikely WWII enemy and the skull of a tiny animal behind a decades-old canine curse.
11 Mar
Vatican City has its own laws, police, and - unbelievably - its own ATMs that print out in Latin. It's a secret world of libraries, holy relics and artwork that does not allow access outsiders.
11 Mar
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693; the state eventually pardoned those who died.
11 Mar
The 8th of May, 1945: celebrations erupt across the world as the war ends in Europe. It is Victory in Europe Day, but it has been a long and hard race to get here... and war still rages in the Pacific.
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The 7th of December, 1941: the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is attacked by 350 Japanese planes that sink four American battleships, destroy 188 aircraft, and kill more than 2,000 Americans.
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The 13th of April, 1943: corpses of more than 4,000 Polish military officers are discovered by German forces; we now know they were victims of the Soviet Union's brutal takeover of Poland in 1939.
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Tehran, the 29th of November, 1943: 'The Big Three' are meeting. The leaders seem to be in support of one another, but they also have their own interests at heart; how will they work together?
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Few know of the involvement of African-American troops in the Battle of the Bulge; experts retrace their journey to tell the story of those who fought a war against racism in a segregated army.
11 Mar
Equipped with cutting-edge drone technology, a team of battlefield experts set out to scan the site of one of the longest and bloodiest campaigns of World War II.
11 Mar
The fate of the tiny island of Malta hung by a thread during the war; using aerial and underwater drones, experts explore the defences of Malta to understand how the island survived.
11 Mar
Using drone-mounted radar, experts uncover a WWII German trench system revealing a daring commando raid to capture it; at sea, the remains of a tank show how dangerous the preparations for D-Day were.
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For the first time in history, the theatre of war takes place mainly in the air; from the invention of radar to Hitler's 'Wonder Weapons', all means are good to bring the enemy to the ground.
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Using cutting-edge drone technology, experts revisit some of the key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how the Nazi war machine operated.
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Brings history to life with captivating documentaries that take a fresh, modern look into history. We take our viewers on a powerful journey through time with intelligent, well researched programmes that entertain and challenge their minds. The focus is on european history, revealing the secrets of the past and how it defines us today.
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