In 1879, railroad rivals Santa Fe Railway and Rio Grande Railroad were in a desperate struggle for control of vital rights of way in the Western US. The rivalry reached a boiling point in Colorado's narrow Royal Gorge.
With Himmler the chief protagonist, the Nazis sought to draw upon Teutonic symbolism and imagery and to pursue ancient holy relics in their quest to achieve their goal of a pure and powerful state....
The so-called "Ritchie Boys" were mostly Jewish immigrants from Germany and Austria and were specially trained in counterintelligence, interrogation, investigation and psychological warfare. In top...
An ardent German nationalist "Madman" Eric Muenter planted a bomb in the U.S. Capitol building then fled to New York and attempted to assassinate JP Morgan because of his financial assistance to Gr...
In June of 1865 the CSS Shenandoah, a Confederate ship, continued to pursue and attack Union whalers in the Bering Sea despite the Civil War being officially over.
During Prohibition bootleggers filtered industrial alcohol in order to remove poisonous additives, only to see the government react by increasing the levels of poison, thus creating an epidemic of ...
Delf Bryce made his mark immediately after joining the Oklahoma City Police Department as an expert gunman, but it wasn't until another dramatic gunfight where a dying criminal gave him the nicknam...
The only thing holding up Hitler's plan to divide and send General Patton's 3rd Army back to the sea was a group of 150 National Guardsmen occupying the crucially important Hill 314 in the village ...
In 1943 President Roosevelt allowed the formation of a combat unit comprising mostly of interned Japanese-Americans which would later distinguish itself in combat in France and Italy.
When Stoudenmire isn’t killed with the first shot, one of the Mannings is riddled with over 8 bullets including one to his testicle. The second attempt only hits Stoudenmire in his heel and the c...
Against the Odds on American Heroes Channel showcases awe-inspiring stories of bravery, solidarity and strength on the battlefield. An outnumbered group of soldiers finds themselves in a life-or-death situation. Their enemy is larger, stronger, and determined to win. It's the real-life "Band of Brothers" as they come together to prove they can't be beat, doing whatever it takes to overcome the cards stacked against them.