Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.
Mickey Grosman, a former special forces demolitions expert took a group of amateur adventurers on a ...
Examining the life and times of Adolf Hitler and following the full arc of his ascent, tyrannical re...
When the Second World War breaks out, it is at first largely a war between one side of totalitarian ...
The story of how the Battleship was used and not used as the ultimate weapon of war during its day u...
Designed in partnership with HISTORY and using a distinctly European perspective, this series offers...
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team...
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drak...
Dr Xand van Tulleken and archaeologist Raksha Dave tell the brutal story of one of the most bloody a...
Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as t...
A documentary series that explores who brought Vladimir Putin to power, and why. It meticulously rec...
Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17...
With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to ...
Posting up at a local watering hole in Roswell, New Mexico, a town infamous for its UFO past, Horowi...