
Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.

After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.

Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.

Gerry Cooper restores two historic pre-war biplanes at a wartime bomber base.

The detailed plan that could have led to the assassination of Adolf Hitler and why it failed.

Roman legion recruits sought adventure, but in peace, defended borders or cities; Vindolanda and Lugdunum unveil their daily lives through ancient artifacts.

In Roman legions, camaraderie in contubernium sustained soldiers; Lyon excavations reveal their humanity and piety, hinting at hopes for retirement after 25 years.

Skilled engineers and pilots return historic warplanes to the air; pilot and engineer Richard Grace and his team restore a survivor of the Spitfire's rare mark from 75-year-old wreckage, salvaged from a Belgian scrapyard.