
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.

Explore the construction of the vast Sanctuary of Lourdes, including its three basilicas and monumental crypt at the foot of the Pyrenees.

Napoleon's nephew, Napoleon III, challenged himself to modernize France's capital city; with the help of Haussmann they opened, homogenized and embellished Paris, even if it meant that 2000 years of history had to be erased.

An examination of the construction secrets behind some of France's megastructures and the ways the architectural landscape of Paris has been shaped over time.

Examining a battle that highlighted the strategies the Allies used to win the war.

Searching for the traitor who gave up the leader of the French Resistance.

Meet a pilot who single-handedly beat back the Luftwaffe in a warbird.

At the start of the Second World War, German forces pour into Poland from the west; the Soviet Union invade from the east; they wipe Poland off the map, leaving millions displaced.
Experience ancient Roman life, from class differences to violent entertainment.