Best Sellers
Don’t take our word for it! Crowd-sourced and user approved, best-sellers make the History Channel’s Best Gifts of 2012 list. Shop our selection of hit shows like Swamp People, American Pickers, and Modern Marvels and surprise your friends and family with these History buff favorites!

- Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season 3 DVD
- Just when you thought trucking couldn’t get more dangerous…the new season of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS brings you to the most treacherous landscape on earth: northern Alaska. In Prudhoe Bay (250 miles north of the Arctic Circle), a network of ice roads in the tundra crisscross river systems… [ read more ]
- $29.95


- Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season 4 DVD
- The highest-rated series on HISTORY™ is back, and the stakes are higher than ever as the truckers haul their biggest loads to date in SEASON 4 of the adrenaline-pumping survival series. [ read more ]
- $29.95


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- Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season 5 DVD
- The highest-rated series on HISTORY™ is back, and the stakes are higher than ever as the truckers haul their biggest loads to date in Season 5 of the adrenaline-pumping survival series. [ read more ]
- $29.95

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off- In Search Of History: Lincoln - The Untold Stories DVD
- When Lincoln died, his former law partner William Herndon talked to over 250 friends for a now forgotten biography. Using his original papers, Douglas Wilson and Rodney Davis published ''Herndon's Informants'' 130 years later. Drawing on this rich new source, we paint an intimate portrait of… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77

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off- In Search Of History: Lost City Of The Incas DVD
- The spectacular Incan city of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, was long thought to be legendary. Then in 1911, the intrepid explorer Hiram Bingham stumbled upon its remains. But while the walls and chambers have been extensively studied in the years since, the purpose of this… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99

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off- In Search of History: The Aztec Empire DVD
- When the explorer Cortés arrived in the New World in 1519, he found the present-day nation of Mexico dominated by the Aztecs. Skilled farmers, builders and merchants, the Aztecs were also savage warriors who practiced human sacrifice on a massive scale fueled by the belief that blood… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99

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off- In Search Of The Real Frankenstein DVD
- In the late 17th Century a scientist stole corpses with the goal of reanimating the dead. Dabbling in alchemy and experimental theories, he was trying to overcome death. Locked in a castle overlooking Germany's Rhine Valley, his experiments would prove to be the precursor to modern… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99

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off- Independence Day: The History of July 4th DVD
- Throughout America, the 4th of July is a summer celebration of beaches, barbecues and the birth of the nation, where parades march down Main Street and the night sky lights up with stunning fireworks displays. But how did these traditions begin? From the Continental Congress to the… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77

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off- Indian Warriors: The Untold Story of the Civil War DVD
- In the war that tore this nation apart, its original citizens played a surprisingly large role. Learn the full truth in this illuminating DVD. Based on the scholarship of historians Thom Hatch and Lawrence Hauptman. Interviews descendents of Indian Civil War soldiers. A Native American wrote t [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77

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off- Instant Expert: American History: Ben Franklin DVD
- History introduces Instant Expert, an exciting new line of titles offering on-the-spot knowledge to students and lifelong learners on a wide variety of topics. He negotiated an alliance with France, helped write the Declaration of Independence and was the first to tame lightning. Yet… [ read more ]
$14.95- $11.99

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off- Instant Expert: American History: The Mayflower DVD
- History introduces Instant Expert, an exciting new line of titles offering on-the-spot knowledge to students and lifelong learners on a wide variety of topics. The epic saga of the pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World is one of the fundamental narratives of our… [ read more ]
$14.95- $9.99

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off- Instant Expert: Arts & Literature: Beowulf DVD
- History introduces Instant Expert, an exciting new line of titles offering on-the-spot knowledge to students and lifelong learners on a wide variety of topics. Myths are often the first stories we learn as children-iconic tales where good and evil clash, and humanity and fantasy collide.… [ read more ]
$14.95- $5.99

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off- Instant Expert: Science & Technology: Oil DVD
- History introduces Instant Expert, an exciting new line of titles offering on-the-spot knowledge to students and lifelong learners on a wide variety of topics. An energy source unrivaled in efficiency and power, oil is the driving force behind today's industries and economies. It touches… [ read more ]
$14.95- $11.99

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off- Intervention Season One Then and Now DVD
- Interventions, however well intentioned are not always successful. See four episodes from the first season of INTERVENTION™, and visit with the addicts today. Were they able to recover from their addictions or are they further down the path of destruction? Four episodes from the first… [ read more ]
$14.95- $11.99


- IRT Deadliest Roads: Season 1 DVD
- IRT: DEADLIEST ROADS sends today’s toughest drivers to navigate the world’s most dangerous roads as they haul their way through India’s Himalayan highways, some of the most historic – and lethal – on the planet. From the crowded streets of Delhi, to treacherously steep, narrow and congested… [ read more ]
- $24.95


- IRT Deadliest Roads: Season 2 DVD
- The road to success can be deadly. In the second season of IRT DEADLIEST ROADS, Lisa, Hugh and Rick, three of the toughest North American truckers, are driven to extremes in one of the world's most unforgiving environments: the Andes. As they cross borders to navigate the highways of South… [ read more ]
- $39.95

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off- Israel: Birth of a Nation DVD
- Israel declared its sovereignty on May 14, 1948. One day later, armies from Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, Egypt and Iraq invaded. With only 600,000 people in the infant nation, the odds seemed overwhelming. Yet they not only survived, they triumphed, and by 1949 armistice negotiations began… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99


- It's Good to be President DVD
- You may think you know the president, but do you know what it's like to be the President? From the mundane tasks to the madness we'll reveal the perks and perils of being the most powerful man in the world. We reveal secret details of the President's every day life inside the White House.… [ read more ]
- $24.95


- Ivans Childhood DVD
- The great Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature, IVAN'S CHILDHOOD (Ivanovo detstvo), is an evocative, poetic journey through the shadows and shards of a boy's war-torn youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of family life before the… [ read more ]
- $29.95

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off- Jane Eyre DVD
- Love, passion and revenge combine in this lavish production of CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE. This brilliant, all-new adaptation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the timeless novel and stars Samantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown, A&E's EMMA) and Ciaran Hinds ( Persuasion , A&E's IVANHOE)… [ read more ]
$19.95- $15.99


- Jeeves & Wooster: The Complete Series DVD
- All 23 episodes of the classic english series. [ read more ]
- $59.95

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off- Jefferson DVD
- Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. His life is a seemingly impenetrable thicket of contradictions: he enshrined the words "All Men are Created… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77

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off- Jesse James: American Outlaw DVD
- The thrilling true story of the legendary rebel's life and treacherous death, which is now the subject of a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt. A factual account of events portrayed in the blockbuster biopic starring Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard. Many believe James was never… [ read more ]
$9.95- $7.99

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off- Jesse James’ Hidden Treasure DVD
- He was one of the most fabled antiheroes of the Old West, a complicated figure whose outlaw reputation captured the imagination of a nation. In central Kansas, a treasure hunt is underway that could call into question much of what we think we know of him. What happened to the gold Jesse… [ read more ]
$19.95- $17.77

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- JFK CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set with DVD
- JFK: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED - Using primary sources, audiotapes and first-hand accounts from staff and family, this program follows the life of the nation's magnetic 35th president from the Cuban Missile Crisis through his tragic assassination in 1963. (1 CD-Rom; 2 DVD approx. 300 minutes.) [ read more ]
$39.95- $27.97

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off- JFK: A Presidency Revealed DVD
- "JFK: A Presidency Revealed" paints a comprehensive portrait of the extraordinary life, love and career of President John F. Kennedy in this exhaustively researched 2-disc set. Award-winning producer David Taylor reveals never-before seen video and audio material illuminating the charismatic… [ read more ]
$29.95- $17.77


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- Jobsite: Concrete Countdown DVD
- Watch as a crew of 350 construction workers attempt to pour the top floor of a skyscraper in the middle of Manhattan, in less than 90 minutes. From the second water is added to the concrete mix, its already starting to harden and if it doesn't make it from the plant to the site, reach the… [ read more ]
- $24.95

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off- John Wilkes Booth DVD
- He was the most popular actor of his day, famed as ''the handsomest man in America.'' With a single shot, he transformed the course of American history. John Wilkes Booth earned a place in infamy as the man who killed President Lincoln. But he was much more than just a desperate adherent… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77

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off- Joy Fielding's The Other Woman DVD
- A successful news producer with a bright future, Jill Plumley (Josie Bissett) decides to forsake her career in a favor of her new role - the devoted wife of her lawyer husband, David. One day, while at David's company party, a sexy young student Nicole boldly tells Jill that she's going to… [ read more ]
$14.95- $11.99

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off- Korea: The Forgotten War DVD
- At the end of World War II, few Americans dreamed that less than five years later the nation would once again be involved in a bloody overseas conflict. Yet June 25, 1950 marked the beginning of a war like no other America had ever fought. KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN WAR explores the long… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77


- Last Stand of the 300 DVD
- This is the true and astounding saga of the Spartans at Thermopylae. It is among the greatest tales of war ever recounted. All the glory and grit of these warriors' last stand is captured in this exceptional documentary. The Battle of Thermopylae is now the subject of a major Hollywood… [ read more ]
- $9.95


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- Latin America CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set 2 with DVD
- The Latin America 3 pack set includes Ponce de Leon, Mexico: Courage and Conquest, and The Maya. These CD-ROM lesson plans include short video clips organized by theme, primary source documents, maps, and other historical images, discussion and review questions, internet-based student… [ read more ]
- $110.00

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off- Lee & Grant DVD
- Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, LEE & GRANT is a personal look at two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Surprising details reveal the bold choices and almost godlike power Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee summoned on… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.77


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- Lewis & Clark CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set with DVD
- LEWIS AND CLARK - This documentary uses journals and firsthand sources in a colorful exploration of the classic westward journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. (1 CD-Rom; 1 DVD approx. 50 minutes.) [ read more ]
- $39.95

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off- Life After People Blu-ray DVD Edition
- If humans were suddenly to disappear, what would happen to our planet--the structures we’ve built, the everyday items we take for granted, animals domesticated and wild, plants, trees? What would become of the things that define our species and leave our mark on this Earth? Visit the… [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99

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off- Life After People DVD
- If humans were suddenly to disappear, what would happen to our planet - the structures we've built, the everyday items we take for granted, domesticated and wild animals, plants, trees? What would become of the things that define our species and leave our mark on this Earth? Visit the… [ read more ]
$19.95- $15.99

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off- Life After People The Complete Season 2 Blu-ray
- Welcome to Earth: Population 0. If humans vanish from the face of the earth, what happens to the world we leave behind? HISTORY offers another amazing glimpse of what that might look like. Expert engineers, biologists, geologists and archeologists create scenarios while CGI effects present… [ read more ]
$39.95- $27.99

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off- Life After People: Season 1 DVD
- What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn t the story of how we might vanish it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. Building off the success of the HISTORY two-hour special Life After People, this series continues the exploration of a world… [ read more ]
$34.95- $23.99

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off- Life After People: The Complete Season 2 DVD
- What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish - it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. The second season of the fascinating History series Life After Perople takes a stunningly graphic journey to a world wiped… [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99

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off- Lifetime Double Feature: His and Her Christmas / Will You Merry Me DVD
- HIS & HER CHRISTMAS Tom (David Sutcliffe, Private Practice) and Liz (Dina Meyer, Birds of Prey) are journalists who work at rival papers in the same city. Tom's employer, the biggest paper in town, is trying to buy the small paper that Liz works for. In an effort to save her newspaper, Liz… [ read more ]
$19.95- $15.99

















