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- They employed a brutality which is staggering by today’s standards. A fresh look at some of the world’s most fascinating, iconic, and truly ruthless leaders, the new series ANCIENTS BEHAVING BADLY cuts through the folklore to present an accurate portrait of characters from Alexander the… [ read more ]
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- Black Blizzard DVD
- The first decade of the 21st Century has been marked by cataclysmic natural, political and economic events that seismically rocked and changed the world. In 2001, the shocking attack on the World Trade Center made Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, and “weapons of mass destruction” everyday words.… [ read more ]
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off- History of the World in Two Hours DVD
- Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from the Big Bang? From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, the CGI-driven special HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN TWO HOURS… [ read more ]
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off- Holy Grail in America DVD
- When a Minnesota farmer unearthed a large stone with strange inscriptions on it in 1898, it was ruled a hoax by experts of the day. But new evidence and erosion tests suggest it could be a legitimate find from 1362 and questions if the runes which match symbols in Templar ruins all over… [ read more ]
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- 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 ]
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off- Special Presentation The Real Robin Hood DVD
- The marauding mercenary of English folklore is one of history's best-known tales, and the legend of Robin Hood is the inspiration for more movies, radio and TV programs than any other folk hero. But the image of a hero in tights and a feathered cap is a somewhat recent addition to the myth.… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation The Stoned Ages DVD
- "THE STONED AGES explores the history of drugs. From the early cave dwellers who first stumbled upon psychedelic mushrooms to the over 6000-year-old tradition of opium cultivation in the East to a modern pharmaceutical industry with over 24,000 drugs on the market, drugs have played a role… [ read more ]
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- Special Presentation: Going Medieval DVD
- In this two-hour special historian and weapons expert Mike Loades will take us on a high energy, action filled, fact rich rampage through the medieval world. Along the way Mike will separate myth from reality and find out what it was really like to live, work, and fight through this… [ read more ]
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- Special Presentation: Secret Access: Superpower DVD
- From breakthrough technologies to never before seen weapons and defense systems, Secret Access: Superpower is an all-access pass to America's military might, featuring the most modern weapons taking on the age old challenges of terrorism, war, bomb threats, close combat, the deepest missions… [ read more ]
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off- The Godfather Legacy
- The Corleone crime family has touched millions of lives for more than four decades. From their origins in a pulp fiction novel by author Mario Puzo, the Corleones inspired one of the most important and enduring films in history. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather not only broke box office… [ read more ]
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off- The Real Face of Jesus? DVD
- THE REAL FACE OF JESUS? follows a team of graphic experts as they use cutting-edge 3D software to bring a holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin to life. Many believe Jesus Christ was buried in this ancient linen cloth, which bears traces of blood and the faint, ghostly image of a man. With… [ read more ]
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off- Titanic At 100: Mystery Solved DVD
- As the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s sinking approaches, a team of scientists, engineers and imaging experts have joined forces to answer one of the most haunting questions surrounding the legendary disaster: Just how did the “unsinkable” ship break apart and plunge into the icy waters of… [ read more ]
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off- 10 Ways to Kill Bin Laden DVD
- Special Presentation: 10 Ways to Kill Bin Laden DVD This is the inside story of the 10 ways the US government has tried to capture or kill the most wanted man in history--Osama bin Laden. Some of the planners and military personnel involved in the hunt tell their stories, many for the… [ read more ]
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off- 10.0 Megaquake DVD
- Scientists offer insight into how and where a 10.0 MEGAQUAKE could strike. This two-hour History special explores one of the most deadly and perplexing mysteries that surrounds planet earth: huge megaquakes. The largest quake ever recorded was a 9.5 earthquake off of Chile in 1960, but new… [ read more ]
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- What is the most influential gadget in ever invented? In conjunction with Popular Mechanics Magazine, HISTORY has assembled a panel of the world's most renowned tech gurus to generate the definitive list of 101 gadgets. The history of the gadget is both the history of invention and the… [ read more ]
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- Decoding The Past The Templar Code DVD
- For nearly two centuries, the Knights Templar was the most powerful order in the medieval world. Today the group’s legacy is played out in an array of Hollywood blockbusters and numerous works of popular literature. [ read more ]
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- Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900...
- The Hatfield-McCoy feud, the entertaining subject of comic strips, popular songs, movies, and television, has long been a part of American folklore and legend. Ironically, the extraordinary endurance of the myth that has grown up around the Hatfields and McCoys has obscured the consideration… [ read more ]
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off- I Am Alive Surviving the Andes Plane Crash DVD
- On Friday the 13th of October 1972, a plane carrying 45 rugby team members crashed in the Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But what 16 survivors endured was far worse than death, driven to what would become headline-making acts of cannibalism in their struggle… [ read more ]
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off- Its Good to Be the President DVD
- Americans like to think we know our President. We followed him during the campaign, invited him into our living rooms during countless televised appearances and even learned about his cholesterol count after each annual physical. But the truth is, we know very little about what it's like… [ read more ]
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off- Journey to the Earth's Core DVD
- Humans have mapped every corner of the globe – from jungles and deserts to the depths of space. Yet we’ve gone only seven miles below the Earth’s surface – just one five hundredth of the way to the Core. The two-hour documentary JOURNEY TO THE EARTH’S CORE goes deeper: 4,000 miles down to… [ read more ]
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off- Little Ice Age: Big Chill DVD
- Examine the cataclysmic consequences of the "Little Ice Age," and see what it might tell us of the future. Climatologists reveal what happened, and debate whether a similar cataclysm is in store for the 21st century. See how a few small degrees of difference changed the face of the world… [ read more ]
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off- Most Extreme Airports DVD
- Many airports constructed just 50 years ago may not be sufficient to handle the demands of 21st century aircraft. This special unpacks the particular problems of the world's most extreme airports and examines the engineering behind them, from centuries-old territorial battles that have led… [ read more ]
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off- Nazi America A Secret History DVD
- In a feature-length survey of Nazism in the U.S., we trace the history from the fairly benign organization that gave structure to newly arrived German immigrants to today's neo-Nazis who breech the borderline of free speech by using radical action to force their agenda of Aryan purity. It's… [ read more ]
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off- Our Planet: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth DVD
- Journey through the past, present and future of Earth as HISTORY explores the very real beginnings of our planet, the potentially catastrophic results of our own behavior on it, and the possibility of a world wiped clean of humanity in this stunning collection of HISTORY’s most Earth-centric… [ read more ]
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off- Reagan DVD
- HISTORY presents a brand-new DVD special that reveals the President Reagan that few of us knew. Americans know President Ronald Reagan’s politics, his policies, and his oratorical prowess. But as we approach what would have been his 100th birthday in February 2011, the totality of the legacy… [ read more ]
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NEW- Sniper: Bulletproof DVD
- SNIPERS: BULLETPROOF deconstructs and analyzes the little known sniper events that have occurred when no other course of action was possible. The people who planned the takedowns, or pulled the trigger, share their techniques and bring to light the many factors that had to be considered in… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation 9/11: The Days After DVD
- 9/11: THE DAYS AFTER examines the texture of life in the post-9/11 world, extending the story beyond the search for survivors, beyond the hunt for Osama bin Laden, beyond implementation of new airport and anti-terrorism security measures. It focuses on nuanced and oft-forgotten consequences:… [ read more ]
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- Special Presentation Cocaine: History Between The Lines DVD
- This two-hour special goes inside the history of the second most used illicit drug in America. The human appetite for this narcotic goes all the way back to 3000 B.C., when South Americans chewed coca leaves, thinking they were a gift from God. But it wasn't until 1855, when cocaine was… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation Disaster Diary: Portraits from Ground Zero DVD
- A firefighter searching for the body of his life-long friend; a teenage girl mourning her stepfather; a Franciscan friar ministering to the dead; the future FDNY Chief of Department worrying about a potential building collapse. These are just a few of the thousands of people captured by… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation Making the 9/11 Memorial DVD
- On the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, the 9/11 Memorial (called "Reflecting Absence") will at last be unveiled to the public. In a one-hour documentary special filmed over the course of the past year, History presents a behind-the-scenes insider's view, from… [ read more ]
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- SCAMMED unpacks the history of cons and con artists. There are essentially five cons that are the basis for every swindle since man walked upright. For example, today's Nigerian email scam is nothing more than a derivation of a Spanish Conquistador's bait and switch con that started around… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation Voices From Inside the Towers DVD
- VOICES FROM INSIDE THE TOWERS documents many harrowing, heartbreaking stories some never heard before of love and loss on 9/11. There is no video record of what happened inside the World Trade Center buildings during the 102 chaotic minutes before the towers were reduced to rubble. But… [ read more ]
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- Special Presentation Zombies DVD
- Most people believe zombies are a recent phenomenon that grew out of comic books, movies and TV. The truth is very different. ZOMBIES: A LIVING HISTORY explores the real story of zombies beginning at the dawn of civilization and continuing right through to today.The first written reference… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation: Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Twilight DVD
- Rod Serling narrates the history of Arab-British-Hebrew relations in Palestine from the turn of the Century through the 1960's. [ read more ]
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- Special Presentation: Civilization Lost DVD
- Around the world, archaeologists are uncovering artifacts that suggest the existence of previously unknown ancient civilizations, much like the mythical city of Atlantis. There is a growing belief among certain scientists and archeologists that tens of thousands of years ago, before the rise… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation: Custer's Last Man: I Survived Little Big Horn DVD
- The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most iconic events in American history. It is an amazing story, but until now it has never been fully told. Many questions still remain but one question remains above all the others, did any of Custer's soldiers survive? New evidence will prove… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation: Engineering Evil DVD
- A two-hour portrait of the evolution of the Holocaust--from the early days of persecution in Nazi Germany to the final days of wanton annihilation. This special travels through the archives of Eastern Europe, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., and the restoration… [ read more ]
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- Everything around us has a story to tell. Shoes, cans, string, mirrors; everything we see and touch has an epic tale of how it came to be invented or discovered, and the dramatic moments throughout history at which it played an important role. But few of us know these stories. We go through… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation: How Many People Does It Take? DVD
- This two-hour special explores everyday technologies and items we take for granted through the question "How Many People Does It Take?" to make things like a light bulb, an elevator, a Mack truck, a Louisville Slugger and a Dodge Viper SRT 10. In a fun, fast-paced interactive format, viewers… [ read more ]
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off- Special Presentation: Lost Magic Decoded
- Master illusionist Steve Cohen tracks down, decodes, and resurrects some of the most thrilling and terrifying magic effects ever witnessed. Magic has a secret history, and it takes an insider like Cohen to gain access to the ancient incantations, secret sorcery, and mysterious contraptions… [ read more ]
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