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Lost Gold of World War II

Season 1 2019
TV-PG

  • 2019-03-20T02:00:00Z on History
  • 43m
  • 5h 44m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team of American experts, with the help of the only surviving witness, try to uncover the clues to solve the greatest mystery of WW2.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-03-20T02:00:00Z

1x01 Death on the Mountain

Series Premiere

1x01 Death on the Mountain

  • 2019-03-20T02:00:00Z43m

A team of Americans explores a mountain in the Philippines to search for a treasure rumored to have been buried by Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in the closing months of World War II.

2019-03-27T02:00:00Z

1x02 X Marks the Spot

1x02 X Marks the Spot

  • 2019-03-27T02:00:00Z43m

Digging continues at Breach-6, but when the team unearths a possible water trap, excavation is put on hold. To find another way into the mountain, the team conducts a LiDAR scan that reveals a cave, perhaps used by Japanese soldiers during the war.

2019-04-03T02:00:00Z

1x03 Dead Giveaway

1x03 Dead Giveaway

  • 2019-04-03T02:00:00Z43m

After discovering a bomb marker, the team brings in an explosives expert to search a cave that may have been a headquarters of General Yamashita during the war. Inside, they uncover a potential booby trap, along with their first hint of treasure.

2019-04-10T02:00:00Z

1x04 What Lies Beneath

1x04 What Lies Beneath

  • 2019-04-10T02:00:00Z43m

The team triggers a possible water trap in the cave and is forced to stop digging; Martin Flagg believes the Story Rock indicates a tunnel behind a waterfall, and the team brings in a diver to explore the plunge pools for an entrance.

2019-04-17T02:00:00Z

1x05 The Backdoor

1x05 The Backdoor

  • 2019-04-17T02:00:00Z43m

Unable to find a tunnel at the waterfall, the team is guided by an animal marker to a boulder carved in the shape of a turtle, which leads them to a golden lily symbol indicating a secret backdoor entrance.

2019-04-24T02:00:00Z

1x06 Nazi Concrete

1x06 Nazi Concrete

  • 2019-04-24T02:00:00Z43m

The team attempts to prove if a tunnel exists behind a unique formation of rocks they believe is a secret backdoor entrance into the mountain.

2019-05-01T02:00:00Z

1x07 Blood & Conspiracy

1x07 Blood & Conspiracy

  • 2019-05-01T02:00:00Z43m

As the team zeroes in on a tunnel that may be part of the treasure labyrinth, Bingo learns that part of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' fortune may have been stolen from Yamashita's treasure and uncovers a possible link to a CIA conspiracy.

Season Finale

2019-05-08T02:00:00Z

1x08 Tunnel Found

Season Finale

1x08 Tunnel Found

  • 2019-05-08T02:00:00Z43m

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks in searching for Yamashita's treasure; the team clears the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

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