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  • 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 19h (19 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
American Heroes Channel, is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by Discovery Communications. The network carries programs related to the military, warfare and military history.

23 episodes

Season Premiere

2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

2015x01 How Superman Defeated the KKK

Season Premiere

2015x01 How Superman Defeated the KKK

  • 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z1h

In the aftermath of World War II, writer and activist, Stetson Kennedy, sets out on a one-man mission to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. Kennedy risks his life to pass on valuable Klan information to the producers of the Superman Radio Show.

2015x02 Return of the Black Death

  • 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z1h

The Black Death had such a devastating effect on society that it precipitated the crumbling of the old feudal European medieval order and ushered in the modern world. But what actually caused the Black Death – and how many people died – is still a mystery.

Tom Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, looks back on some of his most memorable and newsworthy interviews.

2015x04 Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary

  • 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z1h

One-hour special commemorating 70 years since Anne Frank's death, includes Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step sister and survivor from Auschwitz; Gillian Walnes who runs the Anne Frank Trust; and Ronald Leopold, Director of the Anne Frank House.

Chronicles the end of World War II in Europe, specifically on May 4, the 70th anniversary of VE Day, or the end of fighting in Europe. Features a haunting cover of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Lorde, along with remastered archival footage from the era.

A look at seven momentous days of Hitler's early life, each of which had a profound influence on his mental make-up.

Newly discovered secret files reveal the huge drugs program that fuelled the Nazi war machine. Led by Hitler, himself possessed by narcotics, the German troops consume tens of millions of Crystal Meth tablets throughout the war, driving them to extremes.

2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

2015x08 One Giant Leap

2015x08 One Giant Leap

  • 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z1h

"ONE GIANT LEAP" tells the riveting and uplifting story of how a nation in turmoil rose to its feet after a series of violent and horrific events. This all-new special chronicles the tragedies, fears and pressures of the ‘60s space race that led to a remarkable miracle, uniting and inspiring Americans across the nation.

2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

2015x09 Hitler's Death Ray

2015x09 Hitler's Death Ray

  • 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z1h

5,100 miles from the Earth a solar death ray can be found orbiting the skies. At the thrust of rocket, this solar mirror will obliterate any city. This was the Nazi dream, but what was the reality?

2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

2015x10 How we Bulit the Bomb

2015x10 How we Bulit the Bomb

  • 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z1h

America's most brilliant physicists converged to work on a top secret project to unlock the power of the atom before the Nazi's could.

2015x11 Hitler and the Aryan Myth

  • 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z1h

A laughable pseudo-history dreamt up by occult fantasists lay behind the myth of the Aryan super race. Yet it inspired the Nazis into war, legitimized the holocaust and led to the abduction of tens of thousands of young Aryan-looking children.

The Nazis work on developing a biological weapon to use against the Allies and change the course of World War II.

2015x13 Hitler's Messiah Complex

  • 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z1h

How did an unremarkable drifter from Vienna instigate the most devastating military conflict in the history of the world? Nazi Secret Files reveals how a series of psychotic episodes in his early life convinced Adolf Hitler he was a modern day Pharaoh.

2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

2015x14 Nazi Jihad

2015x14 Nazi Jihad

  • 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z1h

Austrian colonel Otto Skorzeny and Muslim leader Amin Al Husseini carry Hitler's dream to a Nazi stronghold in the Middle East.

2015x15 Hitler Fueling the Nazi Fire

  • 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z1h

Adolf Hitler plots to capture the capital city of Baku in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and gain control of the nation's valuable oil resources

CASTRO: THE WORLD’S MOST WATCHED MAN, a one-hour documentary looking at the life of Fidel Castro through the eyes of the spies who have observed him for over a half-century.

Season Premiere

2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

2016x01 Gettysburg: The Battle That Changed America

Season Premiere

2016x01 Gettysburg: The Battle That Changed America

  • 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z1h

THE BATTLE THAT CHANGED AMERICA re-creates the epic battle that changed the course of the Civil War. The program considers the military strategies of General Robert E. Lee and General George Gordon Meade and highlights strategic events in the battle with computer-generated maps. Historians and archivists from the Gettysburg National Military Park share insights on Abraham Lincoln’s opinion of the battle and how it turned the tide of history in favor of the Union.

2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

2016x04 Capturing Bin Laden

2016x04 Capturing Bin Laden

  • 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z1h

Capturing bin Laden tracks the rise and fall of Osama bin Laden – a man who spent the decade following the September 11 attacks at the top of America’s most wanted list.

Season Premiere

2017x01 Hitlers Zombie Army

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2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

2017x02 The Nazi Jesus

2017x02 The Nazi Jesus

  • 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z1h

It is one of the gargantuan struggles of the Second World War. Two men, one a Catholic pope who represents God on earth, the other, the German Fuhrer, who believes he is God on earth.

Modern day forensic science is used by archaeologists to try to discern the circumstances of the life and death of the world's oldest mummy.

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