They’re sleek, sexy and oh, so seductive. Once you’ve tasted life on board one of these babies, it’s hard to go back. Exotic destinations beckon and you can easily heed their call. Private jets have put the magic back in traveling. Come soar with us on a luxurious journey to uncover the high-flying world of the jet set.
This series covers the military career of the colorful General George S. Patton, with focus on his World War II action in Africa and Europe. A look at America's readiness for WWII.
In the 5th century BC, during the Greco-Persian wars, the Persian Empire set out to subjugate the Greek city-states. On the Greek side, one man had to prove his worth and defend his ideals. Opposite him was a Persian king bent on authority and obsessed with extending the boundaries of his empire. The overwhelming scale of the Persian forces came up against the bravery of a modest city: Athens.
When Nazi Germany unleashed its military might, a new world was introduced into the lexicon of warfare, Blitzkrieg – Lightning War! Nearly all of Europe fell before the horrifying power of Hitler’s seemingly unstoppable armies. With powerful archive film footage and highly detailed computer generated battle maps, we chart the progress of a deprived post World War I Germany.
Cutting-edge research has found genes are much more flexible than we think. They can change over surprisingly short periods of time, with dramatic effects. Take a journey inside the human body to learn about the mysterious genes that make you who you are.
One hundred years ago, when the west was truly "wild," Buffalo Bill invited the meanest, toughest, bravest cowboys to Cody, Wyoming to show their stuff. A century later, the Big Cody Night Rodeo still attracts the bold, the daring, and the just plain foolish.
In remote La Verkin, Utah, an hour north of the Grand Canyon, a small group of believers have formed the Rocky Mountain Militia. White superiority and the fight for racial purity are among their core objectives. Our cameras take you inside a world that has never been exposed. We meet Johnny Bangerter, the leader of the Rocky Mountain Militia, along with his followers including his wife Casey, his mother Mary Lynn, his sister Mary, and David Dalby, the resident survivalist and isolationist. Hiding nothing, they put their radical and troubling beliefs right out on the kitchen table.
What is a parents last resort for a kid hooked on drugs and out of control? Wilderness Quest. Forcibly enrolled by their parents, without friends or their everyday crutches--drugs, sex, and TV--a group of troubled teenagers must fend for themselves during a long excursion into the wilderness.
Meet the Josephs, one big happy family. Like most families, they juggle the everyday issues of work, child care, making ends meet, and finding time to sit down to dinner together. They are your stereotypical family unit with one major exception -- one husband, many wifes.
Ross and Kate travel through Victoria showcasing the very best of food, cooked with the freshest ingredients by the finest chefs, while exploring unique locations, accommodation and characters.