TV Guide American Heroes Channel Saturday

A man arrives in Hollywood with dreams of selling his script but instead makes his mark by illegally recording movies at advanced screenings.

A Florida man shoots another man in his home and orders a group of friends to burn the victim's truck and identification before continuing on a crime spree.

A man poses as a firefighter, kidnaps a former co-worker and terrorizes her for 16 hours before leading detectives on a multi-state chase.

A criminal attempts to turn his life around and build a reputation as a successful car salesman after spending years in prison for robbery and assault.

After a verbal argument between two men ends in a fatal shooting, a 29-year-old Texan flees to Mexico to disappear and uses multiple women to support him.

After being deceived by an associate, an Oklahoma drug lord kills the man then flees to Mexico to escape kidnapping and murder charges.

The battles that turned the tide in the Pacific and led America to naval supremacy over the Japan in the year following the attack on Pearl Harbor are featured.

The story of America's three-year war against communist giants in Korea is told, highlighting the battles that turned the tide away from a communist victory.

The heroics, key technologies and defining battles of the Vietnam War are broken down, from the first shots fired in the Gulf of Tonkin to the fall of Saigon.

The key things that led to the U.S. and its allies claiming victory over dictator Saddam Hussein as he attempted to conquer Kuwait in 1991 are highlighted.

Exploring the lesser-known side of American history in the Star Spangled Banner, Statue of Liberty, Monopoly board game and pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart.

In the Cold War, U.S. military buried nukes near the USSR and had a double agent, weaponized weather in the Vietnam War, and used magic and inflated WW2 tanks.

Viewed are fallout shelters in World War II as refuge in the firebombings of Tokyo and the D-Day invasion, and the war's best kept secrets are revealed.

Overlooked facts on how Parks wasn't the first black woman to keep her bus seat, the Berlin Airlift had candy for kids, and a moonshiner made a war rifle.

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the most classified secrets, and the covert weapons utilized to help defy the Nazis in World War II.

The secret stories behind the making of America, offering a glimpse into the central personalities, events and locations that gave rise to the nation.

The fall of Saigon; the origin story of the phrase "go for broke"; the truth behind "The Dirty Dozen"; the masterminds behind top-secret microfilm.

A study of Madison Square Garden and how it came to be the world's most famous arena, as well as an account of the corruption involving Prohibition Bootlegging.

An examination of a conspiracy which allowed three inmates to escape an impenetrable fortress, revealing hidden secrets of the dungeon of Alcatraz.

A few untold stories of the U.S. Coast Guard are shared, featuring footage and personal accounts from members who performed a combat role in the Vietnam War.

The U.S. had to test whether the Japanese-held islands of the Pacific Ocean could be captured, and the testing ground would be heavily fortified Tarawa.

Three understrength United States Marine battalions, consisting of fewer than 2,500 men, lay attack and soundly defeat enemy troops at Hue, South Vietnam.

An in-depth look is taken into "Bloody George," the undermanned marine rifle company that was called up in 1950 at the beginning of the Korean War.

A comprehensive look is taken into one of the most incredible battles of World War II, the taking of a nondescript hill on the island of Okinawa.

The U.S. had to test whether the Japanese-held islands of the Pacific Ocean could be captured, and the testing ground would be heavily fortified Tarawa.

Three understrength United States Marine battalions, consisting of fewer than 2,500 men, lay attack and soundly defeat enemy troops at Hue, South Vietnam.

An in-depth look is taken into "Bloody George," the undermanned marine rifle company that was called up in 1950 at the beginning of the Korean War.

A comprehensive look is taken into one of the most incredible battles of World War II, the taking of a nondescript hill on the island of Okinawa.

An examination of a conspiracy which allowed three inmates to escape an impenetrable fortress, revealing hidden secrets of the dungeon of Alcatraz.

A few untold stories of the U.S. Coast Guard are shared, featuring footage and personal accounts from members who performed a combat role in the Vietnam War.