TV Guide American Heroes Channel Sunday

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.

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.

Experts investigate new discoveries on a strange fortified island that reveal the terrifying truth behind Hitler's secret plan to win World War II at all costs.

Experts explore a strange, abandoned mansion on a remote island that's central to countless conspiracy theories involving Nazi missions.

Experts discover that an abandoned eerie structure in France could have doomed the Allies in World War II, and new discoveries reveal the truth.

Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore a secret bunker and a vast network of tunnels that were discovered after World War II.

An in-depth presentation is featured about the Tuskegee Airmen, the brave all-African American fighter pilots that beat discrimination; extra content added.

The story is told of Canadian fighter pilot George Beurling, who became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II; extra content added.

The story is told of Britain's Douglas Bader, whose squadron of Canadian fighter pilots went to battle against Hitler's Luftwaffe in July 1940, with extras.

An in-depth look is taken at the crew of the Lancaster ME669, who had the job of dropping explosives over Nazi-occupied Germany; extra content added.

During the course of the summer's end in 1944, the intrepid forces of Allied nations continued their invasion of northwest Europe while pushing towards Germany

American forces are discussed in relation to the invention of new wartime tactics, which resulted from attacks that turned the tide of WWII in the Pacific.

Grandiose parades, soaring speeches and passionate radio announcements from the Second World War are uncovered by military historians.

Archived material and expert commentary is brought together to provide proper perspective for Japan's dire situation during the mid-1940's.

Viewers are provided with due perspective into wartime events from 1943, which included the beginning of Hitler's downfall and an invasion of Italy.

Viewers are presented with a unique historical narrative touching upon the ill-preparedness of Hitler's forces for the Allied invasion of France in 1944.

Discovery by the Allies of the corpses of Germanic heroes buried in an underground salt mine, involving a world of magic and secret castles.

The struggle during World War II between the Catholic pope, who claimed to represent God on earth, and Hitler, who claimed to be God on earth.

Investigators present what they believe to be a relationship between the work of Nazi scientists and the foreign technology of alien UFOs.

The role of the Occult and its influence on Hitler's commanders during World War II is analyzed, in this telling of how it shaped the outcome of the conflict.

Discovery by the Allies of the corpses of Germanic heroes buried in an underground salt mine, involving a world of magic and secret castles.

The struggle during World War II between the Catholic pope, who claimed to represent God on earth, and Hitler, who claimed to be God on earth.

Investigators present what they believe to be a relationship between the work of Nazi scientists and the foreign technology of alien UFOs.

The role of the Occult and its influence on Hitler's commanders during World War II is analyzed, in this telling of how it shaped the outcome of the conflict.

Viewers are provided with due perspective into wartime events from 1943, which included the beginning of Hitler's downfall and an invasion of Italy.

Viewers are presented with a unique historical narrative touching upon the ill-preparedness of Hitler's forces for the Allied invasion of France in 1944.