TV Guide American Heroes Channel Wednesday

The history of fighter planes; starting with the earliest examples, this episode explores the advances that make them the strongest weapons in modern warfare.

The history of traps, which demoralize the enemy by making the safe unsafe; the show traces their ancestry and displays the technology behind today's devices.

This episode focuses on hand-carried weapons; it discusses the varieties of hand and rocket-propelled grenades available to the modern soldier.

Fire's history as a weapon, from the times of the ancient Greek navies through the bombs of World War II and the Vietnam War and today's thermobaric bombs.

The program examines the history of vertical take off aircraft, and how they became one of the most multipurpose weapons in modern warfare.

The program examines the storied history of the bomber from throwing explosives out of the cockpit to laser-guided bunker busters.

The story is presented of how Colonel Robin Olds, a World War II veteran airman, became the hero of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force.

United States Air Force Pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski makes it his personal mission to be the best there ever was; extra material added.

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.

Towards the end of June, 1940, Hitler and his Nazi soldiers find that the looming shadow of a rebellious Britain have become too much to pass on.

Viewers are taken back to the harrowing circumstances that ensued in Europe during the autumn of 1940, when Germany waged conflict on the USSR.

Historical analysts paint a picture for how the horrifying bombing of Pearl Harbor caused a largely European conflict to consume the entire globe.

Viewers are provided with the perspective of an Italian dictator that sought conquest en route to a recreation of the expansive Roman Empire.

Historians provide an understanding for how the harrowing events of World War II caused nations on both sides of the conflict to push weaponry research.

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.

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.

Experts discuss how Hitler was able to keep a city hidden from the Allies during World War II that wasn't discovered until the Nazis were pushed out of Poland.

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 discuss how Hitler was able to keep a city hidden from the Allies during World War II that wasn't discovered until the Nazis were pushed out of Poland.

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.

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.