TV Guide American Heroes

After Paris falls to the Nazis, French Prime Minister Henri Pétain plans to sign an armistice with Nazi Germany on June 16, 1940, but Gen. Charles de Gaulle secedes and rebels against the policy.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attack Pearl Harbor and sink a large part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; President Franklin D. Roosevelt decides it's time for the United States to strike back.

On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launches a military offensive called Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union.

Tracing the development of helicopters and other vertical take-off aircraft.

Members of the U.S. Army Rangers utilize cutting-edge military technology.

The British Special Air Service utilizes insertion behind enemy lines to combat terrorism.

Tracing the history of bombers, from early aircraft to the bunker-busters of today.

A look at the top fighter planes, and what the future holds for these aerial assassins.

Modern guns combine unparalleled accuracy, range and stopping power.

The decisive moments of American involvement in Vietnam, highlighting key battles and turning points.

Highlighting the defining battles that turned the tide in the Pacific theater for the U.S.

Key battles and strategies surrounding the liberation of Kuwait from invading dictator Saddam Hussein.

Investigates Hitler's rise from election defeat in 1928 to Germany's Messiah in 1933. Experts analyze his speeches, dissect his PR gift and interrogate the mind of a man who ruthlessly executes his closest comrade.

As Hitler's messianic complex reaches its peak, so does the Nazi leader's tireless warmongering.

Investigation into the first three decades of Adolf Hitler's life to discover what transformed a down-and-out Austrian into the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party and the truth behind Hitler's time serving in World War I.

Exploring inside the mind of a dictator as Hitler tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest; leading experts investigate the key skills that enable him to turn the tables on Europe's foreign leaders.

Exploring Hitler's mental and physical decline as he confronts his inevitable defeat.

Hitler struggles to stay in control when the tide of war turns against him.

Investigation into the first three decades of Adolf Hitler's life to discover what transformed a down-and-out Austrian into the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party and the truth behind Hitler's time serving in World War I.

Exploring inside the mind of a dictator as Hitler tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest; leading experts investigate the key skills that enable him to turn the tables on Europe's foreign leaders.

Exploring Hitler's mental and physical decline as he confronts his inevitable defeat.

Hitler struggles to stay in control when the tide of war turns against him.

As Hitler's messianic complex reaches its peak, so does the Nazi leader's tireless warmongering.

Investigates Hitler's rise from election defeat in 1928 to Germany's Messiah in 1933. Experts analyze his speeches, dissect his PR gift and interrogate the mind of a man who ruthlessly executes his closest comrade.