TV Guide Military History Channel

Filmmakers trace the story of Mexican immigrant Sergeant Rafael Peralta, who enlisted in the U.S. military as soon as he got his green card and sacrificed his

Successful tactics used during battles throughout history are explored, including a booby trap large enough to capture an entire fleet, burning mud and more.

R. Lee Ermey answers questions about the armor worn by knights, how landmines operate and the items American soldiers kept in their backpacks during WWI.

Ermey learns whether body armor is capable of protecting soldiers from bullets; Ermey discovers how World War I pilots avoided their propellers while shooting.

A look is taken at the Navy's motor torpedo boats and their crews, who attacked enemy installations and more along the Guadalcanal and the Japanese islands.

Archival German film footage reveals the truth surrounding the operations and tactics of the German special forces during their numerous daring raids.

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

R. Lee Ermey answers questions about the armor worn by knights, how landmines operate and the items American soldiers kept in their backpacks during WWI.

Ermey learns whether body armor is capable of protecting soldiers from bullets; Ermey discovers how World War I pilots avoided their propellers while shooting.

A look is taken at the Navy's motor torpedo boats and their crews, who attacked enemy installations and more along the Guadalcanal and the Japanese islands.

Archival German film footage reveals the truth surrounding the operations and tactics of the German special forces during their numerous daring raids.

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

Filmmakers trace the story of Mexican immigrant Sergeant Rafael Peralta, who enlisted in the U.S. military as soon as he got his green card and sacrificed his

Successful tactics used during battles throughout history are explored, including a booby trap large enough to capture an entire fleet, burning mud and more.

R. Lee Ermey answers questions about the armor worn by knights, how landmines operate and the items American soldiers kept in their backpacks during WWI.

Ermey learns whether body armor is capable of protecting soldiers from bullets; Ermey discovers how World War I pilots avoided their propellers while shooting.

A look is taken at the Navy's motor torpedo boats and their crews, who attacked enemy installations and more along the Guadalcanal and the Japanese islands.

Archival German film footage reveals the truth surrounding the operations and tactics of the German special forces during their numerous daring raids.

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

During WWIII, the Office of Strategic Services and the Allied Intelligence Bureau decided develop intelligence gathering techniques.

A look is taken at the defenses that comprise the Maginot Line in France, while also revealing how German forces were able to circumvent it all.

Boasting that "Peace Is Our Profession," the United States' Strategic Air Command controlled thousands of nuclear weapons from 1946 to 1992.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union works to develop fantastic weapons that usually resulted in the tragic deaths of their own crews.

Ermey gets up close and personal with some cannons from the Civil War era; specialists reveal the tools they need to clear dangerous mines out of minefields.

Covers such diverse topics as the cavalry saddles used in the Old West, how gas masks work, and the operation of landing craft.

After an F-16 fighter was shot down in Bosnia in June 1995, the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps embarked on a joint mission to rescue the pilot.

Boasting that "Peace Is Our Profession," the United States' Strategic Air Command controlled thousands of nuclear weapons from 1946 to 1992.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union works to develop fantastic weapons that usually resulted in the tragic deaths of their own crews.

Ermey gets up close and personal with some cannons from the Civil War era; specialists reveal the tools they need to clear dangerous mines out of minefields.

Covers such diverse topics as the cavalry saddles used in the Old West, how gas masks work, and the operation of landing craft.

After an F-16 fighter was shot down in Bosnia in June 1995, the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps embarked on a joint mission to rescue the pilot.

During WWIII, the Office of Strategic Services and the Allied Intelligence Bureau decided develop intelligence gathering techniques.

A look is taken at the defenses that comprise the Maginot Line in France, while also revealing how German forces were able to circumvent it all.