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It was perhaps the bloodiest battle of a bloody campaign. More than 6,000 U.S. Marines gave their lives to capture a South Seas atoll smaller than New York's Central Park. Afterwards, asked if morale had ever flagged during the fight, a Japanese prisoner said ""Yes, when the dying Marines just kept coming."" Revisit this costly campaign through incredible battlefield footage and riveting interviews with the men who left behind friends and blood on the tiny island. Generals Bill Jones and Mike...

Join Rick Dale and his crew for Volume 3 of American Restorationa on HISTORYA as they once again get their hands on old, decrepit "stuff," see through the rust to its inner beauty and painstakingly restore it to its former glory. Whether it's a gas pump from the '20s, a chocolate bar vending machine from the '40s or a Wurlitzer jukebox from the '50s, these guys put their passion into bringing these relics back to life. Each item presents unique challenges for the team, which develops inventive...

Rick, Marty and the Oak Island team are back for the biggest season yet bringing with them more determination, resources, and technology than ever in their quest to solve the 224-year-old treasure mystery. Last season's cliffhanger revealed a possible sunken ship in the triangle-shaped swamp, and now the team pulls out all the stops to find out what could be buried below. At Smith's Cove, the team conducts an even more expansive investigation than last year. In the Money Pit area, the...

Narrated by Primetime Emmy Award winner Aidan Quinn, THE IRISH IN AMERICA explores the long and difficult struggle of the Irish immigrant experience in this special presentation HISTORY documentary. In the period of 1650 thru the turn of the 20th century, some five million immigrants left family and friends behind in Ireland for the promise of America. From the American Revolution through the Mexican and Civil Wars to the California Gold Rush and the Age of Jackson, THE IRISH IN AMERICA shows...

It was the age of Da Vinci and Michelangelo, of enlightened creativity and unparalleled intellectual achievement. But it was also the age of Machiavelli, or rampant lawlessness, incessant war and unspeakable depravity. At the heart of the world order was the Vatican, and at the center of the Vatican was Rodrigo Borgia, a man whose quest for power would propel him to seek the ultimate prize, the Chair of Saint Peter. His name would become synonymous with ruthlessness, and his reign as pope...

Legendary director Jean-Luc Godard's CONTEMPT is a movie within a movie - on the surface, the film is about a director (Michel Piccoli) whose wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) falls out of love with him while he is rewriting an adaptation of Homer's ODYSSEY for an American producer (Jack Palance). But underneath this tragic tale of a doomed romance lies Godard's true subject: the commercial film industry, which he shows his CONTEMPT for in a directing performance that is slyly subversive, darkly...

America is the surprising burial ground for a web of archaeological secrets. Forensic geologist Scott Wolter reveals that the history books may not tell the whole story. Across the country, ancient symbols, religious relics, and unexplained artifacts suggest that civilizations from around the world have left their mark. A real-life Indiana Jones, Wolter not only uncovers compelling evidence that pre-dates the official "discovery" of the New World, he also turns what we think we know about...

ABBY'S ULTIMATE DANCE COMPETITION, headlined by Dance Moms Abby Lee Miller, features 12 of the country's most talented girl and boy dancers competing for a $100,000 cash prize and a scholarship to the Young Dancer Program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Joining Miller at the judges' table is Robin Antin, founder of the pop group sensation Pussycat Dolls, and dancer and cutting-edge celebrity choreographer Richard Jackson (Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night"). Kevin Manno (MTV's The Seven)...

Billy goes where most men fear to tread in capturing critters where they don't belong and relocating them to a safer home for everybody concerned. Watch as Billy tackles alligators, snapping turtles, raccoons, bats, rats, flying squirrels, snakes, and a tenacious red fox in a family's playroom!

Coach Diana Williams and her Dancing Dolls troupe are taking on the hip-hop world - one dance-off at a time! Based in Jackson, Mississippi, it's Coach D's Dancing Dolls versus the rest of the world in the fiercely competitive face-offs against other talented and rutheless dance teams. Each hour-long episode follows the Dolls as they prepare for and travel to a competition or showcase that will culminate in a nail-biting standoff between the Dancing Dolls and one of their sworn rivals!

In the city of Los Angeles, it's dangerous to have a dream; but impossible not to follow one. And that constant pursuit of the unattainable will make the most unlikely characters connect and collide in a diverse social mosaic. From chance encounters to dramatic interactions, L.A. is the fuel that can change lives forever.

AMERICA'S BOOK OF SECRETSA on H2a again opens the vault of information usually hidden from the public view, including previously undisclosed historical narratives and insider information. This season, via in-depth research and exclusive channels, we delve into a range of familiar yet enigmatic subjects like the American Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Hells Angels; such esoteric subjects as Bigfoot, and even presidential cover-ups. Come with us as we bust through the locked doors and security...