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Pitting Hollywood fiction against historical fact, we'll examine the reality behind Samuel Fuller's great war movie "The Big Red One". Based upon Fuller's own World War II experiences, the film starred Lee Marvin as the intrepid sergeant of special infantry squadron in various campaigns of the war.

True story of one of the Army's most distinguished divisions, the 101st, which was formed in WWI, becoming the 101st Airborne in WWII. The 101st participated in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, guarded black students in Little Rock, and was renamed the101st Air Cavalry in Vietnam to mark the transition from parachutes to helicopters.

The young, mystical Sioux leader Crazy Horse (Tasunka Witko) personifies Native-American resistance to white advancement westward. His leadership in the 1876 defeat of Custer's 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn made him the most famous Indian warrior in America. Ironically, Crazy Horse is a controversial figure among his own people. We know that he died on September 5, 1877, while resisting arrest; but the manner of his death, and just who was responsible for it, remain a hotly debated topic. Was...

A look at the growing debate over whether parole boards are too quick to release dangerous criminals. Features the cases of a parolee who raped and killed a coed and an ex-inmate who was released "cold turkey" because of prison overcrowding and then murdered a woman.

When a crew of international terrorists hijack a commercial airliner and intentionally plunge it into the Pacific Ocean, passengers are forced to struggle to survive. On board is a computer micro-board that controls the National Defense satellite Nova One, capable of launching nuclear weapons of mass destruction. In the wrong hands, it can mean global devastation. But in the eleventh hour, a band of Navy Seals will stage a daring underwater rescue. Now, with the fate of the world at hand,...

They were disenchanted rebel soldiers who turned to a life of crime. Their exploits earned them a place in American folklore. The James Gang was the most notorious band of outlaws in the Old West. Led by the storied Jesse James, they embarked on an amazing series of bank and train robberies that made them the most wanted criminals in the nation. BIOGRAPHY tells the complete story of the legendary gang through archival photos and expert testimony. Relive their most famous robberies and see how...

It was a court of lords and maidens, knights and sorcerers. The subject of myths and legends, movies and bestsellers, there has never been a place that has captured the imagination and eluded discovery quite like Camelot. From its inception, Camelot was shrouded in mystery and magic. Did such a place once exist? Was King Arthur real, or merely legend? Join prominent archaeologists and historians as they venture through England and Wales in search of the legendary site of the round table. From...

On November 29, 1992, 35-year-old Judy Blake Moilanen went walking with her five springer spaniels on Michigan's upper peninsula. When one of her dogs returned without her, Judy's mother went looking for her. She found her daughter's body in the woods, shot to death. AMERICAN JUSTICE details how what looked at first like a hunting accident eventually became a murder conviction for Judy's husband Bruce. A state police detective thought that his alibi was shaky, but it was Bruce and Judy's...

Some of the most horrific killers of all are found not guilty. They are the criminally insane, driven to commit crimes by psychoses and obsessions beyond their control. Instead of prison, they are committed to mental hospitals for treatment and some are eventually released. Go inside the wards of the highest-security mental institutions in America for a firsthand look at this twilight territory of the justice system. Never-before-seen footage reveals what life is like in the wards, from...

Two-million years ago, Homo erectus first shaped hard rock with a hammerstone to create sharp-edged tools. We follow the story of the axe from that point forward, tracing its journey as both deadly weapon and lifesaving tool. Then, we see how colonial blacksmiths made axes, and pay a visit to Snow & Nealley in Bangor, Maine, manufacturers of quality axes since 1864. Plus, we look at specialized axes through the years, from a 17th-century Persian parade axe to the firefighter's pickhead axe.

The Temples of Karnak and Luxor are the most illustrious religious centers of antiquity. For over two thousand years, the Egyptians worshipped their god Amun here, who they believed lived hidden within the temple. The temples also served as headquarters to Ancient Egypt's empire. An elite society of priests, scholars and scribes lived inside where a hotbed of power struggles, scientific breakthroughs and culture thrived. ANCIENT MYSTERIES travels inside these sacred walls and uncovers the...

Bill Kurtis meets botanists in South America to study newly developed "super seeds" which are strong enough to resist insects like the locust; then, he travels to Yellowstone National Park to look at new growth that indicates the forest is now recovering from the devastating fires of 1988.