shop channel finder tv schedule videos cold war armageddon wednesdays 10 9c military technology watch full episodes now on ahc go history s villains ancient assassins saturdays 10 9c did you know codes and conspiracies tuesdays 10 9c military technology top 10 tanks videos did you know apocalypse wwi heroes red bandanna hero award winner chris baity view all videos history s villains ancient assassins the united states and alexander the great face the same challenges in afghanistan in his drive to expand his empire towards india alexander the great s biggest obstacle is keeping his supply lines traversing afghanistan secure . us and british forces today face the same challenges . 03 16 did you know cold war armageddon testing atom bombs as the iron curtain descends over europe as the threat posed by the soviet union increases and communism expands throughout europe the united states initiates a series of atomic bomb tests known as operation crossroads in the bikini atoll . 02 16 did you know codes and conspiracies america drew first blood at pearl harbor though the pearl harbor attack is remembered mostly for the aerial attack beneath the waters japanese submarines had their own plan of attack . 03 41 history s villains ancient assassins janissaries were the ottoman empire s elite shock troops the janissaries of the ottoman empire were highly trained killers taken from their homes at a young age as part of a blood tax who distinguished themselves in battle notably during the siege of constantinople of 1453 . 03 04 military heroes taking fire having to be hyper vigilant in a new afghan village the soldiers of the 101st airborne division spot a location of interest but from 250 meters away there s no telling if they re in enemy territory . 03 19 military heroes taking fire trying to ensure a secure election in the pech river valley the men of the 101st airborne division experience rising tensions as elections in afghanistan approach . 03 04 did you know chasing conspiracies the conspiracy against the sex pistols in 1977 the sex pistols came close to number one in the charts with their hit god save the queen . was there a conspiracy to keep the rock band from performing the song on the bbc s top of the pops the very same week as the celebration of queen elizabeth s silver jubilee 03 01 military heroes taking fire a taliban ambush that begins with a deadly ied after ben and charles are killed by an ied and the taliban launch an ambush the remaining men of the 101st airborne welcome the fight . 03 07 loading ... top american heroes full episodes on home tv shows against the odds american lawmen the age of aerospace what history forgot america facts vs. fiction gunslingers auschwitz hitler s final solution the american revolution nazis evolution of evil world war ii in color videos gunslingers videos 6 pack video apocalypse wwi videos top 10 tanks videos top 10 combat rifles videos tv schedule channel finder social facebook twitter youtube newsletter online closed captioning privacy policy visitor agreement corporate discovery communications llc viewer relations advertising careers discovery our sites animal planet animal planet live animalist destination america discovery access discovery channel discovery education discovery familia discovery family channel discovery go discovery kids discovery life channel discovery music source discovery news investigation discovery own seeker sourcefed testtube tlc velocity science channel copyright 2016 discovery communications llc . the world s 1 nonfiction media company . close