Codes and Conspiracies

The United States Colored Troops was the first official regiment comprised mostly of African American troops in the Civil War, and they distinguished themselves by charging a well-entrenched Confederate position that had not been previously breached.

Amazingly well done documentary style series that utilizes interviews of the real men involved in extraordinary military conflict situations that, Against the Odds, lived to tell their story of heroism and resiliency. A great use of real world action clips from the battles themselves from all wars including WWII, Vietnam, Korea and Iraq. What some of these units of men went though to, in many cases, change the course of the wars is absolutely inspiring.

Host Jamie Kaler debunks classic American myths

John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone: these are just some of America's most notorious outlaws. Their violent crime sprees are the stuff of American legend, but there are two sides to every story. Natural Born Outlaws explores the true stories of iconic American desperados and the epic manhunts that would eventually bring them down.

A profile of the teen diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929-45) includes remarks by Eva Schloss, Frank's stepsister; Ronald Leopold, executive director of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam; and Gillian Walnes, co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust.

A series examining entrepreneurship and technological advances in the U.S.