history classics

HISTORY Classics: Conquest of America

HISTORY Classics: Conquest of America

After Columbus came conquest. From all corners of the world, explorers reached the shores of the New World to reap untold riches, seek new routes to the Far East, and gain the most elusive glory [...]

HISTORY Classics: The Ten Commandments

HISTORY Classics: The Ten Commandments

It is the most famous document in all of Western history. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS are the words of God carved into stone. But what did they really mean, and what do they mean today? In [...]

HISTORY Classics: History's Mysteries

HISTORY Classics: History's Mysteries

Pick up where the textbooks leave off with HISTORY’S MYSTERIES and explore the stories, events, legends, and myths that have aroused curiosity, inspired wonder, and incited debate throughout the ages. From ancient history to modern [...]

HISTORY Classics: Mysteries of the Bible: The Bible's Greatest Heroes

HISTORY Classics: Mysteries of the Bible: The Bible's Greatest Heroes

After thousands of years of debate and question, MYSTERIES OF THE BIBLE explores many of the greatest tales of Scripture. Filmed on location throughout the Holy Land, and utilizing modern scientific techniques and newfound archaeological [...]

HISTORY Classics: Ancient Discoveries: War in the Ancient World

HISTORY Classics: Ancient Discoveries: War in the Ancient World

Each episode of ANCIENT DISCOVERIES: WAR IN THE ANCIENT WORLD explores ancient inventions and engineering that were previously believed to have been created only in modern times. Included in this special collection: the extraordinary ingenuity [...]

HISTORY Classics: Hero Ships

HISTORY Classics: Hero Ships

For nearly a hundred years, these steel, grey-skinned battlewagons have fought off everything from Al Qaeda to dive-bombing Kamikazes. Some returned from the hell of war to become major tourist attractions for new generations. Others [...]

HISTORY Classics: Weapons at War: Brute Force WWII

HISTORY Classics: Weapons at War: Brute Force WWII

From man’s earliest battles to the combat visions of the future, the WEAPONS AT WAR series richly illustrates the history of weaponry throughout the ages – and what weapons will be like in the future. [...]

HISTORY Classics: The History of the Holidays: Christmas

HISTORY Classics: The History of the Holidays: Christmas

The history of Christmas dates back thousands of years and it has spawned as many traditions as it has questions. This special collection takes a look at the beloved holiday from a number of perspectives. [...]

HISTORY Classics: Decoding the Past

HISTORY Classics: Decoding the Past

The Bermuda Triangle… The Garden of Eden… The Shroud of Turin… some of the greatest mysteries of life will be examined in HISTORY CLASSICS: DECODING THE PAST to separate fact from fiction once and for [...]