The sensational series from HISTORY is back on DVD with brand-new episodes!
The acclaimed HISTORY series is back in a lavish gift set with a brand new bonus disc and the companion book!
This stunningly comprehensive presentation of definitive documentaries brings sharp focus to the momentous, incomprehensible events surrounding our national tragedy. Ten years later, HISTORY pays tribute to the many heroes who laid down their lives with this exhaustive and exhausting collection of documentaries, including the award-winning 102 Minutes That Changed America.
AMERICA : THE STORY OF US focuses on how events small and large are intrinsically linked to the exploration and innovation, leading us from the frontier to 21st century cities, from the Mississippi to the moon, from Jamestown to 9/11 up to present day. Moving though time and space linking key events, people and locations, capturing the vast sweep of American history— bringing viewers on a journey through the forces that shaped the destiny of America.
“Is it possible that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago, bringing with them technology that drastically affected the course of history and man’s own development? Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate this evidence, with a concentration on discoveries of the last 30 years, including unusual DNA findings on man’s evolution and newly decoded artifacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. It is a balanced investigation into a theory some believe cannot be true, but many agree cannot be ignored.
This series continues to explore the fascinating dark side of the Ocean. Four episodes present the complete and definitive story of the world’s oceans through the prism of its Five Deadly Forces…Tides and Currents, Pressure, Waves, and Predators. These are the Ocean’s unpredictable governing powers, deadly forces that have brought terror and destruction throughout history. Each episode explores a different deadly force while mapping its awesome past and contemporary presence throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans.
What if everything you learned in history books were only half true? In Brad Meltzer’s Decoded: Season One, best-selling author and history buff Meltzer separates fact from fiction as he investigates the hidden history and coded truths behind everything from the Statue of Liberty to the dollar bill to the assassination of President Lincoln. Mysteries explored in this captivating HISTORY series include: the real story behind the White House cornerstone, which has been missing for two centuries; the location of the lost Confederate treasury; the hidden messages of the Statue of Liberty; and whether Lady Liberty is anti-religion.
At the outer edge of America, lies the nation’s largest swamp– a hidden world where nature rules and man fights back. The way of life here has changed little since Cajuns first came here in the mid- 1700′s and the lost tribe who dwell here today share the fierce independence of those early pioneers, living off the land as they did. In a new series HISTORY chronicles the swampers’ busiest time of year– alligator season– and the risks undertaken by the unique group that calls this dangerous and mysterious place home.
It’s been 50 years since man ventured into the unknown, and the heavens are only now yielding their greatest secrets. Follow in the galactic path of THE UNIVERSE, which this season leads us even further [...]