The Pope's Bodyguards

The truth about America’s greatest generals is obscured by myth. West Point cadet Dwight Eisenhower used an alias to hide a secret and Douglas MacArthur deserved a court-martial, not a medal, for his actions in the Philippines in World War II.

The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment fought and died from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Their sheer determination against the enemy was matched only by their devotion to one another.

In 1995 ruthless murderer and Boston crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger flees Boston to escape an impending arrest. State police, the FBI and US Marshals all join an international hunt for this violent fugitive.

In the 80's & 90's the mafia controls the New York criminal underworld. But by the early 200's evidence surfaces that the mob has gone much further and has people inside the NYPD. Now a dedicated team of detectives must find out who are the Mob Cops.

Crazy Joey Gallo psychopathic killer, beatnik hipster and renegade mobster. Burning with rage and determined to make his way to the top, he wages all-out war against the government & sparks a mafia revolution before going down in a hail of bullets.

AHC brings you the War Story of American Hero Lt. Colonel Shaw. Serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Lt. Colonel Shaw has countless stories of heroism, sacrifice, and life from his time in the military. This is his War Story.

AHC brings you the War Story of 2nd Lieutenant Army Nurse Cameron Montgomery. After serving at the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, 2nd Lieutenant Montgomery has countless stories of heroism, sacrifice, and life from her time on the frontlines.

During WWII, the draft made heroes out of 18-year-old boys. That's exactly what happened for Purple Heart recipient Harold McMillan in his "miraculous story."

It didn't matter what it was or what it did -- Sergeant Clifford Curtis Letson could fix it. As one of the most decorated mechanics of WWII, Letson recalls his days of making things work overseas.

In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, hear the first-hand accounts of the incredible sacrifices and momentous feats endured by the Allies alongside the devastating consequences of the German capture of France.

In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, listen to the astonishing stories behind the liberation of France, and hear the price many soldiers had to pay in order for the Allies to take France back from the Germans.

In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, the provoking thoughts behind some of the war's most tragic events are shared as the war in the Pacific nears its violent end.

In this episode we'll uncover support for the National Socialist movement within America, revealing outposts of Nazi Germany within the land of the free. We'll also learn about the man who believed he was the American Fuhrer.

We examine how the Nazis began to stamp their image on Germany and the nations that had fallen under the German jackboot -- from plans to redesign Berlin as the capital of the world to the total destruction of Warsaw.

In this episode I'll investigate how Hitler implemented these changes through anti-Semitic clothing laws, the establishment of SS "bride schools" and breeding programs that saw children stolen from their parents.