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The Airmen and the Headhunters: Watch the Full Episode

The Airmen and the Headhunters: Watch the Full Episode

Watch this entire episode featuring lost WWII soldiers, the Dayak tribe of Borneo, and the soldier’s eventual rescue conceived by an eccentric British Major.

Posted: Nov 12th, 2009  Comments: 9
Mumbai Massacre: Watch a Preview

Mumbai Massacre: Watch a Preview

Timed for broadcast on the first anniversary of the attacks, this episode brings viewers first-hand survivor accounts, closed-circuit footage of the chaos from within the hotels and actual words spoken by both victims and terrorists.

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0
The Airmen and the Headhunters: Image Gallery

The Airmen and the Headhunters: Image Gallery

See archival images, stills from reenactments, and images of the men today who lived "The Airmen and the Headhunters".

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009  Comments: 15
The Airmen and the Headhunters: Contributors and Producers

The Airmen and the Headhunters: Contributors and Producers

Read biographies of the contributors, authors, experts and producers who creates “The Airmen and the Headhunters” for Secrets of the Dead.

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009  Comments: 8
The Airmen and the Headhunters: Watch a Preview

The Airmen and the Headhunters: Watch a Preview

Watch this thrilling jungle adventure based on the book of the same title by Judith Heimann and featuring exclusive testimonies from the last surviving airman, veterans and Dayak heroes.

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009  Comments: 21
Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Barrett Tillman

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Barrett Tillman

Barrett Tillman, an author and historian who appears in the film “Dogfight Over Guadalcanal,” discusses the art of the dogfight and the Guadalcanal campaign.

Posted: Jun 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0
Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Colonel Ralph Wetterhahn

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Colonel Ralph Wetterhahn

In this interview with Wetterhahn, learn about how his background as a crash investigator and in the US Air Force helped to uncover the truth about what happened in this historic dogfight.

Posted: Jun 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0
Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Anatomy of a Dogfight

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Anatomy of a Dogfight

While a dogfight can’t be reduced entirely to the distinctions between two machines, it’s necessary to look closely at the aircraft involved.

Posted: Jun 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0
Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: The Guadalcanal Assault

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: The Guadalcanal Assault

On August 7, 1942, the opening day of the Guadalcanal campaign, American forces began shelling Guadalcanal and neighboring Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

Posted: Jun 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0
Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Watch the Full Episode

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal: Watch the Full Episode

“Dogfight Over Guadalcanal” examines the showdown between 30-year-old Southerland in his Wildcat, and Saburo Sakai, 25, in his Mitsubishi Zero. Watch the full episode online.

Posted: Jun 2nd, 2009  Comments: 3
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