American Heroes Channel Documentaries

In the aftermath of World War II, writer and activist, Stetson Kennedy, sets out on a one-man mission to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. Kennedy risks his life to pass on valuable Klan information to the producers of the Superman Radio Show.

The Black Death had such a devastating effect on society that it precipitated the crumbling of the old feudal European medieval order and ushered in the modern world. But what actually caused the Black Death – and how many people died – is still a mystery.

Tom Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, looks back on some of his most memorable and newsworthy interviews.

One-hour special commemorating 70 years since Anne Frank's death, includes Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step sister and survivor from Auschwitz; Gillian Walnes who runs the Anne Frank Trust; and Ronald Leopold, Director of the Anne Frank House.

Chronicles the end of World War II in Europe, specifically on May 4, the 70th anniversary of VE Day, or the end of fighting in Europe. Features a haunting cover of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Lorde, along with remastered archival footage from the era.

A look at seven momentous days of Hitler's early life, each of which had a profound influence on his mental make-up.

Adolf Hitler plots to capture the capital city of Baku in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and gain control of the nation's valuable oil resources

Newly discovered secret files reveal the huge drugs program that fuelled the Nazi war machine. Led by Hitler, himself possessed by narcotics, the German troops consume tens of millions of Crystal Meth tablets throughout the war, driving them to extremes.

"ONE GIANT LEAP" tells the riveting and uplifting story of how a nation in turmoil rose to its feet after a series of violent and horrific events. This all-new special chronicles the tragedies, fears and pressures of the ‘60s space race that led to a remarkable miracle, uniting and inspiring Americans across the nation.

5,100 miles from the Earth a solar death ray can be found orbiting the skies. At the thrust of rocket, this solar mirror will obliterate any city. This was the Nazi dream, but what was the reality?

America's most brilliant physicists converged to work on a top secret project to unlock the power of the atom before the Nazi's could.

A laughable pseudo-history dreamt up by occult fantasists lay behind the myth of the Aryan super race. Yet it inspired the Nazis into war, legitimized the holocaust and led to the abduction of tens of thousands of young Aryan-looking children.

The Nazis work on developing a biological weapon to use against the Allies and change the course of World War II.

How did an unremarkable drifter from Vienna instigate the most devastating military conflict in the history of the world? Nazi Secret Files reveals how a series of psychotic episodes in his early life convinced Adolf Hitler he was a modern day Pharaoh.

Austrian colonel Otto Skorzeny and Muslim leader Amin Al Husseini carry Hitler's dream to a Nazi stronghold in the Middle East.

CASTRO: THE WORLD’S MOST WATCHED MAN, a one-hour documentary looking at the life of Fidel Castro through the eyes of the spies who have observed him for over a half-century.