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11 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Sun, Aug 3, 2008
Episode 2
Thu, Mar 12, 200944 mins
Recent archeological discoveries unearth secrets of a fierce warrior society, one built on human sacrifice, bizarre rituals and deadly weapons. A bloody battle at the ancient city of Dos Pilas leads to the downfall and disappearance of this powerful pre-Columbian warrior society. How?
Episode 3
Thu, Mar 26, 200945 mins
Germany, 9 AD. The Romans, with the greatest army in the world, are annihilated by Germanic tribes at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Green Beret Terry Schappert travels to Germany to learn more about Arminius, a German war chief that grew up with the Romans and studies their tactics. Arminius was able to use the Romans tactics against them in one of Rome's greatest defeats: the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Episode 4
Thu, Mar 19, 200944 mins
Green Beret Terry Schappert reveals why the Vikings were called the "Hell's Angels of the Middle Ages". He tests the weapons and tactics used to pillage Europe, which these "hell's angels" did, until they met their match - the Saxons - at the Battle of Maldon.
Episode 5
Thu, Apr 2, 200945 mins
The armor, weapons, and tactics of the medieval knight made him the elite soldier on the battlefield. But all that changed when Henry V's outnumbered army faced the French at Agincourt.
Episode 6
Thu, Apr 9, 200945 mins
With all due awe and reverence Terry presents masters of the Samurai arts as he tells the story of Miyamoto Musashi, a Ronin who successfully challenged every aspect of Samurai tradition but remained true to the code of Bushido.
Episode 7
Thu, Apr 16, 200945 mins
In 1565, the Ottoman Empire wanted to seek control of Europe and battled the Knights of Saint John, an outnumbered force guarding the island of Malta from the advancing Turks. Terry investigates the weapons and tactics used by the soldiers, which helped to stave the advance of Islam in Europe.
Episode 8
Thu, Apr 23, 200945 mins
In 480 BC 40,000 Spartans engaged 300,000 Persian invaders who had already destroyed Athens. Terry explains how the Spartans were able to defeat the Persians in the Battle of Plataea, kill Persian General Mardonias and avenge the death Leonidas.
Episode 9
Thu, Apr 30, 200945 mins
In eight years Shaka Zulu takes this minor tribe and using new battle tactics and weapons, conquers all the neighboring tribes. His reign is then cut short when he is assassinated. But even 50 year later the military force he created was able to challenge the modern British Army.
Episode 10
Thu, May 7, 200945 mins
This episode explores the bloody history of the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Terry Schappert learns about the bloody hand to hand combat techniques and vicious weaponry (like shark tooth clubs) of the Hawaiian warriors. He also reenacts the tactics that King Kamehameha the Great used in his crushing victory at Battle of Nu'uanu Cliffs.
Episode 11
Thu, May 14, 200945 mins
Terry describes the weapons, tactics and triumphs of America's first special forces unit, the Alamo Scouts. Their assignment; infiltrate behind enemy lines to prepare for the Allied campaign to retake the Phillipines.