Viasat History programa spalio 4 d.

Japan's escalation of the War in the East is devastatingly effective, but despite their success it is possible to see their inevitable defeat, and they have roused the military might of the USA.

The remains of 7,000 humans were discovered in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta's Neolithic temple; could the temple reveal the mystery of who they belonged to and what happened to its owners?

Laser surveys lead the team to undiscovered jungle temples, ground-penetrating radar reveals how kings took new territory, and could a huge jungle pyramid expose the makings of a mysterious cult?

The team uses drones to explore one of the world's largest ancient water systems, and ancient weapons and traces of a colossal iron industry reveal the truth behind the power of the Khmer military.

This two-parter charts teams of archaeologists as they undertake digs in and around the iconic Machu Picchu Citadel and Tambo Viejo on the Peruvian coast at never-before-excavated sites.

Archaeologists hunt for clues to how the mysterious Inca conquered much of South America, and why, when Europeans arrived, the mighty empire crumbled.

Did the Trojan War really happen? (1 of 2)

Did the Trojan War really happen? (2 of 2)

Historians and archaeologists set off in the footsteps of Genghis Khan in Mongolia; thanks to exceptional excavations in the field, they are rediscovering the lost cities of the Mongol empire.

Thanks to exceptional excavations in four lost cities of the Mongol empire, archaeologists are revealing the visionary society created by Genghis Khan in the 13th century A.D. / C.E.

June 1942: the most decisive naval-air battle in the Pacific started as a Japanese trap and ended as an American ambush, a totally unpredictable conflict made up of luck, code-breaking, and gambles.

January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.

January 1944: two divisions land at the Italian port of Anzio in one of the easiest Allied assaults of the war, but they fail to exploit their advantage, giving the German defenders time to reinforce.

June 1944: a stretch of beach overlooked by fortified cliffs created a devastating baptism of fire. Failed plans, missed opportunities, and courage make this frontline a major turning point in WWII.

June-July 1944: three weeks after D-Day, the Allied advance has stalled; the killing fields around Hill 112 become the start of a brutal war of attrition that the Nazis cannot afford to wage.