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Deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives. With ProPublica, investigating decades of legal maneuvering, political influence, lax regulation and industry opposition, as deaths rise.
Famagusta in Cyprus was the jewel in the Venetian crown. Julian Davison takes us on a tour of the city’s magnificent gothic cathedrals and formidable fortress, detailing the gory battles and fabled acts of heroism that took place here. Part 3 of 3.
The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.
With the help of physical anthropologists from the University of Zurich, the clues lead to one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, Amenhotep III - and then to the many women he was close to. He was known as the pharaoh with a thousand wives, and now in this tomb some of these women are coming to light for the first time. Part 2 of 2.
Historian Peter Barton concentrates on the second phase of the battle, from the middle of July to the middle of September 1916, and reveals how an Allied advance on objectives which should have lasted days and weeks took months and resulted in yet more carnage. While British tactics were unvarying, the Germans used the changing landscape of the battlefield, developing a tactic of defence in depth. Part 2 of 3.
The Aztec Empire was the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet their powerful empire would soon be decimated by their encounters with European colonisers. Part 3 of 6.
The Lafayette Escadrille was an American volunteer fighter squadron flying for France before America joined World War One. The sacrifices made by the men of the Lafayette Escadrille strengthened the historic bond between the sister republics as they laid the foundation of American combat aviation and the U.S. Air Force. Through never-before-seen photographs, letters and memoirs, the film gives the viewer a thrilling and visceral experience of the early days of combat aviation. Part 1 of 2.
