American Heroes Channel offers a rare glimpse into events and battles that shaped our world.

AMERICAN HEROES

Sir John Hawkwood, a medieval English knight, leaves the Hundred Years War to become a mercenary, and with his army, the White Company, becomes the scourge of Italy, though often without a single blow being struck.

Ancient Assassins

Medieval Mercenaries

Experts explore the history of the Swiss Guards and the particular importance of the 6th of May to the world's smallest and oldest army.

The Pope's Bodyguards

1644. Ng Mui escapes from Beijing. Taking refuge in a Shaolin monastery, she learns their Kung Fu and develops a new form of the martial art.

Kung Fu Nun

Backed with overwhelming force, Pagan Vikings wrestle King Alfred for control of 9th century England.

Viking Apocalypse

English King Edward I invades Scotland In 1296 and only William Wallace is prepared to stand in his way as he grows from outlaw to army general.

The Real Braveheart

Batavians, an amphibious Roman unit, lead the invasion of ancient Britain in a desperate mission deep in enemy territory that may hand the emperor an unlikely victory.

Rome's Navy Seals

Female samurai warrior Tomoe Gozen defeats the finest swordsmen and battles tyranny in late 12th-century Japan.

Beautiful Samurai

Often fighting against overwhelming odds these are tales of long lost ancient heroes.

Secret Band Of Thebes

When Alexander the Great confronts a rebel warlord in an impregnable mountain stronghold, he dispatches 300 hand-picked warriors to scale the sheer rock face, at night, without being detected.

Alexander the Great's Spidermen

Vlad the Impaler, one of the most ruthless and brutal rulers in medieval Europe, inspires the fictional character of Dracula.

Vlad's Impalers

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