1997
Explore the mysterious underground network that spirited high-ranking Nazis from the ruins of World War II, and which some suspect exists to this day. It is one of the most intriguing tales to come out of World War II. As the Third Reich lay in ruins, hundreds of high ranking Nazis, including Adolph Eichmann and Josef Mengele, somehow managed to escape Germany's closed borders and find safe havens in countries as diverse as Syria, Argentina, and even America. THE ODESSA FILE examines the persistent rumors and tempting evidence that points to the existence of a secretive organization that masterminded the escape of Nazi war criminals and perpetuated Nazi ideals the world over. Nazi hunters tell of encounters that led them to believe such a network not only existed, but still protects former war criminals to this day. Explore the link between the Perons of Argentina and the ex-Nazi colonel Otto Skorenzy, who many suspect was the mastermind behind Odessa. And see why the revelations surrounding the Swiss banks' handling of Nazi money may hold the vital clues that finally reveal the truth about the shadowy organization.
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2000
As Hitler rolled across Europe, millions of Jews and political enemies of the Third Reich were maliciously exterminated. Yet many more would have died were it not for the bravery of a few gentile foreign service diplomats. Years before D-Day, men like Switzerland's Carl Lutz, Portugal's Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Hiram Bingham of the U.S., and Germany's George Ferdinand Duckwitz secretly issued visas, falsified papers, and cut backroom deals to rescue the damned from the Nazi clutch.
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Sun, Jun 1, 2008
In 1985, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Robert Ballard solved one of the greatest nautical mysteries of the 20th century when, while on a top secret naval assignment, he found the final resting place of the RMS Titanic. Now, join the legendary explorer as he reveals the details behind this story of stealth, subs and superpowers ripped from the pages of a Cold War spy thriller. Learn how Ballard's search for Titanic became the cover story to ward off Soviet suspicions.