How Military Coups Really Happen

From camouflage and covert reconnaissance to stealth bombers and radar-defying aircraft, this episode explores the technology that transformed modern warfare. Discover how militaries learned to hide from the enemy—and the cutting-edge systems developed to detect them.

Modern warfare has been transformed by advances in communications, surveillance and stealth. This episode explores the evolution of covert technology—from the humble ghillie suit to the radar-evading B-2 Spirit—and the cutting-edge systems designed to detect even the most elusive targets.

From the Sandinista Revolution to the Iran-Contra scandal, this documentary explores how the Cold War turned Nicaragua and El Salvador into battlegrounds. Discover how the United States, the Soviet Union and Cuba fought a covert war through proxy armies, secret operations and political intrigue—leaving a legacy of violence that still shapes Central America today.

Throughout the course of history, there have been many viciously cruel dictators, but few as deranged as Muammar Gaddafi, the man President Reagan dubs The Mad Dog of the Middle East. For over 40 years the Libyan despot terrifies, tortures and tricks the world with one horrific act after another. This is the story of Colonel Gaddafi, the Middle East’s longest serving dictator from his roots as an idealistic young revolutionary in 1969, to becoming one of the world’s most deadly terrorists. Mixing dramatic reconstruction with archive and testimony, this film shows how his quest to be taken seriously as an international statesman drives him to commit increasingly insane atrocities at home and abroad. It explains how he ends up an international pariah and reveals how his delusions of grandeur will lead to his downfall in 2011. -- Welcome to the official Get.factual the original video platform channel! 🌍 We are a documentary streaming channel covering history, science, technology, and nature. Explore worlds distant, forgotten, and unknown; from the depths of ocean trenches to the far reaches of the cosmos.

How did one of the world's longest-running conflicts begin—and why has peace remained so elusive? This documentary traces the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from the creation of Israel and the Oslo Accords to the rise of Hamas, repeated wars in Gaza, and the political decisions that have shaped decades of violence

From Britain's first jet fighter and the revolutionary Harrier to the AK-47, Jeep and terrifying V2 rocket, this episode charts the relentless pursuit of speed and agility in modern warfare. As weapons become faster and more mobile, the story ultimately leads to the Cold War's most chilling development — nuclear missiles capable of striking almost instantly.