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Experience the grueling 13-week training course of Thailand's Marine Recon, an elite special forces unit. Witness recruits pushed to their absolute limits, enduring relentless physical and mental challenges from jungle survival and amphibious assaults to live-fire exercises. Discover what it truly takes to earn the coveted Marine Recon badge and join the ranks of Thailand's most formidable warriors. This documentary provides an exclusive look into one of the world's toughest military training programs. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts.

The major film The Iron Lady features a critically acclaimed performance by Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – The Iron Lady of the Western World. From her humble beginnings as a Grocer’s daughter from Grantham, Margaret Thatcher fought her way through the murky world of politics, the sexist prejudices of the Conservative Party elite and the scepticism of the British electorate to become the greatest British Prime Minister since Winston Churchill. Although Margaret Thatcher broke down the barriers and became a pathfinder for a new generation of women in politics, she was not averse to using her good looks and sexuality to help convince other leaders that hers was the right course of action. It was not for nothing that French Premier Francois Mitterrand said that she had ‘the eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe’. But most of all Margaret Thatcher was a conviction politician. Never scared of criticism or negative opinion polls, she fought for what she believed was right and just: whether that was fighting against the Argentine invasion of the Falklands

Set against the wild beauty of Ireland’s Beara Peninsula, this intimate documentary follows the De Ruiter family and their deep relationship with the honey bee after 25 years of life and beekeeping in Ireland. From pollen to pot, the film offers a poetic and immersive portrait of the apiary process, revealing how honey is shaped by landscape, season, family knowledge and the fragile rhythms of nature. Through the family’s daily stewardship, the documentary explores the cultural folklore of bees, the urgent environmental challenges facing pollinators today, and the powerful role conscious human care can play in protecting the natural world. Interwoven with original music and poetry, the film journeys alongside the honey bee and its keepers, uncovering a story of resilience, adaptation, ecology and interdependence. Both lyrical and grounded, this documentary is a moving celebration of Irish beekeeping, sustainable living, family tradition and the quiet intelligence of the honey bee. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Opening: The Honey Bee and the Irish Landscape ▷ 02:15 - The De Ruiter Family: Keepers of the Hive ▷ 05:36 - Life on the

Ignatius Stelletskii, a Russian archaeologist, dedicated his efforts to finding the fabled library of 16th-century ruler Ivan the Terrible, which is rumored to hold hundreds of books and documents salvaged from the fall of Constantinople.

Heinrich Müller, the elusive head of the Gestapo, remains one of WW2's most mysterious figures. This documentary uncovers his chilling journey from a humble Bavarian background to orchestrating Nazi Germany's brutal secret police. Explore Müller's key role in suppressing dissent, his deep involvement in the Holocaust, and the persistent theories surrounding his disappearance in 1945. Was he captured, did he escape, or did he die in the chaos of Berlin? War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts.

Billy the Kid is one of the Wild West's most infamous outlaws, but what drove him to commit such acts, and how did he become a legend? From executive producer Robert Redford, Robert Redford’s The West explores the dramatic evolution of the American West, when cowboys, Indians, outlaws and sheriffs populated the land. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!