Founding fathers: "They were traitors, troublemakers, and revolutionaries who risked their reputations, fortunes and lives. But they became American icons, faces on our currency, with their images carved forever in marble and stone. They are our heroes, but behind the labels and beneath the facades, they were human. These were men who forged and fought for our independence and the birth of the United States of America. This is the story of our Founding...

On September 1, 1939, the Second World War erupted with Germany's invasion of Poland. Adolf Hitler's mission to take control of Europe became a reality by the early 1940-s. He quickly rose to power and became the master over much of continental Europe. His armies brought 11 countries and over 70 million people under the Nazi flag. It appeared that Germany's quest for domination was unstoppable. America watched from afar until the infamous day when...