American Standoff

The James-Younger Gang's poorly planned and executed bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota leaves them racing out of town 12 minutes later carrying only $26. How did these notorious bandits get defeated by a group of immigrant Minnesota farmers?

From pistol whippings to the famous dusty walk towards a final showdown, this episode gives a shot-by-shot analysis of the action that landed the Earps in the history books and The Cowboys in their graves.

At the crack of dawn one Florida day in 1935, 14 FBI agents surround a faraway hideout of public 'Enemy Number One,' the Barker-Karpis gang. A shootout ensues, resulting in Ma and Freddie Barker's demise. But was Ma Barker really the criminal mastermind?

In 1946, three inmates overthrow guards, access guns and uniforms, release deadly accomplices, and eventually gain control of the Main Cell Block of Alcatraz. Pitted against the U.S. Marines, the inmates hunker down for what turns into a 24-hour fight.

When five small-town cops in Joplin, Missouri think they are apprehending common bootleggers, they discover they've roused one of the most well-armed outlaw pairs - Bonnie and Clyde. Can the gang blast their way out of town before reinforcements arrive?

United States Marine Carlos Hathcock is credited with some of the greatest sniper exploits and records in history. With a grueling four-day crawl through dangerous fields of a well guarded NVA compound, can he survive the ensuing pursuit to safety?