Turning Points

History turns on single moments — a battle won, a treaty signed, a revolution ignited. From George Washington's desperate crossing of the Delaware in 1776 to America's first overseas war against the Barbary pirates, this series reconstructs pivotal events in vivid detail — placing the viewer at the center of the decisions, conflicts, and consequences that reshaped civilizations.

2 Episodes

Episodes

Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Night That Saved the Revolution
1776

Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Night That Saved the Revolution

The desperate midnight crossing that turned the tide of the American Revolution.
The Barbary Wars: When Pirates Took Americans Hostage — And the U.S. Went to War
1801

The Barbary Wars: When Pirates Took Americans Hostage — And the U.S. Went to War

Before World War I and World War II, the United States fought its first overseas war — against the pirate states of North Africa.