From Ancient Greece to the frozen North, rulers have always needed their elite troops. These are men who have been trained to perfection and are skilled with a wide range of deadly weapons. These are the men who will find and kill their leader's enemies. The biggest problem for all assassination teams was getting close enough to kill. People in the past didn't have sniper rifles. Even the strongest Japanese Ninjas were caught and tortured because of this. With a mix of dramatization, documentary filming, and expert testimony, this series brings to life some of the most exciting stories from the past. Each episode shows how the elite troops who did the assassination missions worked and how they did what they did. It shows what they had to do to become elite, how they could dress, and what weapons they could use after they finished their first mission.
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From Ancient Greece to the frozen North, rulers have always needed their elite troops. These are men who have been trained to perfection and are skilled with a wide range of deadly weapons. These are the men who will find and kill their leader's enemies. The biggest problem for all assassination teams was getting close enough to kill. People in the past didn't have sniper rifles. Even the strongest Japanese Ninjas were caught and tortured because of this. With a mix of dramatization, documentary filming, and expert testimony, this series brings to life some of the most exciting stories from the past. Each episode shows how the elite troops who did the assassination missions worked and how they did what they did. It shows what they had to do to become elite, how they could dress, and what weapons they could use after they finished their first mission.
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