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Lost Gold of World War II

Lost Gold of World War II

★ 7.1/10•2019•43m•TV-PG•Documentary
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Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team of American experts, with the help of the only surviving witness, try to uncover the clues to solve the greatest mystery of WW2.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime43m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 19, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - Death on the MountainE143m

Death on the Mountain

A team of Americans explores a mountain in the Philippines to search for a treasure rumored to have been buried by Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in the closing months of World War II.

Mar 19, 2019

E243m

X Marks the Spot

Digging continues at Breach-6, but when the team unearths a possible water trap, excavation is put on hold. To find another way into the mountain, the team conducts a LiDAR scan that reveals a cave, perhaps used by Japanese soldiers during the war.

Mar 26, 2019

E343m

Dead Giveaway

After discovering a bomb marker, the team brings in an explosives expert to search a cave that may have been a headquarters of General Yamashita during the war. Inside, they uncover a potential booby trap, along with their first hint of treasure.

Apr 2, 2019

E443m

What Lies Beneath

The team triggers a possible water trap in the cave and is forced to stop digging; Martin Flagg believes the Story Rock indicates a tunnel behind a waterfall, and the team brings in a diver to explore the plunge pools for an entrance.

Apr 9, 2019

E543m

The Backdoor

Unable to find a tunnel at the waterfall, the team is guided by an animal marker to a boulder carved in the shape of a turtle, which leads them to a golden lily symbol indicating a secret backdoor entrance.

Apr 16, 2019

E643m

Nazi Concrete

The team attempts to prove if a tunnel exists behind a unique formation of rocks they believe is a secret backdoor entrance into the mountain.

Apr 23, 2019

E743m

Blood & Conspiracy

As the team zeroes in on a tunnel that may be part of the treasure labyrinth, Bingo learns that part of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' fortune may have been stolen from Yamashita's treasure and uncovers a possible link to a CIA conspiracy.

Apr 30, 2019

E843m

Tunnel Found

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks in searching for Yamashita's treasure; the team clears the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

May 7, 2019

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