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Air Disasters
S6, EP7 "Helicopter Down"A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.
Air Disasters
S22, EP1 "Time of War"Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world.
Air Disasters
S22, EP3 "Ticking Time Bomb"From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.
Air Disasters
S4, EP10 "Death of the President"Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility.
Air Disasters
S23, EP3 "Bad Data"A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base-the costliest aviation disaster ever; bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain; conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.
Air Disasters
S22, EP7 "Deadly Data"With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer catastrophic computer errors that force investigators to dig deep for clues.
Air Disasters
S15, EP5 "Runway Breakup"Caught in a major tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway on a Caribbean island, but the accident may not have been weather-related.
Air Disasters
S2, EP7 "Pilot vs. Plane"Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a fly-by during an air show at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP3 "Shock"As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP4 "World Ablaze"America joins the war; the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia; the Nazis instigate The Final Solution.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP6 "The End of the Nightmare"The Allies' heroics keep Hitler from advancing; the Red Army arrives in Berlin.
The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII
The story of Nazi Germany's unprecedented aerial assault on Britain's major cities and how the resilience of its citizens became a news event.
WWII Battles in Color
S1, EP1 "Blitzkrieg"Rare archive footage charts the German Army in 1940 as it unleashes a new Blitzkrieg tactic.
WWII Battles in Color
S1, EP2 "Barbarossa"Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union.
WWII Battles in Color
S1, EP3 "El Alamein"Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert.