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From the Ashes

The Pacific War in Color

S1, EP8 "From the Ashes"

President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.

Hell Below

S1, EP1 "America Fights Back"

U.S. submarine skippers change the course of the WWII after entering the war and taking the fight to Japanese warships.

Hell Below

S1, EP5 "Hitler's Revenge"

The Nazi campaign to send U-boats across the Atlantic to the U.S. at the beginning of Operation Drumbeat.

Hell Below

S1, EP6 "Atlantic Showdown"

A 3-day clash between Nazi U-boats and Allied ships in March 1943 marks a major turning point in World War II.

Hell Below

S1, EP3 "Destroyer Killer"

In June of 1944, American skipper Sam Dealey leads a rescue mission in Borneo.

Hell Below

S1, EP2 "Fatal Voyage"

Submarine skipper Dick O'Kane and the USS Tang sink Japanese ships through 1944, until their reign is threatened.

Apocalypse: The Second World War

S1, EP1 "Aggression"

Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.

Apocalypse: World War II

S1, EP2 "Crushing Defeat"

The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.

Air Disasters

S22, EP2 "Time Critical"

In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions.

Air Disasters

S11, EP2 "Killer Attitude"

The pairing of a domineering pilot and an inexperienced first officer has deadly consequences in northern Minnesota.

Air Disasters

S7, EP7 "Out of Sight"

In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.

Air Disasters

S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"

In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.

Air Disasters

S18, EP22 "Ripped Apart"

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

Air Disasters

S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"

The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.

Air Disasters

S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"

Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.

Combat Ships

S3, EP8 "River Raiders"

A look at riverine warfare from the Civil War to Vietnam and small but powerful combat ships.

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