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Combat Ships
S4, EP6 "Smugglers and Pirates"A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.
Combat Ships
S4, EP4 "Heroes of Guadalcanal"A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.
Combat Ships
S2, EP8 "Amphibious Assaults"The evolution of amphibious assault vehicles, including the restoration of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks.
Combat Ships
S1, EP1 "World Wars"A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.
Combat Ships
S1, EP5 "Torpedo Boats"From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.
Combat Ships
S2, EP5 "Secrets of the Sea"Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.
Air Warriors
S9, EP5 "B-24 Liberator"The most-produced bomber in US history, used during World War II by every branch of the American military, as well as by the Royal Air Force.
Air Warriors
S10, EP2 "PBY Catalina"A look at the amphibious aircraft and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.
Air Disasters
S10, EP7 "Murder in the Skies"When Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, investigators discover shocking truths about the co-pilot's mental health.
Air Disasters
S5, EP8 "Imperfect Pitch"On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board.
Air Disasters
S2, EP4 "Panic on the Runway"On August 22nd, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine caught fire as it accelerated.
Air Disasters
S11, EP10 "The Lost Plane"Investigators struggle to understand the unusual flight path and Himalayan crash site of Thai Airways Flight 311.
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.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP6 "Tricks & Trains"A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP7 "Steep & Stunning"The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.