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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 Warriors
S8, EP2 "B-29 Superfortress"The story of the world's first nuclear bomber, the B-29, and its explosive impact on aerial warfare.
Air Warriors
S6, EP9 "Zero"An inside look at Japan's A6M Zero, the most feared fighter at the start of World War II.
Air Warriors
S5, EP3 "U-2 Dragon Lady"The history and evolution of America's most legendary spy plane.
Air Warriors
S10, EP3 "B-17 Flying Fortress"The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most lethal bombers of the U.S. Air Force in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns; among other things, the plane delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands.
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.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP6 "Upside Down & Under Sea"Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.
How Did They Build That?
S5, EP3 "Cables Cars & Rooftop Parks"Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP1 "Riverparks & Artworks"Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built are revealed.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP2 "Towers & Roofs"A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.