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Metal War Ships

Combat Ships

S1, EP4 "Metal War Ships"

The evolution from wooden ships to metal ones in the second half of the 19th century is examined.

Combat Ships

S1, EP2 "War Beneath the Waves"

The 200-year evolution of the submarine in wartime is examined, told by the designers and engineers behind the machines.

Combat Ships

S1, EP6 "Cold War Warriors"

An up-close look at the naval carriers, destroyers, and nuclear submarines of the Cold War.

Combat Ships

S4, EP3 "Hidden Figures"

Stories of historic Black struggle for equality in maritime combat; an enslaved powder boy who served during the French and Indian War; a Civil War gunner; the first African American to command a vessel with a fully integrated crew: Hugh Mulzac.

Combat Ships

S4, EP7 "Record Breakers"

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.

Combat Ships

S3, EP4 "Gulf War Warriors"

A look at key naval battles that have taken place in the Persian Gulf over the last 50 years and the warships involved, from both sides of the conflicts.

Combat Ships

S1, EP8 "The Smallest Ships"

A look at the smallest ships of war and the major roles they've played over the centuries, including the 1776 gunboat built to stop a British invasion and the HA-19 sub.

Air Warriors

S4, EP2 "B-52"

The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.

Air Disasters

S4, EP2 "Fire in the Hold"

Moments after takeoff, a plane sustains electrical failures and crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people on board.

Air Disasters

S18, EP17 "Lost"

Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.

Air Disasters

S19, EP7 "Dream Flight Disaster"

When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.

Air Disasters

S8, EP8 "Accident or Assassination"

A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.

Air Disasters

S23, EP6 "Reckless Approaches"

A twin-engine jet slams into an Ohio apartment building in a tragic perfect storm, raising questions about speed, power, and fatigue; a turboprop crash exposes an industry-wide issue; at Guantánamo Bay, a cargo plane goes down near the Cuban border.

Air Disasters

S9, EP4 "Fatal Focus"

When a 737 careens off the runway in Indonesia, investigators uncover a shocking explanation for the crash.

Air Disasters

S14, EP10 "Fire on Board"

A look at the fatal consequences that can occur when a fire breaks out on a plane; three flights that erupted in flames and the investigations that changed aviation forever.

Air Disasters

S3, EP7 "Under Pressure"

On July 11, 1991, the crew of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in-flight fire which causes 247 Nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish.

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