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Viking Longships

Combat Ships

S2, EP1 "Viking Longships"

The story of one of the world's most effective war machines: the Viking longship, seeing how its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship that would change the course of history.

Combat Ships

S1, EP9 "Wooden Warships"

A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.

Combat Ships

S2, EP4 "Destroyers and Cruisers"

The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.

Combat Ships

S1, EP7 "Rescue Ships"

A look at some of the rescue ships of the past 200 years of wartime and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.

Air Warriors

S10, EP8 "C-47 Skytrain"

A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.

Air Warriors

S7, EP1 "Top Dogfighters"

Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.

Air Warriors

S4, EP2 "B-52"

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

Air Warriors

S3, EP2 "Chinook"

The 50-year evolution of the Army's top transport helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook.

Air Disasters

S22, EP10 "Sabotage"

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

Air Disasters

S9, EP10 "Deadly Mission"

A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.

Air Disasters

S8, EP11 "What Happened To Malaysian 370?"

Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.

Air Disasters

S18, EP23 "Fatal Flaw"

A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer.

How Did They Build That?

S4, EP7 " Summit & Submerge"

Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP7 "Floating & Lifting"

Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP2 "Jungles & Bricks"

Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP4 "Viaducts & Hotels"

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

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