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Memorial May: WWII Battles 6
Witness the final battle for Europe. Colorized footage captures the brutal street-by-street fight for Berlin, the fall of the Nazi regime, and the courage of Allied forces who fought to bring World War II to its end.
Memorial May: Apocalypse 1
Trace the origins of WWII, revealing how the rise of fascism and the failure to confront Hitler's early invasions led to global conflict and ignited the most devastating war in human history.
Memorial May: Apocalypse 2
Nazi Germany storms across Western Europe, delivering devastating blows to Allied forces. From the fall of France to the evacuation at Dunkirk,watch how tactical superiority and unprepared resistance led to some of the war's darkest setbacks.
Memorial May: Apocalypse 3
Experience the global spread of war as Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa and Nazi forces invade the USSR. In the Pacific, Pearl Harbor thrusts the USA into conflict, jolting the balance of power and setting the stage for total war on every front.
Memorial May: Apocalypse 4
As the conflict engulfs the globe, brutal fighting rages across North Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific. There is a mounting toll on soldiers and civilians. Nazi atrocities escalate, while resistance movements grow in occupied territories.
Memorial May: Apocalypse 5
Allies gain ground, the Axis powers begin to falter. Soviet forces push westward, the Allies liberate Rome, and D-Day marks the start of liberation of Western Europe. Hitler's grip is weakening, the noose tightens around Nazi Germany from all sides.
Apocalypse: World War II
S1, EP6 "The End of the Nightmare"The Allies' heroics keep Hitler from advancing; the Red Army arrives in Berlin.
Memorial May: Europe's Race to Victory
"Memorial May: Europe's Race to Victory"Relive the epic Allied push to defeat tyranny-gripping battles, bold strategy, and the brave souls who changed history. Their fight. Our freedom.
Air Disasters
S12, EP9 "Deadly Go Round"When an A300 stalls and crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about the plane's complex automated systems.
Air Disasters
S8, EP2 "Testing the Limits"On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok.
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
S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure — but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind it.
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.
Air Disasters
S22, EP3 "Ticking Time Bomb"From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.