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Memorial May: The Pacific War 1
"Memorial May: The Pacific War 1"Explore the rising tensions between the U.S. and Japan before WWII. Rare color footage and firsthand accounts reveal how two nations on opposite sides of the Pacific were drawn into a devastating conflict.
Memorial May: WWII Battles 1
"Memorial May: WWII Battles 1"Witness the shocking speed and force of Hitler's Blitzkrieg. Vivid colorized footage brings to life the fall of Poland and France, and the Allied response to a new kind of warfare that would ignite a global fight for freedom.
Memorial May: WWII Battles 5
Relive the Battle of the Bulge-Hitler's final, desperate offensive. Colorized footage captures the bitter cold, fierce fighting, and heroic stand by Allied troops that turned the tide and helped bring the war in Europe to an end.
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.
Aerial America
S1, EP28 "Oklahoma"Viewing Oklahoma from the sky reveals a state filled with tall-grass prairies and man-made wonders; the Dust Bowl, Tornado Alley and buffalo-filled plains; it also shows a history steeped in tragedy and devastation.
Air Disasters
S15, EP5 "Runway Breakup"Caught in a major tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway on a Caribbean island, but the accident may not have been weather-related.
Air Disasters
S2, EP7 "Pilot vs. Plane"Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a fly-by during an air show at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport.
Air Disasters
S1, EP7 "Explosive Evidence"A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India causing it to disintegrate over the coast of Ireland.
Air Disasters
S20, EP7 "Runway in Sight"If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Air Disasters
S17, EP1 "Holding Pattern"Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions.
Air Disasters
S20, EP18 "Courage in the Cockpit"Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three feats of flying.
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.