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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.
Combat Ships
S3, EP5 "Sunk"New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more.
Combat Ships
S3, EP6 "Top Guns"A look at how navy weapons have evolved over the centuries, from cannons to gun turrets to nuclear missiles and beyond.
Air Disasters
S16, EP1 "North Sea Nightmare"A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.
Air Disasters
S4, EP11 "Subtle Incapacitation"The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.
Air Disasters
S3, EP10 "Split Decision"Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.
Air Disasters
S13, EP7 "Runway Runoff"A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.
Air Disasters
S14, EP2 "Fatal Friction"Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.
Air Disasters
S4, EP12 "Seconds to Survive"On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff.
Air Disasters
S11, EP5 "Lethal Turn"Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, in low visibility.
Air Disasters
S3, EP4 "Impossible Landing"A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.