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Combat Ships
S1, EP1 "World Wars"A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.
Combat Ships
S1, EP5 "Torpedo Boats"From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.
Combat Ships
S2, EP5 "Secrets of the Sea"Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.
Combat Ships
S3, EP2 "The Battle of Trafalgar"The legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which pitted Napoleon's French ships against a British armada under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Combat Ships
S1, EP10 "Secrets and Lies"A look at how the art of deception was used by naval forces in the first half of the 20th century; in 1939, the German raider Atlantis was equipped with fake funnels, while its sailors dressed as women pushing strollers to fool Allied merchant ships.
Air Warriors
S10, EP7 "Hawker Hunter"The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.
Air Warriors
S9, EP3 "F1-11"The history of the F-111 and how the fighter-bomber no one wanted went on to dominate both air and battlefields in the late 20th century.
F6F Hellcat
The naval fighter designed to counter the Japanese Zero turns the tide of the war in the Pacific.
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.