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Combat Ships
S2, EP7 "The Battle of Leyte Gulf"It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.
Combat Ships
S3, EP3 "The Battle of Incheon"A portrayal of a crucial September 1950 military operation that helped the UN and ROK gain the upper hand over North Korea in the Korean War.
Combat Ships
S4, EP8 "Lightning Strikes"Examining some of maritime history's most effective lightning strikes; how the French frigate Nivôse set a trap to lure Somali pirates; how the HMS Illustrious captured a well-defended Mediterranean harbor in WWII; a surprise attack on Tokyo in 1942.
Combat Ships
S4, EP2 "Explosion!"Recounting some of maritime warfare's explosions, from world wars and Vietnam to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
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 Disasters
S20, EP10 "Design Flaws"When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers.
Air Disasters
S18, EP13 "Blow Out"A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.
Air Disasters
S1, EP2 "Gimli Glider"A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the Boeing 767 jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.
Air Disasters
S12, EP7 "Free Fall"A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again.
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.