Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

Battlefield America

S1 "Overland Campaign"

In 1864, after some major Union victories, President Abraham Lincoln looks to bring a swift end to the war.

Helicopter Warfare

S1, EP2 "Vietnam Firefight"

During a rescue mission a desperate pilot cuts his own landing zone in forty foot tall bamboo.

Helicopter Warfare

"White out"

A top secret SAS mission to South Georgia involves flying up the sheer face of a glacier.

WWII in the Pacific

S1, EP1 "Waking the Beast"

The United States fights back following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941; a new form of naval warfare is launched.

WWII in the Pacific

S1, EP2 "Island Warfare"

The United States achieves naval superiority over Japan by the summer of 1942; Japan refuses to surrender despite the great loss of life.

WWII in the Pacific

S1, EP3 "No Surrender"

Japan refuses to yield as the war turns the United States' way; a secret American weapon offers a way out of the conflict.

Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day

Dan Snow leads a hands-on investigation of the Battle of Jutland, the 1916 battle of the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet.

Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar, which brought together 60 ships, 35 000 men and more than 5,000 cannons.

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