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.

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.

Aircraft Carrier: Bastions of the Sea

Aircraft carriers are indispensable in a strong military defense, and also serve as symbols of a nation's nuclear might.

Sinking a Destroyer

Air and naval forces from all over the world join ranks, in the Pacific Ocean, for a live fire exercise to sink the HMCS Huron.

In Nelson's Footsteps

Following in the footsteps of naval hero Horatio Nelson in his native Britain and explore his many influences.

Navy Heroes of Normandy

Operation Neptune-Overlord during World War II was the largest amphibious and landing assault operation in the history of war.

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