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Air Disasters
S6, EP8 "Death and Denial"In 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from New York City to Cairo, killing all 217 people on board; the cause of the crash is disputed.
Air Disasters
S2, EP5 "Alarming Silence"Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit in 1987; a fatal preflight error caused the second-deadliest plane crash in the U.S. history.
Air Disasters
S20, EP22 "Engine Gone"Three crews experience the same devastating event; with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.
Air Disasters
S17, EP3 "Stealth Bomber Down"When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason.
Combat Ships
S4, EP5 "Mutiny"A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.
Combat Ships
S2, EP2 "Stealth"Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.
Combat Ships
S4, EP6 "Smugglers and Pirates"A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.
Combat Ships
S4, EP4 "Heroes of Guadalcanal"A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.
WWII Battles in Color
S1, EP6 "Berlin"Incredible footage, colorized for the first time, chronicles the final days of the Third Reich and the brutal battle for Berlin, though German defeat looked certain. Nazi soldiers persisted in fighting despite the inevitability of their downfall.
Battle of Okinawa in Color
Military cameramen's footage of the Battle of Okinawa shows the intensity of the battle, on land and sea, in vivid color.
Fall of Japan: In Color
Footage of the Pacific campaign during World War II and Japan's downfall.
Race to Victory: WWII Pacific
The war was over in Europe but in the Pacific one of the bloodiest battles was being fought; a look at the bloody and history-altering final 100 days of the Pacific War, shown through rare war footage and first-person accounts.
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.