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The popular British engineer and adventurer Rob Bell explores the history of ships that changed our world. 

World's Greatest Ships

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This is the story of how a sneak attack from Japan lead to a deadly war in the Pacific. A war waged across the air, the sea, and island by island.

WWII in the Pacific

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Silence and secrecy are key words aboard France’s ballistic missile subs. Any of these airtight vessels can launch a nuclear strike within seconds.

SSBNs: Shadow Weapons

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Experts investigate the Battle of Jutland, the 1916 battle of the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet.

Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day

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The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was refitted and upgraded in 2008. This giant technical feat kept thousands of experts on their toes.

Charles de Gaulle: The Heavy Check

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This documentary sheds light on a forgotten chapter of WWI, telling the story of the German raider SMS Wolf and “The Kaiser’s Pirates.”

Kaiser's Pirates: The Wolf

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On the island of Okinawa, in the middle of the Pacific, the final and bloodiest battles of World War II, known as Operation Iceberg, took place.

Battle of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg

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In the end, making the Charles de Gaulle fit for the future will have taken 4 million labor hours, 1.3 billion euros, and thousands of trials at sea.

Aircraft Carrier of the Future

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Travel back to 1805 and one of the great battles in naval history, pitting the British Royal Navy against the fleets of Spain and France.

Trafalgar: The Greatest Battle in Naval History

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More impressive and valuable than ever, aircraft carriers can be iconic symbols of a country’s nuclear might. They are the French navy's crown jewels.

Aircraft Carrier: Bastions of the Sea

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Colin White follows Horatio Nelson's footsteps in his native Britain, to explore the influences that shaped his character and formed his genius.

In Nelson's Footsteps

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The family of WW2 survivor Raymond Haerry travels 5,000 miles to return to Pearl Harbor to place their father’s ashes back aboard the battleship.

Journey Home to the USS Arizona

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Explore one hundred years of naval aviation, from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landings to modern supersonic jets and drones.

Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War

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Operation Neptune-Overlord began the largest amphibious landing assault in the history of WWII and was critical to the success of the Allied invasion.

Navy Heroes of Normandy

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To the sailors who witnessed the official Japanese surrender, it was one of the most monumental days in history, and only a few witnesses now remain.

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