December 7th, 1942. Off the coast of France, ten British commandos board five canoes in the middle of the ocean. Their objective: to paddle to the Gironde estuary, then up the river to Bordeaux to sabotage German ships.
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In the north of Crete, six commandos land in a cove. On this island that has been occupied for two years, they have been given a high-risk mission—to infiltrate the Heraklion airfield to destroy the Luftwaffe bombers and fighter planes.
December 7th, 1942. Off the coast of France, ten British commandos board five canoes in the middle of the ocean. Their objective: to paddle to the Gironde estuary, then up the river to Bordeaux to sabotage German ships.
Al faces up to the richest nation on Earth to discover how the former British colony of America somehow slipped through its fingers.
Bruno Tonioli joins Al to look at key battle tactics during the Roman Invasion back in AD 43.
The aircraft capable of delivering the payload of a B17, in a single post war air frame. The many variants of this single piston engined fighter bomber helped dominate the air to ground attack role in Vietnam, earning quite a reputation.
The definitive combat helicopter saw first blood in South East Asia and has been transport, gunship, smoke ship, command centre, MediVac and dozens of other roles. We hear and see it's hair raising missions and watch it earn its fame.
Two of the most produced combat machines in World War II managed to stay relevant until the end of the war through constant modernization and new variants.
New weapons with devastating force shape the wars of the 20th century. International experts test the catastrophic effects of the three most destructive weapons of our time: the machine gun, hand grenade and tank.
In spectacular experiments, a team of international experts presents the most significant cases in the history of weapons where speed has made a decisive difference.
Two of the fastest combat aircraft of World War 2, their origins couldn't differ more. The Messerschmitt 262 was the brainchild of genius designer Willy Messerschmitt and it became the first combat jet in history.
The Soviet Union produced a large variety of tanks and airplanes during World War II. What made the T34 and the Chaika stand out and become icons?
In South Dakota, a security officer is visited by an unearthly presence at a nuclear launch site, knocking him unconscious. When he wakes, he has inexplicably travelled miles from the site. Was it a UFO?
In Cyprus, a U.N. Peacekeeper develops a mysterious power to help fight off a deadly foe. He escapes death several times, but his life is always spared by a mysterious energy, something he calls his “combat antenna.”
Examining how the techniques of ambush, along with weapons that remained undetected until the very moment they were used, would revolutionise warfare.
On September 15th, 1942, 12 commandos reached Northern Norway. Their mission: to sabotage a hydroelectric plant crucial to the German war industry. To avoid detection, they decided to cross a huge high-altitude glacier.
New weapons with devastating force shape the wars of the 20th century. International experts test the catastrophic effects of the three most destructive weapons of our time: the machine gun, hand grenade and tank.
In spectacular experiments, a team of international experts presents the most significant cases in the history of weapons where speed has made a decisive difference.
Often called 'the forgotten bomber', the mighty North American twin delivered the first blow in the fight back against Japan, in one of the most daring and audacious raids of all time.
Cruelly called 'the packing case the B17 came in,' the Liberator more than proved its worth over Europe and the Pacific, patterning the B17 to deliver a blow to the axis powers in WWII however it wasn't simply a bomb delivery system.
The Vietnam war changed aerial warfare in more ways than one. The Phantom became the first true fighter bomber of the modern era.
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