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How Ford Jump-Started America's Love Affair with Cars

Title: How Ford Jump-Started America's Love Affair with Cars
Runtime: 1:38
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Michigan is the birthplace of both Ford's Model-T and the legacy of the American auto industry.

From the Series: Aerial America: Michigan http://bit.ly/2iSs6AB

Title: How to Give a 400-lb. Dolphin a CT Scan
Runtime: 2:04
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Giving a dolphin a checkup is no easy task. A huge team of zoo vets must wrestle Kaylee onto a stretcher and keep her cool and damp while they transport her to the hospital.

From the Series: Zoo Vets: Fangs, Flippers and Tusks http://bit.ly/2Op5zWw

Title: How Potatoes Gave Us Colored Photos
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When photography finally made its way into the hands of the masses it was missing one thing - color.

From the Series: Smithsonian Spotlight: Hillotypes http://bit.ly/2vXMbbA

Why Horses Are So Vital in the Lives of These Nomads

Title: Why Horses Are So Vital in the Lives of These Nomads
Runtime: 1:58
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Domesticating horses gave the ancient Scythian nomads speed and mobility. But they were also a vital source of nutrition, providing both meat and milk.

From the Series: Epic Warrior Women: Amazons http://bit.ly/2oxuA7c

This U.S. Fighter Pilot Destroyed Nine Enemy Planes in One Mission

Title: This U.S. Fighter Pilot Destroyed Nine Enemy Planes in One Mission
Runtime: 3:33
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: U.S. Navy captain David McCampbell is vastly outnumbered by a squadron of Japanese warplanes high above the Philippines Sea in 1944. Against all odds, his nine confirmed kills in a single day would go on to earn him the Medal of Honor.

From the Series: Air Warriors: F6F Hellcat http://bit.ly/2B8kpyX

Why the A400M is the Most Advanced Military Transport Plane

Title: Why the A400M is the Most Advanced Military Transport Plane
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When it comes to military transport, the A400M is in a class of its own: it has a 37 ton maximum payload, a fuel capacity of 16,000 gallons and the capacity to fly 5,500 miles without refueling.

From the Series: Mighty Planes: Airbus A400M http://bit.ly/2vu4WDS

Is This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Cup the Holy Grail of Christ?

Title: Is This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Cup the Holy Grail of Christ?
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In the 13th century, a Welsh lord, Fulk Fitzwarin was said to have hidden the holy grail deep in his castle in Whittington. Today, an archaeologist uncovers a stunning discovery: a 2,000 year old Roman cup made of stone.

From the Series: Sacred Sites: King Arthur http://bit.ly/2vu2f5q

These POWs Were Forced to Build the Bridge Over River Kwai

Title: These POWs Were Forced to Build the Bridge Over River Kwai
Runtime: 2:35
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Allied POWs rescued in the South China Sea have an incredible story to tell. They'd been kept in a secret prison camp in Thailand, where their Japanese captors forced them to build a railroad from Thailand to Burma.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: No Surrender http://bit.ly/2O5QvN7

A U.S. Warship Fires an Anti-Sub Weapon on a German U-Boat

Title: A U.S. Warship Fires an Anti-Sub Weapon on a German U-Boat
Runtime: 4:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The USS Guadalcanal has spotted a German sub in the waters off the coast of Madeira. They immediately order a strike with the navy's new and devastating weapon: the hedgehog.

From the Series: Hell Below: U-Boat Killers http://bit.ly/2JWWjpU

AC-130 Gunship Navigator Recalls Taliban Combat Mission

Title: AC-130 Gunship Navigator Recalls Taliban Combat Mission
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's November 2001, and lieutenant colonel Allison Black is a navigator on an AC-130 gunship flying over Afghanistan. She recounts a typical combat mission during operation Enduring Freedom.

From the Series: Air Warriors: AC-130 http://bit.ly/2MdaKrQ

This Swedish King Built a Warship That Redefined Naval Combat

Title: This Swedish King Built a Warship That Redefined Naval Combat
Runtime: 3:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In the 1560s, Eric XIV of Sweden was determined to change the way naval battles were fought. The result was Mars: a giant of a warship that would rely on artillery and firepower to devastate her rivals.

From the Show: Monster Shipwreck http://bit.ly/2n5vG97

Team of Explorers Uncover Famous Sunken Ship

Title: Team of Explorers Uncover Famous Sunken Ship
Runtime: 3:24
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Two rival explorers have teamed up on a very special project in the Baltic sea. Their aim is to locate and explore the wreck of one of the most historic ships in Swedish history: Mars.

From the Show: Monster Shipwreck http://bit.ly/2n5vG97

Why USO Tours Were Vital for Troop Morale in the Pacific

Title: Why USO Tours Were Vital for Troop Morale in the Pacific
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: After a long-drawn out conflict in the Pacific, the troops needed a morale boost. And the United Service Organizations provided it in spades, thanks to spectacular shows by Hollywood legends like Bob Hope and Joe E. Brown.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: No Surrender http://bit.ly/2O5QvN7

Deadly AC-130 Gunship in Action Firing All Its Cannons

Title: Deadly AC-130 Gunship in Action Firing All Its Cannons
Runtime: 3:08
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side firing weapons, a 25mm gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy to see why it got its name.

From the Series: Air Warriors: AC-130 http://bit.ly/2MdaKrQ

Here's What it Takes to Become a Certified C2-A Pilot

Title: Here's What it Takes to Become a Certified C2-A Pilot
Runtime: 3:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: An anxious student pilot is attempting to land a C2-A Greyhound on a U.S. aircraft carrier. It's part of a qualifications test she must pass ten times in order to be certified as a C2-A pilot.

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From the Series: Mighty Planes: C-2A Greyhound http://bit.ly/2n51ZFh

How This Pacific Battlefield Earned Its Memorable Nickname

Title: How This Pacific Battlefield Earned Its Memorable Nickname
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: With Japanese troops lobbing repellent fire from their jungle hideouts in Peleliu during WWII, the battle became so fierce that the U.S. marines gave it an apt nickname: Bloody Nose Ridge.

From the Series: Pacific War in Color: Fire From the Sky http://bit.ly/2uUgobA

A British Submarine Fires Its Torpedoes at a Nazi U-Boat

Title: A British Submarine Fires Its Torpedoes at a Nazi U-Boat
Runtime: 3:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A British submarine on a mission to deliver supplies to Norwegian resistance fighters spots an unsuspecting enemy submarine in 1944. It's simply too good an opportunity to pass up.

From the Series: Hell Below: Sub Vs Sub http://bit.ly/2NZrCDL

Lioness Uses New Tactics to Take Down a Kudu

Title: Lioness Uses New Tactics to Take Down a Kudu
Runtime: 3:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A female lioness has adapted her hunting skills in the face of an oppressive drought. She spots a nearby kudu, and decides to launch a solitary attack - in broad daylight.

From the Show: Kings of the Desert http://bit.ly/2JYT15q

What the U.S. Didn't Know About This Soviet Sub Near Cuba

Title: What the U.S. Didn't Know About This Soviet Sub Near Cuba
Runtime: 3:29
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A Soviet B-59 submarine has been spotted off the southeast coast of the U.S. mainland in 1962. The White House draws up a plan, but they don't know that this sub is carrying a devastating nuclear weapon on board.

From the Series: Hell Below: Cuban Crisis http://bit.ly/2JZrVeu

This Giraffe Risks Everything by Drinking in Lion Territory

Title: This Giraffe Risks Everything by Drinking in Lion Territory
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A giraffe takes a long drink from a local watering hole, with watchful lions in close proximity. The giraffe isn't brave, just desperately thirsty, while the lions aren't lazy, they're just waiting for nightfall.

From the Show: Kings of the Desert Lions http://bit.ly/2JYT15q

Harrowing Footage of the Manila Invasion Aftermath

Title: Harrowing Footage of the Manila Invasion Aftermath
Runtime: 2:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In 1945, the U.S. was determined to take back Manila, but they didn't use air strikes for fear of causing civilian casualties. This meant one thing: a tense series of street-level battles to drive out the Japanese.

From the Series: Pacific War in Color: Fire From the Sky http://bit.ly/2uUgobA

This Badly Damaged German U-Boat Can't Dive for Cover

Title: This Badly Damaged German U-Boat Can't Dive for Cover
Runtime: 3:46
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's November 1943 and a German U-boat has been brutally damaged in a fight with British warships and is limping its way to port. But the sub's onboard batteries are impaired - which means it can't dive to evade enemy ships.

From the Series: Hell Below: U-Boat Killers http://bit.ly/2JWWjpU

How a Nuclear Sub Disaster Impacted This Soviet Operation

Title: How a Nuclear Sub Disaster Impacted This Soviet Operation
Runtime: 3:37
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A reactor failure on a K-19 nuclear sub in 1961 ended up killing several crew members due to radiation poisoning. It was a horrifying episode that would have ramifications for a later, top-secret Soviet operation.

From the Series: Hell Below: Cuban Crisis http://bit.ly/2JZrVeu

The First Submarine to Launch Rockets from its Deck

Title: The First Submarine to Launch Rockets from its Deck
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's June 1945 and the USS Barb has just launched an unprecedented attack on the factories of the Japanese island of Shari. It's the first time that rockets have ever been launched from a submarine.

From the Series: Hell Below: Submarine Sabotage http://bit.ly/2O4af4v

This 1812 American Frigate Could Take a Direct Cannon Hit

Title: This 1812 American Frigate Could Take a Direct Cannon Hit
Runtime: 3:21
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A British frigate fires on the USS Constitution - but its shots either miss or rebound off its tough oak hull. It's a feat of resilience that earns the American warship her proud nickname: Old Ironsides.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Wooden Warships http://bit.ly/2uNtJ4E

Rare WWII Submarine Dogfight Turns Deadly

Title: Rare WWII Submarine Dogfight Turns Deadly
Runtime: 3:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: On February 9, 1945, two submarines are poised to engage in a direct, underwater confrontation. It's the first - and only - underwater submarine dogfight in recorded naval history.

From the Series: Hell Below: Sub Vs Sub http://bit.ly/2NZrCDL

A British Submarine in WWII Goes from Hunter to Hunted

Title: A British Submarine in WWII Goes from Hunter to Hunted
Runtime: 4:38
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's May 1941, and the HMS Upholder has just claimed a major victory by sinking the Italian ship, Conte Russo. But it's come at a huge cost - it's damaged, has no torpedoes, and is being hunted by an Italian warship.

From the Series: Hell Below: Defying Rommel http://bit.ly/2Lkj3ER

This U.S. Sub Launched an Attack on a Japanese Train

Title: This U.S. Sub Launched an Attack on a Japanese Train
Runtime: 3:08
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The USS Barb had an unusual target in its sights in 1945 - one that wasn't even in the water. It was a Japanese supply train on the island of Karafuto.

From the Series: Hell Below: Submarine Sabotage http://bit.ly/2O4af4v

This Tiny Island Was Key for Allied Forces to Secure North Africa

Title: This Tiny Island Was Key for Allied Forces to Secure North Africa
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: During WWII, Nazi forces were preparing to take the coastal city of Tobruk and tighten their grip on North Africa. In response, the Allies turned their attention to another key strategic location: the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta.

From the Series: Hell Below: Defying Rommel http://bit.ly/2Lkj3ER

Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak

Title: Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India: a hard, water resistant wood called teak.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Wooden Warships http://bit.ly/2uNtJ4E

U.S. Troops in the Pacific Treat Themselves to a Little R&R

Title: U.S. Troops in the Pacific Treat Themselves to a Little R&R
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A brief respite from the frontlines of the Pacific War sees American troops trying to inject a little comfort into their lives: from more habitable living quarters to enjoying the enemy's hidden supply of liquor.

From the Series: Pacific War in Color: Striking Distance http://bit.ly/2M9mmM2

This Secret Boat Was Built for a WWII Invasion That Never Happened

Title: This Secret Boat Was Built for a WWII Invasion That Never Happened
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII. At its center was a submersible craft built for a hypothetical invasion of Japan.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Secrets and Lies http://bit.ly/2NMdqhl

A Torpedo Malfunction Threatens to Destroy a U.S. Submarine

Title: A Torpedo Malfunction Threatens to Destroy a U.S. Submarine
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The USS Silversides is patrolling the Pacific during WWII when it finds itself in a terrifying situation: one of its torpedoes has jammed and is dangling out in the water, ready to explode.

From the Series: Hell Below: In Enemy Waters http://bit.ly/2uiYkHM

How Napalm Bombs Intensified U.S. Attacks During WWII

Title: How Napalm Bombs Intensified U.S. Attacks During WWII
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Bombing ground targets from the air is tricky and not always accurate. But a new type of bomb creates an unimaginable level of destruction - and strengthens U.S. attacks in the Pacific.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: Striking Distance http://bit.ly/2NLTs65

Why Depth Charges Don't Have to Touch a Submarine to Sink It

Title: Why Depth Charges Don't Have to Touch a Submarine to Sink It
Runtime: 3:53
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's 1942 and the USS Silversides, a U.S. submarine submerged in the Pacific, is frantically trying to dodge depth charges dropped by a Japanese warship. Even a near miss could be catastrophic.

From the Series: Hell Below: In Enemy Waters http://bit.ly/2uiYkHM

These Women Stepped In to Fill a WWII Pilot Shortage

Title: These Women Stepped In to Fill a WWII Pilot Shortage
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When a shortage of pilots in WWII forced the U.S. Air Force to recruit women, America was captivated - and the public appetite for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) became insatiable.

From the Pacific War in Color: Island Hopping http://bit.ly/2MSVdgF

How the British Navy Camouflaged Their Ships Using Art

Title: How the British Navy Camouflaged Their Ships Using Art
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The British Navy knew it couldn't completely disguise a ship to protect it from attack during WWI. So they turned to 'Dazzle Painting' which sought to disguise a ship's speed and direction.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Secrets and Lies http://bit.ly/2NMdqhl

This Pacific Island Gave U.S. Troops a Chance to Recharge

Title: This Pacific Island Gave U.S. Troops a Chance to Recharge
Runtime: 1:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: For the vast majority of American troops, Saipan was their first experience of tropical living. The heat, the beaches, the swaying palm trees - all offered a welcome respite from the ravages of war.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: The Enemy Underground http://bit.ly/2lTL1cq

Hostile Lioness Withholds Food from Hungry Orphaned Cubs

Title: Hostile Lioness Withholds Food from Hungry Orphaned Cubs
Runtime: 3:10
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A group of orphaned lion cubs are facing an uncertain future. If they're to survive into adulthood, they will have to convince their reluctant aunt to share her kill with them.

From the Show: King of the Desert Lions http://bit.ly/2IVppFJ

How Italy Used Human Torpedoes to Attack British Ships

Title: How Italy Used Human Torpedoes to Attack British Ships
Runtime: 2:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: On December 16, 1941, the Italian navy launched a daring attack on three British ships outside Alexandria harbor. At the heart of the operation was a unique weapon: a human torpedo.

From the Series: Combat Ships: The Smallest Ships http://bit.ly/2zkOlqi

Five Young Lion Brothers Mate with One Lioness

Title: Five Young Lion Brothers Mate with One Lioness
Runtime: 3:50
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A group of five adolescent male lions - dubbed the Musketeers - are wandering the desert looking to find their own kingdom. They come across a lioness, but not all seem interested in settling down.

From the Show: King of the Desert Lions http://bit.ly/2IVppFJ

The Oldest American Combat Ship Ever Found

Title: The Oldest American Combat Ship Ever Found
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In 1935, an old wooden boat was found in a lake in upstate New York. It was the USS Philadelphia - the oldest U.S. gunboat ever recovered, dating back to the War of Independence.

From the Series: Combat Ships: The Smallest Ships http://bit.ly/2zkOlqi

Why the USSR's First Nuclear Submarine Was a Disaster

Title: Why the USSR's First Nuclear Submarine Was a Disaster
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond. But in their haste to match their Cold War adversaries, they rushed it - and paid a heavy price.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Cold War Warriors: http://bit.ly/2KsqAOn

The Wise U.S. Tactic Used to Win the Battle of Midway

Title: The Wise U.S. Tactic Used to Win the Battle of Midway
Runtime: 3:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: For the U.S., the Battle of Midway wasn't just a turning point in the Pacific, it was also a brilliant naval gamble that paid off in spectacular fashion.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: Shockwaves http://bit.ly/2I9WeOE

Why the U.S. Military Pushed $10 Million Worth of Helicopters Overboard

Title: Why the U.S. Military Pushed $10 Million Worth of Helicopters Overboard
Runtime: 2:06
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's 1975, and a small Vietnamese civilian aircraft is desperate to land on the flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier. It becomes a dramatic race against time to clear the deck before the plane runs out of fuel.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Cold War Warriors: http://bit.ly/2KsqAOn

How This Brave Young Woman Saved Danish Jews From Nazis

Title: How This Brave Young Woman Saved Danish Jews From Nazis
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Henny Sundig is a pivotal figure in the history of WWII Danish resistance. In 1943, aged just 19, she risked it all to make a daring journey in her boat, Gerda III, to rescue as many Jews as she could.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Rescue Ships http://bit.ly/2tswY0O

Rare Vintage Footage Captures Innocence of Pre-War Hawaii

Title: Rare Vintage Footage Captures Innocence of Pre-War Hawaii
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: In a remarkable series of color films capturing pre-war Hawaii, an idyllic paradise is revealed. A few short years later, that illusion of paradise would be shattered by the attack on Pearl Harbor.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: An Ocean Apart http://bit.ly/2Me8O1Y

A Rare Glimpse of Pre-War Army Life in Color

Title: A Rare Glimpse of Pre-War Army Life in Color
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: In 1939, America's military was far from the powerful force it is today, with just 600,000 servicemen. In this remarkable color footage, you'll see some of the ways they spent their time.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: An Ocean Apart http://bit.ly/2Me8O1Y

This Slave Ship Led the U.S. Navy on a High-Speed Chase

Title: This Slave Ship Led the U.S. Navy on a High-Speed Chase
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: In September 1860, a U.S. Navy ship, the Constellation, was in hot pursuit of a suspected slave ship, near the Congo River Delta. It was then that the slavers came up with a horrifying plan.

From the Series: Combat Ships: Rescue Ships http://bit.ly/2tswY0O

Children in Internment Camps: A Japanese American's Reflection

Title: Children in Internment Camps: A Japanese American's Reflection
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Life for the 110,000 Japanese-Americans living in internment camps was oddly surreal: they could work, study, pray, even join the military. The one thing they couldn't do was leave.

From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: Shockwaves http://bit.ly/2I9WeOE

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