Season 1
(2006)
Overview
52 Episodes
Cast
Episodes
Superfighters 0.0
January 2, 2006
Superfighters are the world's most capable fighting aircraft. Some have multiple roles, others are air-to-air masters,…
Attack Helicopters 0.0
January 2, 2006
The full potential of the helicopter as a deadly attack gunship was not fully realized until 1955. Today, however, the…
US Navy Carriers 0.0
January 2, 2006
Aircraft carriers have always been a key tool in enforcing US foreign policy. Today, as a crucial element in the ongoin…
Submarines 0.0
January 2, 2006
A necessary tool in global conflicts, submarines, such as German U-Boats in World War I, have always been used to great…
Airborne 0.0
January 2, 2006
Airborne operations may be best associated with World War II - when paratroopers and glider-borne troops made an impact…
Tanks 0.0
January 2, 2006
Able to defeat machine gun nest and navigate through shell-torn landscapes, tanks restored mobile warfare during World …
Battleships 0.0
January 2, 2006
No warship has ever matched the sheer destructive power of the battleship. Until World War II, it was the centerpiece …
Battle of the Atlantic 0.0
January 2, 2006
In the early years of World War II, Britian stood alone. Hitler planned to defeat the island nation with his U-boat fl…
Artillery & Rockets 0.0
January 2, 2006
There may be more sophisticated and expensive weapons on the battlefield, but when a commander needs to bring devastati…
Armored Fighting Vehicles 0.0
January 2, 2006
Originally designed to deliver infantry to the battlefield, armored fighting vehicles have developed into formidable mi…
Combat Rifleman 0.0
January 2, 2006
The combat rifleman's firepower has steadily expanded since early last century and his role is as valuable as ever. Th…
Blitzkrieg 0.0
January 2, 2006
When Hitler's Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, the world was stunned by the use of a new and fast-moving form …
Battle Drones 0.0
January 2, 2006
Since the 1920's, drones have been used as targets during naval gunnery exercises. Today, advanced technology allows t…
Carrier War 0.0
January 2, 2006
After the loss of the Pacific Fleet battleships at Pearl Harbor, it was left to the US carriers to take the war to the …
Desert Storm - Tank War 0.0
January 2, 2006
In a lightning-quick campaign, Coalition forces assembled in the Gulf threw Saddam Hussein's Iraqi invaders out of occu…
Reich Air Defense 0.0
January 2, 2006
At the outbreak of World War II, Germany boasted one of the world's most effective air defense systems. This episode f…
Fighter 0.0
January 2, 2006
Discover some of the most technologically advanced systems in the world, such as the US's latest fighters - the F-22A R…
Desert Storm - Air War 0.0
January 2, 2006
This episode tells the story of an air war. Follow the largest air combat force ever assembled, as Coalition counties …
Normandy Invasion 0.0
January 2, 2006
The Battle of Normandy began with the legendary D-Day landings of June 6, 1944 - the largest seaborne invasion in histo…
Vietnam Air War 0.0
January 2, 2006
Find out how the US entered the conflict in Southeast Asia and how US tacticians planned to bring the war to a swift en…
Peacekeeping 0.0
January 2, 2006
Following the end of World War II and the collapse of the old colonial powers, a new type of military operation emerged.
Amphibious Assault 0.0
January 2, 2006
The main function of amphibious assault is to get soldiers ashore in the shortest possible time, with highly mobile tro…
Anti-Submarine Warfare 0.0
January 2, 2006
The work of the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operator may not be glamorous, but it is critical to the maritime balance …
Bombers 0.0
January 2, 2006
From the pre-World War I bombers, like the cumbersome German Zeppelin, to the 20th century, and the USAF's sleek, sophi…
Spyplanes 0.0
January 2, 2006
Before any action can be sanctioned, civilian and military leaders need to know exactly what an enemy is planning and w…
Hitler's Secret Weapons 0.0
January 2, 2006
Nazi Germany's war machine produced some of the most radical and advanced military developments in World War II.
Waffen SS 0.0
January 2, 2006
Among the most feared fighting formations of World War II, the men of the Waffen SS were renowned for exceptional fight…
Strategic Weapons 0.0
January 2, 2006
The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan to end World War II dramatically slammed the door on one era and opened another t…
Aircraft Weapons 0.0
January 2, 2006
Since the earliest days of aviation, aircraft weapons have proliferated, ranging from simple bombs and rockets to sophi…
Machine Guns 0.0
January 2, 2006
As much a part of modern land warfare as the tank and the howitzer, the machine gun completely changed combat, making i…
Battlefield Recon 0.0
January 2, 2006
Historical records dating as far back as the 3rd Century AD show how military conflicts have been supported by units de…
NATO's Navies 0.0
January 2, 2006
As it had been in World War II, the Atlantic Ocean once again hosted naval competition as Soviet and Western fleets vie…
Marine 0.0
January 2, 2006
Calling upon a devastating array of land, sea and air warfighting systems, the US Marine Corps continues the proud trad…
Electronic Warfare 0.0
January 2, 2006
Since World War II, warfare has increasingly meant electronic warfare. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in the…
WWII Desert War 0.0
January 2, 2006
Follow the progress of the desert war, from the early Allied successes against Mussolini's Italian forces to the epic A…
Helicopter Assault 0.0
January 2, 2006
During the Civil War, Nathan Bedford Forrest declared that winning battles was all about "getting there first with the …
Cargo Haulers 0.0
January 2, 2006
The aircraft has revolutionized the movement of troops and supplies from home bases to the battlefield. Explore their …
Cold Warriors 0.0
January 2, 2006
During the years of superpower standoff between the US and the Soviet Union, Central Europe was ground zero for militar…
Close Air Support 0.0
January 2, 2006
Close air support (CAS) is the use of military aircraft in a ground -attack role against targets in close proximity to …
Surface-To-Air 0.0
January 2, 2006
In the 19th century, military balloons were targeted by artillery pieces. In WWI, machine guns took aim at early plane…
Fleet Air Defense 0.0
January 2, 2006
Faced with the threat of increasingly advanced naval strike aircraft and air-launched anti-ship missiles, the defense o…
Vietnam River War 0.0
January 2, 2006
During the war in Southeast Asia, the Movile Riverine Force was a joint US Army and Navy operation that made up a subst…
Tank Killers 0.0
January 2, 2006
Since its introduction in World War I, the tank has been a dominant force on the modern battlefield. However, its pres…
Surface Combatants 0.0
January 2, 2006
Battleships and aircraft carriers have traditionally grabbed the limelight in the war at sea, but smaller vessels - cru…
Special Forces 0.0
January 2, 2006
Special forces are a relatively recent innovation in warfare. Study their develompent through operations by the Britis…
Vietnam Ground War 0.0
January 2, 2006
Young, inexperienced and usually drafted into service, the "grunts" who fought the ground battles in the jungles of Vie…
Korean War 0.0
January 2, 2006
For many, the fight for Korea in the early 1950's remains a forgotten war. Fought at one of the most tense periods of …
21st-Century Warfare 0.0
January 2, 2006
Whether on land, at sea or in the air, the use of advanced technology is now a key aspect of modern weapon systems, wit…
WWII Tank Warfare 0.0
January 2, 2006
Born in the stalemate of WWI trench warfare, the tank was subject to much development between the wars, as tacticians a…
Infantry Support 0.0
January 2, 2006
Infantry support weapons include grenades, mines, mortars and light assault weapons that have been developed through th…
Pacific Land War 0.0
January 2, 2006
The battles fought against Japan in the China, Burma and India (CBI) theater in World War II may be less well known tha…
Air-To-Air Combat 0.0
January 2, 2006
Air-to-air combats are typically fought between fighter that are relatively evenly matched in terms of performance and …