On February 9, 1945, two submarines are poised to engage in a direct, underwater confrontation. It's the first - and only - underwater submarine dog fight
It's June 1945 and the USS Barb has just launched an unprecedented attack on the factories of the Japanese island of Shari
A British frigate fires on the USS Constitution - but its shots either miss or rebound off its tough oak hull
During WWII, Nazi forces were preparing to take the coastal city of Tobruk and tighten their grip on North Africa
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
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
The USS Silversides is patrolling the Pacific during WWII when it finds itself in a terrifying situation: one of its torpedoes has jammed
Bombing ground targets from the air is tricky and not always accurate. But a new type of bomb creates an unimaginable level of destruction
The British Navy knew it couldn't completely disguise a ship to protect it from attack during WWI. So they turned to 'Dazzle Painting'
In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII
A brief respite from the frontlines of the Pacific War sees American troops trying to inject a little comfort into their lives
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
Road-tripping through prehistoric times on the West Coast
Relive the aerial dogfights and naval clashes of the Battle of the Philippines Sea, thanks to stunning color footage
A group of five adolescent male lions - dubbed the Musketeers - are wandering the desert looking to find their own kingdom
A group of orphaned lion cubs are facing an uncertain future
On December 16, 1941, the Italian navy launched a daring attack on three British ships outside Alexandria harbor
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
When a shortage of pilots in WWII forced the U.S. Air Force to recruit women, America was captivated
For the vast majority of American troops, Saipan was their first experience of tropical living
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