TV Schedule for Military History
Wednesday, July 9th TV listings for Military History
The Conquerors General Howe: Conqueror of New York
After defeating Gen. George Washington's rebel forces in the Battle of Long Island in 1776, British Gen. William Howe occupies strategic New York City.
Tactical to Practical Super Ships; Armored Cars; Simulators
Aircraft carriers; supertankers; container vessels; armored vehicles; flight-simulation technology. Host: Hunter Ellis.
Tactical to Practical Winter Warfare; Optics; Gliders
The 10th Mountain Division, trained for winter warfare; gun-sights; high-altitude military and NASA craft based on glider technology.
Shootout! Iwo Jima: Fight to the Death
Personalities, weapons, firepower and leadership of the battle of Iwo Jima.
Hero Ships USS Laffey
The USS Laffey was actually two World War II ships with the same name: DD-459, which fought to the death at Guadalcanal in 1942; and DD-724, which earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" during a Japanese kamikaze attack.
The Color of War Battleground
From the Arctic Circle to deserts and jungles, Allied soldiers were exposed to diverse terrain and climate during World War II.
The Conquerors General Howe: Conqueror of New York
After defeating Gen. George Washington's rebel forces in the Battle of Long Island in 1776, British Gen. William Howe occupies strategic New York City.
Tactical to Practical Super Ships; Armored Cars; Simulators
Aircraft carriers; supertankers; container vessels; armored vehicles; flight-simulation technology. Host: Hunter Ellis.
Tactical to Practical Winter Warfare; Optics; Gliders
The 10th Mountain Division, trained for winter warfare; gun-sights; high-altitude military and NASA craft based on glider technology.
Secret Missions of the Civil War
Confederate raid on Vermont; Union coal-miners tunnel under a Southern fort in order to blow it up; Confederate plot to burn down New York City.
Battlefield Detectives The Civil War: Antietam
Just 12 hours of fighting produces nearly 23,000 casualties at the Civil War battle of Antietam.
Top Shot All-Stars Tricks of the Trade
Trick shots are used to determine who stays and who goes; three teams of five perform the Annie Oakley shot; bowling pin challenge; shooting pipes out of mannequins' mouths.
Battlefield Detectives American Revolution: The Battle of Monmouth
Washington's troops force the English to yield at Monmouth, N.J.
The military's Pinnacle body armor; the Punitive Expedition against Mexico; the M-274 mechanical mule.
Battlefield Detectives The Civil War: Antietam
Just 12 hours of fighting produces nearly 23,000 casualties at the Civil War battle of Antietam.
Top Shot All-Stars Tricks of the Trade
Trick shots are used to determine who stays and who goes; three teams of five perform the Annie Oakley shot; bowling pin challenge; shooting pipes out of mannequins' mouths.
Battlefield Detectives American Revolution: The Battle of Monmouth
Washington's troops force the English to yield at Monmouth, N.J.
The military's Pinnacle body armor; the Punitive Expedition against Mexico; the M-274 mechanical mule.
Secret Missions of the Civil War
Confederate raid on Vermont; Union coal-miners tunnel under a Southern fort in order to blow it up; Confederate plot to burn down New York City.
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Battlefield Detectives American Revolution: The Battle of Monmouth
Washington's troops force the English to yield at Monmouth, N.J.