TV Schedule for Military History
Friday, June 26th TV listings for Military History
Hell's Battlefield D-Day, Omaha Beach: Eight Hours of Defeat
U.S. troops suffered heavy casualties making a frontal assault on German fortifications at Omaha Beach during D-Day in World War II.
Czar Peter the Great creates the modern Russian navy during the late 1600s.
Modern Marvels Inventions of War
Wartime research and development have revolutionized communication, transportation, and medicine; from Spam to nuclear power to hairspray and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war.
Modern Marvels Military Movers
The United States Transportation Command, answering to the Department of Defense, runs military transport like an efficient private shipping and travel agency; from the Civil War to US Transcom, track the development of military logistics.
History Undercover The Rohna Disaster: WWII's Secret Tragedy
The HMT Rohna's sinking in 1943 marks the greatest loss at sea of U.S. Army personnel in World War II.
Hell's Battlefield D-Day, Omaha Beach: Eight Hours of Defeat
U.S. troops suffered heavy casualties making a frontal assault on German fortifications at Omaha Beach during D-Day in World War II.
Czar Peter the Great creates the modern Russian navy during the late 1600s.
A dynasty of nomadic Asian rulers creates a powerful empire covering much of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh from 1526 to 1858.
Modern Marvels Siege Machines
A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force; engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.
Modern Marvels Bullets
Targeting the historical trajectory of bullets, ranging from their origins in the 1300s as stones and lead balls to the "safe" and "smart" bullets of today.
In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front--the Battle of Kursk; German and Russian armies, millions strong on each side, engaged in a fierce attack and counterattack that went on for 50 days.
In December 1944, Hitler prepared a strike force to split the Allies, hoping to destroy all Allied forces north of the Antwerp-Brussels-Bastogne line.
Modern Marvels Siege Machines
A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force; engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.
Modern Marvels Bullets
Targeting the historical trajectory of bullets, ranging from their origins in the 1300s as stones and lead balls to the "safe" and "smart" bullets of today.
In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front--the Battle of Kursk; German and Russian armies, millions strong on each side, engaged in a fierce attack and counterattack that went on for 50 days.
In December 1944, Hitler prepared a strike force to split the Allies, hoping to destroy all Allied forces north of the Antwerp-Brussels-Bastogne line.
A dynasty of nomadic Asian rulers creates a powerful empire covering much of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh from 1526 to 1858.
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In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front--the Battle of Kursk; German and Russian armies, millions strong on each side, engaged in a fierce attack and counterattack that went on for 50 days.