TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA HD
Saturday, September 6th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA HD
The Pacific War in Color The Enemy Underground
By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas.
The Pacific War in Color Striking Distance
Allied forces move to take the valuable islands of Tinian and Guam that threaten American air operations; meanwhile, Gen. Curtis LeMay is tasked with planning and executing a fire bombing campaign against Japan.
The Pacific War in Color Fire From the Sky
Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for Gen. MacArthur's return to the Philippines; footage shows troops enduring the muddy muck in the Philippines; Japan unveils a devastating new tactic, the kamikaze.
The Pacific War in Color No Surrender
By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.
The Pacific War in Color From the Ashes
President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.
WWII Battles in Color Blitzkrieg
Rare archive footage charts the German Army in 1940 as it unleashes a new Blitzkrieg tactic.
WWII Battles in Color Barbarossa
Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union.
WWII Battles in Color El Alamein
Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert.
WWII Battles in Color Kursk
The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.
WWII Battles in Color The Bulge
Eye-witness accounts from those who fought in the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II.
WWII Battles in Color Berlin
Incredible footage, colourised for the first time, chronicles the final days of the Third Reich and the brutal battle for Berlin, though German defeat looked certain. Nazi soldiers persisted fighting despite the inevitability of their downfall.
Battle of Midway: The True Story
America's first victory in the Pacific during World War II is retold from the vantage point of the three U.S. attack planes as they overcame the enemy ambush to face off against the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long-range fighter, in the air.
How the legendary "Dambuster" bomber squadron of WWII fooled Nazi Germany into believing the Allied invasion was going to be at Calais, rather than Normandy, and went to on to destroy Hitler's super weapons.
The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell
On D-Day, Allied forces land in Normandy, France, to beat back the German troops and liberate France; previously unseen archival footage captures the 85-day struggle to liberate Europe and includes rare images of the battle itself.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin France
In 1944 the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe brings the hope of freedom and the devastation of war to the people of France.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin Belgium and the Netherlands
New colourized footage and testimony reveal the true cost paid by the Allies and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin Hitler Strikes Back
In late 1944 Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin Germany
New colourized footage and testimony reveals the cost of victory, the aftermath of war and the liberation of the camps and the destruction of Germany.
Personal accounts of the atomic attack on Hiroshima in 1945; the comprehensive story of the bombing of Hiroshima, from those who built it, dropped it, and survived it.
The Pacific War in Color From the Ashes
President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.
The war was over in Europe but in the Pacific one of the bloodiest battles was being fought; a look at the bloody and history-altering final 100 days of the Pacific War, shown through rare war footage and first-person accounts.
Aerial America Colorado
Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.
Aerial America Ohio
An aerial journey over Ohio showcases the Buckeye State's autumnal vistas, majestic rivers, epic skyscrapers and battlegrounds.
Aerial America Maine
One of the most beautiful states on the Atlantic Coast.