TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

Combat Ships Wooden Warships

A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.

Combat Ships Destroyers and Cruisers

The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.

Combat Ships Amphibious Assaults

The evolution of amphibious assault vehicles, including the restoration of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks.

Combat Ships Rescue Ships

A look at some of the rescue ships of the past 200 years of wartime and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.

Combat Ships Game Changers

A look at experimental ships and revolutionary designers that have changed the tide of war through the centuries.

Combat Ships Mutiny

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.

D-Day

A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.

Combat Ships World Wars

A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.

Combat Ships Secrets of the Sea

Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.

Combat Ships The Battle of Trafalgar

The legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which pitted Napoleon's French ships against a British armada under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Combat Ships Heroes of Guadalcanal

A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.

Combat Ships Smugglers and Pirates

A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.

Air Warriors B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most lethal bombers of the U.S. Air Force in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns; among other things, the plane delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands.

Air Warriors A-10 Warthog

The history of the mean and ugly jet aircraft, the A-10 Warthog.

Air Warriors C-47 Skytrain

A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.

Air Warriors P-51 Mustang

The fighter plane that helped turn the tide of World War II; the P-51 Mustang.

Air Warriors AC-130

The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops.

Air Warriors Little Bird

The inside story of how the AH/MH-6 evolved over the decades to become an irreplacable aircraft for the U.S. Military.

Air Warriors Hawker Hunter

The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.

Air Warriors AH-1 Cobra

During the Vietnam War, the United States needed a helicopter that could defend itself; the AH-1 Cobra, the world's first pure attack helicopter.

Air Warriors Prowler-Growler

Electronic warfare aircraft; the EA-6B Prowler; the EA-18G Growler.

Air Warriors B-52

The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.

Air Warriors Chinook

The 50-year evolution of the Army's top transport helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook.

Air Warriors Top Gunships

Exploring the world's top close air support aircraft, which enter battles at a minute's notice.