TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

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 Torpedo Boats

From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.

Combat Ships The Battle of Leyte Gulf

It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.

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 The Battle of Incheon

A portrayal of a crucial September 1950 military operation that helped the UN and ROK gain the upper hand over North Korea in the Korean War.

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.

Air Warriors KC-135 Stratotanker

The history of the KC-135 Stratotanker, the 60-year-old aerial refueler that keeps fighter jets flying.

Air Warriors Osprey

The Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey.

Air Warriors F-15

The F-15 Eagle's conquests in Iraq, Yugoslavia and even space.

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.

Air Warriors P-38 Lightning

Innovative engineering allows the P-38 Lightning to fly faster and climb higher than any other WWII warplane; a twin-propeller fighter with heavy armaments packed into its nose, the P-38 becomes one of America's premiere combat planes during the war.

Air Warriors Apache

The AH-64 Apache, one of the most heavily fortified and well-armed helicopters ever built.

Air Warriors F-18

Exploring the history of the F-18 and how the U.S. Navy's dual-role aircraft has dominated both the air and the battlefields for over three decades.

Air Warriors Harrier

The inside story of the Harrier, the world's most famous short takeoff and vertical landing fighter jet.