Smithsonian HD Network In late 1944, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium. 2026-04-07 New colorized footage and testimony reveals the cost of victory, the aftermath of war and the liberation of the camps and the destruction of Germany. 2026-04-07 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. 2026-04-07 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. 2026-04-07 Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire. 2026-04-07 When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea. 2026-04-07 After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy. 2026-04-07 Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair. 2026-04-07 When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers. 2026-04-07 A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing. 2026-04-07 Royal Clipper is the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, celebrating tall ships of the 19th century while offering modern-day service for its guests. 2026-04-07 Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway. 2026-04-07 Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon. 2026-04-07 Azamara Journey travels the rivers of Southeast Asia, delivering passengers to exotic cities and hidden treasures that larger cruise ships cannot reach. 2026-04-07 We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway. 2026-04-07 The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway. 2026-04-07 On Europe's high-speed rail network, between Barcelona and Madrid, crews work to expand the infrastructure for a new train. 2026-04-07 VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone. 2026-04-07 Travel aboard the colourful trains of the State Railway of Thailand and explore the famed Death Railway; the trains travel through ancient areas, historic tunnels, and raging rivers. 2026-04-07 The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs. 2026-04-07 Le Boreal is built to take on the demanding waters of the Southern Ocean. 2026-04-07 MSC's biggest cruise ship navigates tight Mediterranean harbors, offering a brand new water park, classic excursions and Cirque du Soleil at Sea. 2026-04-07 Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen. 2026-04-07 The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America. 2026-04-07 The world's largest serially manufactured cargo plane, the Antonov 124, was built to move Soviet military vehicles and equipment. 2026-04-08 Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country. 2026-04-08 This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences. 2026-04-08 One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort. 2026-04-08 A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges. 2026-04-08 The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps. 2026-04-08 Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience. 2026-04-08 The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica. 2026-04-08 Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry. 2026-04-08 We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas. 2026-04-08 Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge. 2026-04-08 Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre. 2026-04-08 Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans. 2026-04-08 A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage. 2026-04-08 The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius. 2026-04-08 A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad. 2026-04-08 Mike Davidson embarks with the team to one of the most extreme, avalanche-prone ski mountains in the world: Snowbird; they battle to keep the steep and deep slopes safe with shovels, snowcats and even a WWII Howitzer. 2026-04-08 Mike Davidson goes to the biggest automated package sorting facility in the world, UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky; two million packages go through here every day. 2026-04-08 Mike is in Iceland, where teams harness the power of volcanos to keep the geothermal energy flowing; they battle harsh weather to maintain and upgrade giant power systems, fixing miles of steam pipes. and bringing a dead well back to life. 2026-04-08 An in-depth look at how things are repaired. 2026-04-08 The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo. 2026-04-08 Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse. 2026-04-08 Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed. 2026-04-08 Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created. 2026-04-08 A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky. 2026-04-09