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. 2026-06-16 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. 2026-06-16 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 on to destroy Hitler's super weapons. 2026-06-16 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. 2026-06-16 A look at the string of events that caused a midair collision in 2002 over the skies of southern Germany; a Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen. 2026-06-16 A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing. 2026-06-16 Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers. 2026-06-16 Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. 2026-06-16 Experts examine a departing DC-9 in Detroit which gets lost in the fog and ends up in the path of an oncoming 727. 2026-06-16 On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalled and crashed into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground. 2026-06-16 The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia. 2026-06-16 New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations. 2026-06-16 Azamara Journey travels the rivers of Southeast Asia, delivering passengers to exotic cities and hidden treasures that larger cruise ships cannot reach. 2026-06-16 Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef. 2026-06-16 The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America. 2026-06-16 This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences. 2026-06-16 The Rocky Mountaineer travels across western Canada and over the Rocky Mountains. 2026-06-16 A trip aboard the luxury tourist train, Transcantábrico Clásico through Northern Spain along a historic 19th century rail line. 2026-06-16 Travelling up the coast of New Zealand in style aboard the Coastal Pacific, a train that embodies the nation's spirit of grit and determination; for two years, this ride was shut down due to an earthquake in 2016. 2026-06-16 The world's top cruise ship, the Crystal Serenity visits Sydney harbor, the port of Melbourne, Bali, a large-scale furniture load in Semarang, Indonesia and the port of Singapore. 2026-06-16 Le Boreal is built to take on the demanding waters of the Southern Ocean. 2026-06-16 MSC's biggest cruise ship navigates tight Mediterranean harbors, offering a brand-new water park, classic excursions and Cirque du Soleil at Sea. 2026-06-16 Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen. 2026-06-16 The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway. 2026-06-16 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's hurricane hunting WP-3D Orion aircraft fly where other planes refuse to venture. 2026-06-17 Japan's Tōkaidō Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph. 2026-06-17 The Carnival Vista is the new flagship for one of the world's largest cruise lines, carrying more than 4,600 passengers and boasting 10 restaurants, nearly 2,000 staterooms and a crew of 1,400. 2026-06-17 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. 2026-06-17 A trip aboard one of the world's most expensive and sought-after train rides details the journey for both passengers and crew. 2026-06-17 The prairies of Canada; the deserts of Australia; the cold of the Norwegian Arctic Circle; the steepest slopes of the mighty Swiss Alps. 2026-06-17 Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour. 2026-06-17 Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience. 2026-06-17 Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway. 2026-06-17 Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon. 2026-06-17 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. 2026-06-17 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 are revealed. 2026-06-17 Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created. 2026-06-17 A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky. 2026-06-17 Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida. 2026-06-17 A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university. 2026-06-17 Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama Desert in Chile; at observatory ALMA he works alongside the expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas. 2026-06-17 Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside the massive fix facility the MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, as teams repair over one hundred Bradley fighting vehicles, then embeds with troops in a massive two-week-long battle exercise. 2026-06-17 Mike works with the Army Corps of Engineers on a massive project to restore essential flow of fresh water to the Florida Everglades. He also joins scientists, python hunters and the Miccosukee Tribe to eliminate invasive species. 2026-06-17 At Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, Mike embeds with the talented teams that maintain the amazing machines behind Cirque du Soleil's stage shows. 2026-06-17 Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge. 2026-06-17 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. 2026-06-17 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. 2026-06-17 Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore. 2026-06-17 Trace the chain of events that led to a deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig and unleashed the largest marine oil spill in history; see the failed part that caused the NASA Challenger Space Shuttle to explode seconds after liftoff. 2026-06-18