Smithsonian Channel British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives. 2026-06-02 The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky. 2026-06-02 A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor. 2026-06-02 An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research. 2026-06-02 An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment. 2026-06-02 American paratroopers are dropped behind German lines on D-Day in order to secure territory behind the beaches. 2026-06-02 British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives. 2026-06-02 The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky. 2026-06-02 A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor. 2026-06-02 An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research. 2026-06-02 Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. 2026-06-02 A perfect circle carved around an ancient peak; a scary phenomenon in the Pacific; strange shapes in a Middle Eastern desert; a formation below the ocean's surface. 2026-06-02 Responding to an emergency call, Northstar marine sets out to salvage a sunken tug in the Delaware Bay; following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sally, Capt. Chris Ward and his crew work to salvage sunken sailboats and wrecked powerboats. 2026-06-02 Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. 2026-06-02 A perfect circle carved around an ancient peak; a scary phenomenon in the Pacific; strange shapes in a Middle Eastern desert; a formation below the ocean's surface. 2026-06-02 Responding to an emergency call, Northstar marine sets out to salvage a sunken tug in the Delaware Bay; following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sally, Capt. Chris Ward and his crew work to salvage sunken sailboats and wrecked powerboats. 2026-06-02 Rare archive footage charts the German Army in 1940 as it unleashes a new Blitzkrieg tactic. 2026-06-02 Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union. 2026-06-02 Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert. 2026-06-02 The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen. 2026-06-02 Eyewitness accounts from those who fought in the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II. 2026-06-02 Incredible footage, colorized 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 in fighting despite the inevitability of their downfall. 2026-06-02 The crew of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier prepares to give air support to ground troops battling ISIS in Iraq. 2026-06-02 A behind-the-scenes look at the operations of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; the dedicated sailors who keep it running at maximum efficiency. 2026-06-02 Investigating how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype; seeing how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history. 2026-06-03 From the USS Langley to the high-tech floating airports; the history of the aircraft carrier and how its air wing operates. 2026-06-03 A behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Navy's radically redesigned Ford-class aircraft carrier was built. 2026-06-03 Investigating how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype; seeing how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history. 2026-06-03 The crew of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier prepares to give air support to ground troops battling ISIS in Iraq. 2026-06-03 A behind-the-scenes look at the operations of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; the dedicated sailors who keep it running at maximum efficiency. 2026-06-03 Investigating how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype; seeing how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history. 2026-06-03 From the USS Langley to the high-tech floating airports; the history of the aircraft carrier and how its air wing operates. 2026-06-03 A behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Navy's radically redesigned Ford-class aircraft carrier was built. 2026-06-03 Investigating how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype; seeing how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history. 2026-06-03 The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal. 2026-06-03 Decoding the secrets of long-lost human settlements; scrutinizing a mysterious Norwegian mound, a prehistoric stone circle on the banks of the Tagus River, a lost city in the cradle of civilization and bizarre rock shapes. 2026-06-03 A mysterious object is raised from the depths of the ocean; a stranded speedboat; an elite crew works to salvage America's biggest shipwreck before hurricane season. 2026-06-03 The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal. 2026-06-03 Decoding the secrets of long-lost human settlements; scrutinizing a mysterious Norwegian mound, a prehistoric stone circle on the banks of the Tagus River, a lost city in the cradle of civilization and bizarre rock shapes. 2026-06-03 A mysterious object is raised from the depths of the ocean; a stranded speedboat; an elite crew works to salvage America's biggest shipwreck before hurricane season. 2026-06-03 Revisit Colditz Castle, a Nazi fortress where breakouts featured human catapults and clever disguises; meet the pilots who staged the famed Great Escape from a Polish stalag; see how 32 POWs pulled off the Warburg Wire Job in just one minute. 2026-06-03 Relive the Flight of the Crow, a trek across Nazi-occupied Europe; find out how two Austrian mountaineers hiked their way out of the Himalayas, then learn why 378 Japanese POWs risked it all in Australia's bloody Cowra Breakout. 2026-06-03 Examine how German soldiers used an erotic painting and other decoys to distract their captors as they tunnelled out of Island Farm POW camp in Wales; see how American bombardiers were smuggled out of Russia, and study a wartime Trojan Horse plot. 2026-06-03 A mass uprising that shows the world the truth about the Nazis' secret Sobibor death camp; learn how the Davao Dozen break out of a harsh Japanese penal colony and explore how two plucky German pilots plot to get out of Britain. 2026-06-03 Discover the German submarines that caused havoc in the American desert, the playboy pilot they couldn't cage, and the young lovers whose escape defied all odds. 2026-06-03 Track German tank commander Georg Gaertner, vanishes from a U.S. POW camp and eludes the FBI for 40 years; learn how two escaped Auschwitz prisoners help save countless lives and how Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann is finally brought to justice. 2026-06-03 Revisit Colditz Castle, a Nazi fortress where breakouts featured human catapults and clever disguises; meet the pilots who staged the famed Great Escape from a Polish stalag; see how 32 POWs pulled off the Warburg Wire Job in just one minute. 2026-06-03 Relive the Flight of the Crow, a trek across Nazi-occupied Europe; find out how two Austrian mountaineers hiked their way out of the Himalayas, then learn why 378 Japanese POWs risked it all in Australia's bloody Cowra Breakout. 2026-06-03 Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honor of the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen. 2026-06-04