Smithsonian Channel Witnessing the devastating impact of the German blitzkrieg as new tank strategies take the world by storm; learning how Germany overcame the inferiority of its panzers and swept through Poland and France with innovations in logistics and strategy. 2026-07-22 New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more. 2026-07-22 Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap. 2026-07-22 Witnessing the devastating impact of the German blitzkrieg as new tank strategies take the world by storm; learning how Germany overcame the inferiority of its panzers and swept through Poland and France with innovations in logistics and strategy. 2026-07-22 New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more. 2026-07-22 Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap. 2026-07-22 Witnessing the devastating impact of the German blitzkrieg as new tank strategies take the world by storm; learning how Germany overcame the inferiority of its panzers and swept through Poland and France with innovations in logistics and strategy. 2026-07-22 New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more. 2026-07-22 A journey on Scotland's River Spey, traveling from its source in the Highlands, winding by boat through the mountains to where the river meets the North Sea. 2026-07-22 Explores strongholds abandoned by their architects; a lost city in the Amazon jungle; a desert fortress made by humanity's most notorious empire; explores a city of identical castles; examines a Greek isle's bloody history from the air. 2026-07-22 A journey along Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, through an emerald green landscape of rolling hills and sparkling waters; how Vikings, monks and kings have all made their mark. 2026-07-22 Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest. 2026-07-22 Phil Risko's team at Northstar works fast to refloat a trawler that's been blown onto the shore of a national park in New Jersey; the team improvises to get it back to sea before it suffers further damage. 2026-07-22 A journey along Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, through an emerald green landscape of rolling hills and sparkling waters; how Vikings, monks and kings have all made their mark. 2026-07-22 Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest. 2026-07-22 Phil Risko's team at Northstar works fast to refloat a trawler that's been blown onto the shore of a national park in New Jersey; the team improvises to get it back to sea before it suffers further damage. 2026-07-22 A look at the failures that forced a US submarine commander to rebuild his crew's trust, one person at a time; discovering how this commanding officer overcame dissent on board and refocused on targeting enemy ships in dangerous Japanese waters. 2026-07-22 An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-07-22 Witnessing the devastating impact of the German blitzkrieg as new tank strategies take the world by storm; learning how Germany overcame the inferiority of its panzers and swept through Poland and France with innovations in logistics and strategy. 2026-07-22 New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more. 2026-07-22 Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap. 2026-07-22 Witnessing the devastating impact of the German blitzkrieg as new tank strategies take the world by storm; learning how Germany overcame the inferiority of its panzers and swept through Poland and France with innovations in logistics and strategy. 2026-07-22 New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more. 2026-07-22 Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap. 2026-07-22 Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert. 2026-07-23 Visiting the heart of history in the Dahshur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries. 2026-07-23 Follow the meteoric rise of the Macedonian conqueror who seized Egypt and built an empire that stretched from Europe to Asia; find out how founding the city of Alexandria and becoming a pharaoh transformed Alexander's life before his death at age 32. 2026-07-23 Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert. 2026-07-23 Visiting the heart of history in the Dahshur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries. 2026-07-23 Follow the meteoric rise of the Macedonian conqueror who seized Egypt and built an empire that stretched from Europe to Asia; find out how founding the city of Alexandria and becoming a pharaoh transformed Alexander's life before his death at age 32. 2026-07-23 Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert. 2026-07-23 Visiting the heart of history in the Dahshur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries. 2026-07-23 A journey along Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, through an emerald green landscape of rolling hills and sparkling waters; how Vikings, monks and kings have all made their mark. 2026-07-23 Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest. 2026-07-23 The journey down the attraction-packed Niagara River is filled with adventure and beauty; navigating the fascinating history and engineering of this border river between Canada and the United States, arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls. 2026-07-23 Confront objects that make no sense; spot a spinning island in an Argentinian marsh, a colossal triangle stuck in the Arizona desert, mysterious multicolored pools across northern Ethiopia and a huge human figure hidden in the Australian outback. 2026-07-23 At the mouth of the Suez Canal, Lino Arosemena and his crew have a monster repair job of removing and refitting a 20-ton propeller. 2026-07-23 The journey down the attraction-packed Niagara River is filled with adventure and beauty; navigating the fascinating history and engineering of this border river between Canada and the United States, arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls. 2026-07-23 Confront objects that make no sense; spot a spinning island in an Argentinian marsh, a colossal triangle stuck in the Arizona desert, mysterious multicolored pools across northern Ethiopia and a huge human figure hidden in the Australian outback. 2026-07-23 At the mouth of the Suez Canal, Lino Arosemena and his crew have a monster repair job of removing and refitting a 20-ton propeller. 2026-07-23 Navigating the narrow, deep fjords that lead to Narvik, Norway, where German and British forces faced off in April 1940; repeated torpedo failures threatened to sink the mission and leave Hitler's invading troops exposed and vulnerable. 2026-07-23 Learning why a clash over Nazi ideology wrecked a bright U-boat commander's career. 2026-07-23 Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert. 2026-07-23 Visiting the heart of history in the Dahshur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries. 2026-07-23 Follow the meteoric rise of the Macedonian conqueror who seized Egypt and built an empire that stretched from Europe to Asia; find out how founding the city of Alexandria and becoming a pharaoh transformed Alexander's life before his death at age 32. 2026-07-23 Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert. 2026-07-23 Visiting the heart of history in the Dahshur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries. 2026-07-23 Follow the meteoric rise of the Macedonian conqueror who seized Egypt and built an empire that stretched from Europe to Asia; find out how founding the city of Alexandria and becoming a pharaoh transformed Alexander's life before his death at age 32. 2026-07-23 Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class. 2026-07-24