2024-10-01
The Pacific Ocean is also known as "The Peaceful Sea," and color footage of some of its remote American outposts taken in the late-1930s captures a world of fun and sun. But a wave of war will soon replace these serene scenes with images of cataclysmic horror. Through rarely seen color home movies and combat footage, we detail Japan's violent blitz of the Pacific-from its raid on China to its atta
Six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the shockwaves of war have flooded into every corner of the Pacific, from Alaska to parts of China to New Guinea. U.S. soldiers head into unfamiliar worlds thousands of miles from home, encountering steamy island jungles, bitter arctic cold, and an unrelenting enemy. Through rare personal films and color combat footage, witness early Allied victories-i
Under the command of Admiral Nimitz in 1943, America advances towards Japan, engaging in a new series of island-hopping invasions through the Central Pacific. But a ferocious and inauspicious start at the Tarawa atoll forces war strategists to redesign their plan from top to bottom, sparking new innovations and breaking new barriers. (Repeat).
After a disastrous start, Admiral Chester Nimitz's island-hopping campaign across the Central Pacific has gained momentum and led his men to their largest and most important target yet: Saipan in the Mariana Islands. The nearly month-long battle on this island featured mountain sieges, Banzai attacks, white-knuckled dogfights, and escalating tensions between the U.S. Army and Marines. (Repeat).
While an attack on Japan from inland Asia stalls, the U.S. island-hopping campaign gains momentum. (Repeat).
March 1945. Japan feels the pressure coming from all fronts-ships from the sea, boots on the ground, and fire from the sky. The Japanese Empire has been weakened, but there is no sign of surrender. Through rarely seen color combat footage and frontline stories, witness the American invasions of Peleliu, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima, in addition to the war's first organized kamikaze attacks and th
Regal Princess is the largest ship Princess Cruises has ever built; sailing the Baltic Sea, the crew faces narrow channels, shifting waters, shallow harbours, and buses and trains that transport guests but play havoc with the ship's schedule. (Repeat).
Royal Clipper is the largest sailing-cruise ship in the world, with five masts soaring 58 meters high, supporting 42 sails that carry the ship to a speed of 17 knots. (Repeat).
The Costa Diadema gives its passengers the ultimate Mediterranean experience. Captain Giorgio Moretti uses his 37-year experience to guide this 306-meter-long vessel. (Repeat).
The Diamond Princess carries nearly 2,700 passengers to some of Japan's most iconic cities. (Repeat).
A luxury expedition ship sails through uncharted waters in Indonesia. (Repeat).
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Featuring one of the most expensive train rides in the world. (Repeat).
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The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik in the Norwegian Arctic Circle to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible. (Repeat).
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Examining the MV Peace in Africa, a massive diamond-mining ship. (Repeat).
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The Martin Mars water bomber, a firefighting aircraft, is examined. (Repeat).
NTV's two Italo trains expand to cover more of the Italian railway network, connecting passengers on two of the world's fastest trains. (Repeat).
An ocean liner sails through a hurricane. (Repeat).
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