In a 3-part overview of WWII Pacific storm landings, we examine the sometimes disastrous, often brilliant learning curve of the Japanese/American opponents.
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Vietnam Lost Films
Program Highlights 2019.12.15(sun) 10:30PMThe last group of American troops return home to mixed reception. But two years after the peace agreement is signed, the North Vietnamese overtake the South and Vietnam becomes a single country once again.

History’s Mysteries
Program Highlights 2019.12.14(sat) 10:20PMExperts try to find out whether the five Sullivan brothers, who were killed while serving aboard the U.S.S. Juneau on November 13, 1942, could be saved.

Hands On History
Program Highlights 2019.12.13(fir) 10:20PMThe host traces the evolution of skiing from the Viking days to the post-war boom in the US and explores a modern factory run by Revolution Ski and Snowboard Company in Orem, Utah.

Brad Meltzer’s Decoded
Program Highlights 2019.12.12(thr) 10:15PMEveryone from Harry Truman to Barbara Bush has looked for the cornerstone which the secretive Freemasons were said to have placed in the White House. What is it for and why has it vanished?

Haunted History
Program Highlights 2019.12.11(wed) 10:15PMTake a look at the ghosts that haunt the Caribbean islands, as well as the traditions used to chase them away and call them back to life.

Modern Marvels
Program Highlights 2019.12.10(tue) 10:20PMOne of the most versatile, nutritious and varied foodstuff in the world, potatoes can be sliced, diced, frozen and even comes in various colours. It’s the ultimate comfort food.

The Silent Service
Program Highlights 2019.12.09(mon) 10:20PMExplore the command and control mechanisms and the complex authentication procedures required to release one, or all of U.S. Navy's 24 the sub's nuclear missiles.

Vietnam Lost Films
Program Highlights 2019.12.08(sun) 10:30PMTroop withdrawals begin as the Americans train their ARVN allies to take over the war. When the war controversially spills into Cambodia, widespread protests spark throughout America.

History’s Mysteries
Program Highlights 2019.12.07(sat) 10:30PMVarious experts try to prove the Andean mummies are related to each other through x-ray, radiocarbon dating and DNA testing, while political disputes are worked out.

Hands On History
Program Highlights 2019.12.06(fir) 10:20PMThe host travels to Martin Guitars in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where guitars have been made since 1833, and traces the history and evolution of guitars.

America’s Book Of Secrets
Program Highlights 2019.12.05(thr) 10:15PMThey are an elite force of brave men and women who put their lives on the line. Their mission: to guard the most powerful person in the world. Who are these heroes and what secrets are they protecting?

Haunted History
Program Highlights 2019.12.04(wed) 10:15PMIn Washington, a gold miner's ghost prowls the streets; Port Townsend has the region's most haunted hotel; in Portland, Rose, the victim of an unresolved murder, lurks in the shadows.

Modern Marvels
Program Highlights 2019.12.03(tue) 10:00PMSee how soybeans are turned into vegetable oils, flour and soy meal, ending up in everything from salad dressings to plastics. Later, explore how Japanese pastry makers prepare azuki bean confections.

The Silent Service
Program Highlights 2019.12.02(mon) 10:30PMIn almost four years of war, the Imperial Japanese Navy would achieve numerous victories and claim thousands of American lives, but we see how, in the end, the hunters became the hunted.