Britain launched one of the most daring raids of World War II. This documentary uncovers the planning, the risks, and the ...

In 1942, German U-boats were decimating British shipping in the North Atlantic. Between January and February of 1942 Germans had sunk over 150,000 tonnes of Allied ship weight without losing a single ...

World War II, true to its name, was fought across many fronts, with battles raging around the world over land, sea, and air. In the Pacific theater, especially, the Japanese and Allied military fought ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor gravely damaged the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet's strength, but fortunately, no American aircraft carriers were sunk in the attack. As a result, when the United States ...