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Looking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey. Part 7 of 12.
On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. In the following months Japanese forces rampaged across Asia, humiliating America and seizing country after country. But then America fought back. By summer 1942 the United States ruled the waves but Japan was still undefeated on land and a powerful, threatening force in the air. The future was still far from certain. Part 1 of 3.
By the summer of 1942 the US Naval Fleet has fought back against the Japanese Imperial Navy in the Pacific and they have started to dominate the sea war. But now they must engage in a bloody and brutal war of attrition on land and in the air. By the spring of 1945 the loss of life is great for both sides but Japan refuses to surrender, leaving US Chiefs desperately looking for a way to end the war. Part 2 of 3.
The War in the Pacific is starting to go America’s way. Yet Japan is more determined than ever to fight to the death, and to test if the US has the stomach for a long fight. This way, Japan could come out of the war with something. The Americans are doing everything they can to break Japan’s will, launching a ruthless aerial fire-bombing campaign. But will a secret new US weapon offer an even quicker end to the war? Part 3 of 3.
A MILITARY CHESS GAME... With 38 forts at stake, Verdun was highly strategic during WWI. Through rare archives, 3D animations and interviews with historians and scientists, we plunge inside the walls of these coveted fortifications.
A head on confrontation, no help from their allies, army versus army, nation versus nation. 11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.
There is a special 100 Day span in modern history, a span that starts and ends with tragedy. The year is 1968. On March 3rd Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated. Weeks later, within the same 100 day period, Robert Kennedy is assassinated. Part 4 of 6.
November 9th 1989 the most solid symbol of the Cold War, The Berlin Wall which had divided the city for almost thirty years, was knocked down. The Soviet Union begins to come apart. The 100 Days that surrounded this symbolic event changed our world. Part 5 of 6.
January 17th 1991 - the UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion. Desert Storm - a war costing 61 billion USD would be over in a matter of weeks, but the consequences are still felt today. Part 6 of 6.
