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Maiya May visits the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in the U.S. to undergo a federally funded relocation due to climate change. She also learns about hurricanes from the Hurricane Hunters. Part 2 of 6.
During land warfare, every weapon was made to fill a specific need. Designed for a single purpose: to win the race for technological supremacy over the enemy. From handguns to tanks, the stakes were never greater. Part 1 of 4. (S)
Naval warfare evolved from battleships to submarines, then aircraft carriers. Pivotal battles in the Atlantic and Pacific hinged on megaship production. Control of supply lines shaped the war at sea. Part 2 of 4.
Advancements in aeronautics and weaponry reshaped battle strategies. From bombers to fighters, witness the dawn of a new era as militaries vie for dominance in the skies. Part 3 of 4.
In World War II, nations' fate rested on resources and resilience. Access to raw materials and the resolve of people shaped victory. Supply lines were crucial for weapons, sustenance, and medicine, defining outcomes on the battlefield. Part 4 of 4.
A former skinhead and Holocaust denier, Tony McAleer, who went on to become a founding member of the anti-hate activist group Life After Hate travels to Auschwitz/Birkenau on a personal journey of atonement.
December 1941 to March 1942. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 thrusts the United States into the global cataclysm that will eventually touch every family on every street in every town in America. Within a few months, millions of young men have entered the armed forces and are beginning to train for war. A series by Ken Burns. Part 1 of 14.
March 1942 to December 1942. With U-boats menacing the East Coast, and little good news from overseas, many worry that the United States is utterly unprepared to fight in a 'total war'. But after six months of gruelling combat on Guadalcanal, the Americans finally stop Japan's expansion in the Pacific. A series by Ken Burns. Part 2 of 14.
January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies, learning to set aside the notion that killing is a sin, and adopting the outlook that 'killing is a craft'. Back home, cities become booming 'war towns' overnight as nearly all manufacturing is converted to the war effort, and thousands of women become industrial workers. A series by Ken Burns. Part 3 of 14.
July 1943 to December 1943. On daylight bombing missions, American airmen gamble with their lives against overwhelming odds to bring the war to the heart of Hitler's vast empire. Allied forces invade Sicily and then Italy but, as they grind their way towards Rome, the weather turns bad and the terrain grows more and more forbidding. Twisting mountain roads and blown bridges have to be negotiated while under constant German fire. A series by Ken Burns. Part 4 of 14.
November 1943 to February 1944. In November, the US marines take the tiny Pacific atoll of Tarawa, but at a terrible cost. Back home, Japanese-Americans are permitted to form a special segregated infantry unit and begin to train for combat. As the war economy booms, ugly racial violence erupts in cities across the country. Overseas, in the mountains south of Rome, the allies try to fight their way around the edges of Monte Cassino, but are stopped cold. A series by Ken Burns. Part 5 of 14.
