Combat Ships 2017 (2017)

Combat Ships 2017 (2017) (2017)

4 seasons • 34 episodes • EN • 6.5/10

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EP 1 ⏱ 45 min

Courageous Captains

Larry Chambers makes a risky decision during the Vietnam War. Ernest Evans faces a formidable Japanese fleet during WWII, and enslaved steamship pilot, Robert Smalls, stages a daring escape.

EP 2 ⏱ 45 min

Experts discuss nautical explosions, including an attack on the USS Westchester County during the Vietnam War, a collision in Canada during WWI and a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean.

EP 3 ⏱ 45 min

A black Merchant Marine in World War II forces the Navy to desegregate his ship, a teenage slave pressed into Royal Navy service finds himself in the thick of the Seven Years' War, and more.

EP 4 ⏱ 45 min

Heroes of Guadalcanal

American troops' determination to secure a vital airfield and preserve communications lines with Australia leads to a chaotic and deadly night battle in the Pacific theater of World War II.

EP 5 ⏱ 45 min

Anti-war sentiment and racial unrest during the Vietnam War spark rebellions at sea, mutineers overthrow Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty, and a U.S. slave ship revolt ends in triumph.

EP 6 ⏱ 45 min

Smugglers and Pirates

The Navy captures an armed group of Somali pirates, a Coast Guard crew raids a drug-smuggling submarine, and Norwegian civilians in fishing boats outwit the Germans during World War II.

EP 7 ⏱ 45 min

Record Breakers

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.

EP 8 ⏱ 45 min

Lightning Strikes

French surveillance frigate Nivôse executes a plan to capture pirates off the coast of Somalia, and the U.S. retaliates after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor with the help of the USS Hornet.