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    Duel in the Pacific

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51 
Dec 31, 2020
In April 1945, the Yamato, the largest battleship in history, left for Okinawa to destroy American warships and prevent their landing. Weighing 70,000 tonnes and armed with 150 guns, it faced the U.S.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 8 episodes

Season 1
   
Giants of the Seas,
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, aiming to destroy the U.S. fleet and control the Pacific. The U.S. retaliated at the Battle of Midway in 1942, sinking four Japanese carriers.
51m Dec 31, 2020
   
Sink the Bismarck,
In May 1941, the British Royal Navy pursued the formidable battleship Bismarck with the mission to sink it at any cost.
51m Dec 31, 2020
   
Duel in the Pacific,
In April 1945, the Yamato, the largest battleship in history, left for Okinawa to destroy American warships and prevent their landing. Weighing 70,000 tonnes and armed with 150 guns, it faced the U.S.
51m Dec 31, 2020
   
U-Boat Alert!,
World War II at sea was marked by the rise of submarines, leading to fierce battles above and below the waves. Crews faced overcrowding and claustrophobia in these confined spaces.
50m Dec 31, 2020
   
Convoys to Hell,
Allied convoys resupplying the Soviet Union had to navigate the Arctic, infested with U-boats and enemy aircraft.
50m Dec 31, 2020
   
The Fabulous Destiny of the Battleship Texas,
On D-Day and later in June 1944, the USS TEXAS was called on to silence the heavily fortified battery of massive German naval guns defending the landing beaches and the port city of Cherbourg.
51m Dec 31, 2020
   
The Battle of Tsushima,
In May 1905, after a year of stalemate in the Russo-Japanese War, Russia's Pacific squadron arrived at the Tsushima Strait.
49m Dec 31, 2020
   
Mers El Kebir,
On July 3, 1940, the British fleet attacked the French navy at Mers el-Kébir, Algeria. In ten minutes, Bretagne sank, Mogador was destroyed, and Provence and Dunkerque were grounded.
52m Dec 31, 2020
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