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Season 1

  • S01E01 Boats of WWII

    • January 9, 2001

    See how the subs were designed and learn the stories of the Squalus and Argonaut.

  • S01E02 Captains of WWII

    • January 10, 2001

    An up-close look at men like Sam Dealey, "The Destroyer Killer," Dudley Morton and Richard O' Kane, who developed strategies that helped win the war.

  • S01E03 Torpedoes of WWII

    • January 11, 2001

    See how a failed design nearly proved disastrous, and how the definitive submarine weapon was re-invented.

  • S01E04 Attack Plans of WWII

    • January 12, 2001

    Originally touted as scouts for surface fleets, submarines were used in far more effective ways as the war wore on.

  • S01E05 Wolfpack: U-Boats of WWII

    • March 12, 2002

    During World War II, Germany's submarines attacked Allied shipping in coordinated groups like a pack of wolves hunting prey.

  • S01E06 Submarines of the Atlantic

    • March 13, 2002
  • S01E07 Tracking the Enemy

    • March 14, 2002

    Go on the trail of "boomers" as we play a deadly game of underwater hide and seek.

  • S01E08 Submarine Special Ops

    • March 15, 2002

    From midget subs to manned torpedoes, get an up-close look at the remarkable vessels that were created to tackle top-secret missions.

  • S01E09 Japanese Submarines

    • March 18, 2003

    During World War 2 the Imperial Japanese Navy maintained a fleet of submarines that included the largest and most powerful underwater weapons the world had yet seen, including underwater aircraft carriers.

  • S01E10 Submarines of Russia

    • March 19, 2003

    At the height of the Cold War the Soviets boasted more nuclear submarines than any other nation, a record achieved at great cost---not only in rubles but in lives.

  • S01E11 Deterrence from the Deep

    • March 20, 2003

    The U.S. Navy's ballistic missile submarines rise to preeminent status in the strategic nuclear deterrent forces.