1x1 - The Boats of World War II

January 6, 2000

Meet the U.S. Navy submariners of WWII--hunters who lived under the sea in cramped and claustrophobic quarters as they stalked their victims. We'll see how Navy designers struggled to achieve a submarine design that ultimately proved to be the best underwater craft to fight in the war. Included are stories of the Squalus, whose crew was the first to be rescued from a disastrous sinking, and the Argonaut, the largest submarine built until the advent of nuclear subs in the 1950s.

1x3 - The Torpedoes of World War II

January 20, 2000

Only a few weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy experienced a failure of critical technology--the torpedoes that armed its fleet of submarines were defective. The ensuing debacle ranks as one of the great near disasters of WWII. We'll see how the exigencies of war clashed with entrenched bureaucracies and egos of the naval ordnance establishment. After two years of frustration the submariners prevailed and with effective weapons went on to achieve remarkable results.

1x4 - Attack Plans of World War II

January 27, 2000

Examines the evolution of the strategy and tactics used by U.S. submarines in the war against Japan. Conceived as scouts for the surface fleet, the fleet of boats of the "silent service" found their true calling as heirs to the commerce-raiders of the American Revolution and Civil War. By embracing the once-condemned practice of "unrestricted submarine warfare", these stealthy predators of the deep virtually swept the Pacific of Japanese maritime shipping.

1x5 - Wolfpack: U-Boats of World War II

February 3, 2000

1x6 - Submarines of the Atlantic

February 10, 2000

1x7 - Tracking the Enemy

February 17, 2000

1x8 - Submarine Special Ops

February 24, 2000

1x9 - Japanese Submarines

March 2, 2000

1x10 - Submarines of Russia

March 9, 2000

1x11 - Deterrence from the Deep

March 16, 2000