Sea Power
S1:E3 Wooden Ships and Iron Men
In the early 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte's armies reigned over most of Europe; Napoleon battles the Royal Navy in order to invade Britain.
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The first sea power: in ancient times from Egypt to Rome, Mediterranean nations led the Western world with warfare, including naval warfare.
S1:E1 • Dec 31, 2000 • 50m
English pirate adventurers, including Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins, precipitated the conflict between England and Spain, the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the rise of the Tudor and Elizabethan navies.
S1:E2 • Dec 31, 2000 • 50m
In the early 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte's armies reigned over most of Europe; Napoleon battles the Royal Navy in order to invade Britain.
S1:E3 • Dec 31, 2000 • 48m
The Industrial Revolution produced ships with impenetrable iron armor; in 1860, the Warrior launches and the age of the Ironclads begins.
S1:E4 • Dec 31, 2000 • 49m
One of the best ways to attack an enemy ship would be from beneath, leading to the building of one of the most significant weapons of WWII: the German U-boat.
S1:E5 • Dec 31, 2000 • 51m
The United States launches an air attack on occupying Japanese forces in February 1944; it is one of the bloodiest battles ever seen at sea.
S1:E6 • Dec 31, 2000 • 50m