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"One of television's most popular series, the groundbreaking Combat! offers a gritty, unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II, confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage"--Container.

The first program explores the world of dogs that go the extra step beyond man's best friend-- service dogs, search and rescue dogs, therapy dogs, celebrity dogs, sheepdogs and war dogs. The second program looks at puppies. Trainers, breeders, owners, vets, biologists and dog lovers of every kind talk about puppies - their talents and temperaments, needs and loves.

The first program goes into Tanzania's Gombe National Park to observe the daily life of the chimpanzee clan Jane Goodall has known since the days of her research in the 1960s. The second program delves into the questions are chimps and other primates similar to us? How does their intelligence compare to our own? Answers are found both in the laboratory and in the wild. The program also goes to Central Zaire to observe pygmy chimps (bonobos) in the...

Shows the building of Airbus A380. In Spring 2005, the Airbus A380 thundered down the runway and into the air for the very first time - launching itself into the record books as it went. Follow the final moments leading up to that historic flight with a look at how engineers were able to remedy last-minute glitches that threatened to ruin the plane's debut. Plus, meet the test pilots who are charged with manning the controls of the world's biggest...

History's mysteries journeys back to the early days of the century to chronicle the attempts of the overlooked aviators and dreamers who were the Wrights' contemporaries. In particular, we'll examine the controversy surrounding the claims of Gustave Whitehead. Many witnesses claimed that they saw his flying machine aloft over Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. Boston and New York newspapers recorded the event, but it has never received official...

MODERN MARVELS returns to this sadly productive territory to examine the following five events: a massive oil tanker explosion claims nine lives; a freighter plane crashes into and destroys an 11-story apartment building; a molasses flash flood; a subway tunnel collapse which swallows part of Hollywood Boulevard, and a fatal freeway collapse. Featuring interviews with investigators from NTSB, Cal/OSHA, and Boeing, along with computer graphics, footage...

"Today's Library of Congress is not only the repository of the nation's life story, it's arguably the "ultimate museum, " documenting civilizations from around the world. This program immerses viewers in history through a selection of cultural treasures archived among the library's more than 130 million items, including Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, the maps carried by Lewis and Clark, and the typewritten script of Martin Luther...

"Chronicles the history of U.S. carrier power through the first four carriers, the experimental Langley, huge sisters Lexington and Saratoga, and the smaller Ranger." -- Container.