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- Using the latest sonar technology, an expedition to map sunken Allied vessels off the Normandy Coast reveals stunning images from beneath the waves. There are over 100 shipwrecks in the English Channel of the landing craft and ships that took part in the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled.
- The latest sonar technology reveals shipwrecks as never seen before. As water drains away, a secret beneath Manhattan's skyline, an earth-shattering feat of engineering, a record-breaking icon and a casualty of World War I stealth warfare are revealed. Examining these hidden giants can explain New York City's meteoric rise to a bustling world metropolis.
- Using the latest sonar technology, hundreds of shipwrecks around the British Isles are uncovered as victims of World War II's German U-Boats, one of the world's first stealth weapons. Draining the oceans sheds light on this historical event as the secret technology deployed by Germany to sink ships and nearly bring the Allies to their knees is uncovered.
- The land battles of the American Civil War are well known, but it's the war on the seas that shaped the outcome of the war. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of Civil War secrets, hidden deep underwater. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the lost wrecks of the war.
- When the world's two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology. For nearly 50 years the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a monumental arms race known as the Cold War. Groundbreaking CGI allows us to Drain the ocean to reveal shocking evidence of secret nuclear confrontation.
- London is one of the most iconic and powerful cities on Earth. But how did London, the center of a vast empire, once the undisputed capital of the English-speaking world, become so dominant? Through a series of astonishing maritime discoveries, Drain the Oceans reveals the secret story of the city's meteoric rise.
- Hitler's dream is to build an armada of state-of-the-art warships and take on the might of the British Royal Navy. But his plans to dominate the oceans slowly unravel in a series of disastrous battles. Drain the Oceans investigates the mysteries and reveals how the Third Reich's mighty fleet finally sank beneath the waves.
- Hitler's latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.
- Archaeologists investigate a wreck that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil through the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
- Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.
- Over the past century, a new breed of ocean giant has emerged. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk beneath the seas. New scientific data combines with cutting-edge computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the world's most awe-inspiring wrecks.
- We unlock the secrets of how the Japanese empire rose to power in the Pacific and how it harnessed superior technology and turned that devastating firepower against the Allies. We reveal hidden secrets of a catastrophic attack on Australia that gave control of the region to Japan and look at how its extraordinary tactics brought the British empire to its knees.
- We unlock the secrets of how the Roman Empire controlled the seas of the ancient world and harnessed the power of volcanoes to defy nature itself. We reveal the extraordinary secrets of one of the oldest shipwrecks in the world and unearth a port lost for centuries under Italian soil.
- A high-tech survey reveals the dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
- Of all the wrecks lying at the bottom of the Baltic, perhaps the most spectacular is the battleship Mars. Only recently discovered, she is finally ready to give up her secrets.
- A legendary ancient Egyptian city, lost beneath the waves for 2,000 years, finally gives up its secrets.
- In summer 1940, Great Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Now we uncover the wrecks that reveal the truth behind the Battle of Britain.
- Uncovering the long-lost shipwrecks of legendary captains reveals why the Caribbean, more than all other seas, became famous for pirates.
- Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered. Cutting-edge computer graphics shed new light on the struggle for independence.
- Draining American rivers, seas and oceans reveals military tactics from the American Civil War that rewrote the rules of warfare forever.
- Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.
- Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?
- Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arrive in the Americas.
- A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.
- Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.
- The mysterious sinking of Australia's "Titanic", a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.
- The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.
- Draining Hawaii reveals Japan's secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed.
- Drowned shipwrecks and lost battlefields reveal secrets of America's most famous siege and tell how Texas, against all odds, secured its independence.
- New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya civilisation.
- The history of the Gulf of Mexico is marked by pirates, naval battles, slave trade and even the theorized meteor that supposedly brought about the extinction of dinosaurs. What artifacts from these eras lie there today?
- The Mediterranean was once home to some of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. Draining the sea unlocks the mysteries of their rise and fall. Which artifacts that they left behind lie hidden at its bottom today?
- Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?
- The waters of Egypt reveal some fascinating historical secrets. What did the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria really look like? Why were the so-called Abydos boats buried in the desert? Who built 15 forts on the Nile that never saw battle?
- The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. Draining the China seas exposes the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water and the extraordinary truth behind a 700-year-old mystery.
- Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush drains the streets of San Francisco, the Sacramento River and the icy wastes of the Klondike in northern Canada to tell the true story of 19th century gold mania. In the race to be first to the gold fields, hundreds of thousands of people from across the world headed west despite the risks.