Drain the Oceans — Season 2
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01 Secrets of D-Day
Jun 3, 201947m★ 6.5
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.
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02 Secrets of New York City
Jun 10, 201947m★ 6.0
In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.
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03 Killer U-Boats
Jun 17, 201947m★ 6.5
Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.
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04 Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
Jul 1, 201947m★ 5.5
Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.
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05 Secrets of the Civil War
Jul 22, 201947m★ 7.0
Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.
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06 Lost Nukes of The Cold War
Jul 29, 201947m★ 6.0
When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.
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07 Secrets of The Spanish Armada
Aug 5, 201947m★ 6.5
Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.
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08 Pacific War Megawrecks
Aug 12, 201947m★ 6.0
An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.
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09 Thai Cave Rescue
Sep 2, 201947m★ 5.0
Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.
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10 London's Secret History
Sep 9, 201947m★ 8.0
London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
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11 Secrets of Loch Ness
Sep 16, 201947m★ 4.0
Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.
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12 Hitler's Killer Warships
Sep 23, 201947m★ 6.0
The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.
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13 Lost Giants
Sep 30, 201947m★ 7.0
Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.
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14 Pacific Shockwave
Oct 7, 201947m★ 6.0
In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
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15 Rise of The Roman Empire
Oct 14, 201947m★ 7.0
The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.