Alone in Antarctica | The Windiest Place on Earth | 1

Alone in Antarctica | The Windiest Place on Earth | 1

It’s 1912, the golden age of Antarctic exploration, and teams from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition are preparing to journey into the wilderness. One trio, led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, will venture the farthest — traversing 700 miles roundtrip of uncharted territory. But when his journey takes a disastrous turn, Mawson will have to endure what the mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary called, “The greatest survival story in the history of exploration.

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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Rediscovering Indy with Filmmaker Sara Vladic | 5

USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Rediscovering Indy with Filmmaker Sara Vladic | 5

Sara Vladic was 13 when she first heard about USS Indianapolis while watching a World War II documentary with her dad. In just one sentence, the film described how the ship delivered the bomb that end...

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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Rescued | 4

USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Rescued | 4

By sheer chance, an American bomber pilot on a routine test flight has spotted the survivors of U.S.S. Indianapolis, who have been floating in the middle of the Philippine Sea for over three days. But...

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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Holding On | 3

USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Holding On | 3

It’s been two days since U.S.S. Indianapolis sank, and the number of survivors is dwindling. They’re being picked off by sharks, and driven insane by sleep deprivation, dehydration, and saltwater pois...

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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Troubled Waters | 2

USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Troubled Waters | 2

The nine hundred men who survived the torpedo attack on the U.S.S. Indianapolis are either drifting in the sea, fighting strong currents and swells, or clinging to rafts. They’re at the mercy of the o...

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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Abandon Ship | 1

USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Abandon Ship | 1

In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Philippine Sea. The nine hundred survivors found themselves ...

18 Jan 202242min

Rock Climbers Abducted | Over the Edge with Climber and Author Greg Child | 5

Rock Climbers Abducted | Over the Edge with Climber and Author Greg Child | 5

After being taken hostage by members of the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the lives of four American climbers were never the same. And just one year later, the attack on the World Tr...

28 Des 202135min

Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4

Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4

When the Americans finally act out and decide to fight for their lives, they’re left alone in an inhospitable mountain rage full of rebel militants and a trigger happy army. Far more than just a rescu...

21 Des 202144min

Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3

Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3

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