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Real History: Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War: Firepower Saturday, March 14 at 6 AM EST
Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War: Firepower. A study of US military operations and tactics at maximum troop strength. Richard Basehart hosts the television history of the Vietnam War.
The Most: Digging It/Light/Horse Sense/Did They...or Didn't They?/Science vs. Rome. Thursday, March 19 at 7 AM EST
Digging It/Light/Horse Sense/Did They...or Didn't They?/Science vs. Rome.. Events covered include: Digging It (biggest mine, Boston's Big Dig, WWII's Great Escape); Light (oldest active lighthouse, the oil lamp, lasers); Horse Sense (the Palio,
Real History: Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War: Tet! Saturday, March 21 at 6 AM EST
Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War: Tet!. The Tet Offensive becomes the watershed of the war. Richard Basehart hosts the classic TV history of America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Battle 360: D-Day in the Pacific Friday, March 13 at 10 AM EST
D-Day in the Pacific. While the allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Island. The Enterprise supports one of the largest and most deadly battles of the Pacific War. Enterprise and her sister carriers nearly
Battle 360: D-Day in the Pacific Friday, March 13 at 4 PM EST
D-Day in the Pacific. While the allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Island. The Enterprise supports one of the largest and most deadly battles of the Pacific War. Enterprise and her sister carriers nearly
Civil War Journal: The 54th Massachusetts. Tuesday, March 17 at 7 AM EST
The 54th Massachusetts.. You've seen the movie, now discover the full truth about the US Army's first black regiment. Covers the periods before and after the famous battle at Fort Wagner during the Civil War.
Civil War Journal: John Brown's War. Tuesday, March 24 at 7 AM EST
John Brown's War.. An in-depth account of the famed abolitionist's 1859 attack on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry that ended the nation's last hopes of unity.
Battle 360: The Empire's Last Stand Friday, March 13 at 12 PM EST
The Empire's Last Stand. Enterprise hits Luzon, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Iwo Jima during the winter of 1945. She also unleashes a brand new night air-group from her flight deck. The Japanese respond by unleashing the Kamikaze.
Encyclopedia

PEARL HARBOR,

Early in the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Nearby military and naval airfields were also attacked by the Japanese planes. Eight American battleships and 10 other naval vessels were sunk or badly damaged, almost 200 American aircraft were destroyed

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Encyclopedia : WORLD WAR II,

Encyclopedia : JAPAN,

Did the United States wait too long to enter World War II?
Yes
 
No