History Channel The Silent Service

Set #2 of The Silent Service continues the journey into the world of WWII submarines, revealing the brave men who served in these underwater vessels. Featuring more historical insights and rare footage, this collection brings the reality of submarine warfare to life.

Set #2 of The Silent Service continues the journey into the world of WWII submarines, revealing the brave men who served in these underwater vessels. Featuring more historical insights and rare footage, this collection brings the reality of submarine warfare to life.

Set #2 of The Silent Service continues the journey into the world of WWII submarines, revealing the brave men who served in these underwater vessels. Featuring more historical insights and rare footage, this collection brings the reality of submarine warfare to life.

Set #2 of The Silent Service continues the journey into the world of WWII submarines, revealing the brave men who served in these underwater vessels. Featuring more historical insights and rare footage, this collection brings the reality of submarine warfare to life.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern Gato-class boats. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction.

See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before.

They are the jobs that make legends of men and corpses of soldiers. They are the assignments that contribute to victory and create casualties. They are the SUICIDE MISSIONS. This four-volume set goes into the heat of battle for an extraordinary, up-close look at some of the most dangerous assignments in the history of warfare.

After World War II ended, the United States and the Soviet Union began competing for primacy in a global struggle pitting democracy against communism. As the Soviets seized military and political control in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, turning them into a series of satellite states, the United States and Britain could see that a new Cold War had begun. Tensions between the two superpowers led to such confrontations as the Berlin blockade, the downing of an American U-2 spy plane, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. "Hot" wars erupted in Korea and Vietnam.