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An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the camera to look in the distance. At the same time the ship is hit! This scene is a filmed reconstruction of the 1897 Greek-Turkish war.

All-action footage puts you on board the top types which are Western naval air power today. Included are carrier take offs and landing; anti-submarine, ground attack, and interceptor runs; detailed views of cockpits, instruments and weaponry. The major types featured are the US F-14 Tomcat and Britain's Sea Harrier fighters which protect the fleet, the dedicated attack-aircraft such as America's S-3 Viking, the A-4 Skyhawk, the A-6 Intruder and the A-7 Corsair, as well as France's Super Etendard and Britain's Buccaneer. Land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft are seen in depth, including the P-2 Orion, the Atlantique 2 and the Nimrod MR Mark 2.

Today's missle and helicoptor-equipped destroyers and frigates can reach further and more effectivly than even the mightiest capital ships of former years. While the capabilities of the current generation of carriers and cruisers are truly awesome. Using the pick of film from the leading navies of the western powers, this program shows the major types of vessels in action.

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In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.

Detailed and fascinating documentary telling the history of the famous German battleship of World War II. The urgent British hunt and the German ship's efforts to escape are described through vintage film and recollections of both British and German veterans of the battles.

Set in the liberation war of Hainan Island, PLA learn to sail boats and blow up enemy's warship in an encounter action.