Combat Ships S01E03 The Vessels That Saved D-Day XviD-AFG [eztv]
A chronological telling of the dramatic 1944 D-Day story, focusing on the vessels that made the landings possible, with an insight into personal stories and engineering wonders. From the X-Craft lying on the seabed in the days before the invasion to the battleships such as USS <i>Texas</i> and HMS <i>Belfast</i> who bombarded the Normandy beaches. We sail on the HMS <i>Medusa</i> – a harbor patrol boat that played a crucial role guiding the invasion fleet through minefields. The episode explores the technology behind the most unseaworthy vessel of the invasion – the Duplex Drive tanks and pays tribute to Andrew Higgins whose landing craft brought so many men to the Normandy shore.
