Ultimate Survival:WWII - DVD

The elite Combat Rescue members of the U.S. Air Force, Pararescuemen, or PJs (Pararescue Jumpers), have one mission: rescue American or allied forces in extreme danger. Whether their targets are shot down or isolated behind enemy lines, surrounded, engaged, wounded or captured by the enemy, PJs will do whatever is necessary to bring those in peril home. For the first time in their history, the PJs allow camera crews to cover their missions in Afghanistan. Experience the action and the drama from the front lines first-hand as National Geographic embeds with the Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, and uncovers the lives of these elite airmen.

Extreme Rescues does a 180 on the traditional survival genre. Telling dramatic real-life stories from across the globe, using footage captured by the rescuers themselves, this series puts viewers in the center of the action for every heart-stopping twist and turn as they witness life-saving feats in real time.

The story of America's most important battles against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II. This series examines the military mind set, pioneering tactics and state-of-the-art technologies deployed by both sides. Remnants of military hardware and forgotten relics of war are discovered as experts journey from the beaches of the Pacific islands to the battlefields of Northern Europe.