Nimitz Minitz: The Mosquito Fleet

In World War II, victory in the Pacific depended on strategy, bravery and military might. It also depended on knowledge of the ocean. Learn about an American marine scientist named Mary Sears who, along with a team of fellow marine biologists and WAVEs, researched the sites of proposed amphibious landings and prepared detailed oceanographic intelligence reports for the Navy. Join Dr. Kate Musemeche as she recounts the story of Mary Sears and the team of marine biologists at the Navy's Hydrographic Office in their race against Axis Powers to solve the ocean.

Author Brent E. Jones discusses his new book Days of Steel Rain, the epic story of a WWII vengeance ship in the year of the kamikaze. This is a true story of the vengeance ship USS Astoria and its crew, along with amazing photographs during the Pacific War.

Unlike the cute, furry hedgehogs that we are familiar with, the anti-submarine weapon known as "hedgehogs" developed during WWII by the Royal Navy of the UK were lethal to the enemy. Prior to the invention of hedgehogs, it was very difficult to destroy enemy submarines, even if they were known to be in the area. See archival footage of hedgehogs in action.