CARRIER follows a core group of characters aboard the USS Nimitz, from the admiral of the fleet to the fighter pilots to the scrubs, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love, the rites of passage, and the war on terror.

War of the World
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson challenges nearly all our enduring assumptions about what was, without question, the most destructive conflict the planet has ever seen.

Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom
During the darkest days of the Civil War, a desperate Abraham Lincoln wagered the fate of the Union and freedom for the Southern slaves on the outcome of a single battle.

Fire and Ice
Launching a massive assault force, the Soviet Red Army invaded Finland on November 30, 1939. The Soviets deployed nearly half a million men and an arsenal of historic proportions in an offensive campaign that would define the eventual course of World War II and forever shape the art of modern warfare.

The U.P. Recalls the War
Residents share their memories as well as their personal photographs, which weaved with vintage newsreels and film footage, paint a vivid image of victory and of loss.

Lest They Be Forgotten "Korea - The Forgotten War"
Korea - 1950-1953. The fighting in Korea was different than any other war. "We went to Korea with a World War II mentality."

American Experience "Two Days in October"
Based on the book They Marched Into Sunlight by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Maraniss, this American Experience production tells the story of two turbulent days in October 1967.

Canteen Spirit tells the story of the North Platte Canteen, which began as a case of mistaken identity and grew into a legend.

Most Honorable Son
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Nebraska farmer Ben Kuroki volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. He would become the first Japanese-American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunner over Europe, North Africa, and Japan.