Shockwave: The Complete Season 1

A hiker stranded on Mt. Hood is about to be saved when his rescue helicopter suddenly crashes into the mountain, and the disaster is captured live on video. A missile misfires on the USS Forrestal, careening into the fighter planes on deck, and the action is recorded in real time. From a catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to a tourist in Oahu being dragged out to sea, headline-making events around the world are increasingly caught on tape, by cell phone, on surveillance systems, or by the occasional lucky news cameraman.

SHOCKWAVE, a groundbreaking new series, reveals the best of this raw footage. Using the latest digital technology, HISTORY™ analyzes these shocking videos and creates astonishing three-dimensional models that help us understand how — and why — some of the world’s most awe-inspiring catastrophes happened.

From airplane collisions to erupting volcanoes, SHOCKWAVE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE presents 13 episodes of the footage behind the headlines, and exposes the stories behind the world’s most shocking moments.

DISC ONE:

EPISODE 1: The aftermath of a Kansas tornado, rescue operation on Mt. Hood gone awry, missile misfire

EPISODE 2: Three-foot-wide stream turned into a raging river, bomb scare, one of the biggest explosions in U.S. history

EPISODE 3: Helicopter crash landing, twister rescue, race car up in flames

EPISODE 4: A crewman sucked into a jet engine, motorcycle stunt, hijacked airliner’s water landing

DISC TWO:

EPISODE 5: Helicopter crash, Pro-Stock racing accident, fighter landing gone wrong

EPISODE 6: Rescue attempt at Niagara Falls, volcano escape, the Helistat crash and burn

EPISODE 7: Magic stunt gone wrong, parachute disaster, massive landslide

DISC THREE:

EPISODE 8: Dramatic Coast Guard rescue, bulldozed town, aviator ejection seat malfunction

EPISODE 9: Toxic chemicals explode, racecar crash, rocket explosion