The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor plunges an unprepared United States into World War Two. Among the 16 million Americans who serve on active duty are 8 American Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Bush, Ford, Reagan, and Eisenhower. Part One of this epic special event follows these men through war in both the European and Pacific theaters, starting in December 1941 through late 1943, telling the story of their war experiences and how those experiences shaped them as leaders. In the Pacific, Johnson is nearly killed in a twist of fate, and JFK's PT boat is blown up, Reagan becomes the popular face of the American soldier, Carter joins the U.S. Naval academy, and Eisenhower moves from a rookie to a seasoned general as he leads the invasion of North Africa, Italy--and prepares for D-Day.

Among the 16 million Americans who served on active duty during World War Two are eight American Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Bush, Ford, Reagan, and Eisenhower. Part Two of this epic event special follows these men from late 1943 to the wars' end, in both the European and Pacific theaters. From D-Day to the final Pacific Island hopping campaigns, we see what they experience and how that shapes them as leaders. Nixon faces a barrage of live fire, Bush is shot down in the Pacific, Ford faces kamikazes on the U.S.S. Monterey, and Eisenhower takes on perhaps the greatest invasion in world history--the invasion of Normandy.

An in-depth, behind-the-curtain look at one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. Part 1 takes us through the incredible history of the SEAL's predecessors in WWII and Korea--the underwater demolition teams that helped secure the beaches of Normandy and the Pacific--through their evolution into elite warriors, fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, the formation of SEAL Team 6, executing secret missions in Panama and Grenada, all the way up to 9-11-- the event that will change the way America fights wars.

Part 2 continues the evolution of the SEALs as they become the tip of America's spear in the War on Terror. They go from months and years in between missions to almost daily raids in Afghanistan and Iraq. The secret warriors also successfully execute high-profile missions like the rescue of Captain Phillips from pirates, the rescue of Jessica Buchanan in Somalia, and, of course, the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.