Military History Channel TV Guide — Wednesday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Military History Channel TV guide for Wednesday, 12 August 2026. 18 programmes listed , including 4 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

The Three Wars of the Battleship Missouri

True Film

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

01:00 1h

Top Shot

S3 · E3 · Slug It Out Sports

Slug It Out

The speed and accuracy of the teams are challenged with shotguns, and two marksmen use a Glock 34 and non-stop cannonballs to avoid elimination.

02:00 1h

Top Shot

S1 · E9 · The Shortest Fuse Sports

The Shortest Fuse

As teams are removed, the players are challenged to shoot a lit fuse, causing the person with the shortest fuse to be eliminated from the competition.

03:00 1h

History Undercover

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline True

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline

The CIA owned and operated secret airline that helped establish United States policy in Asia is profiled, from creation to confidential assignments.

04:00 1h

The Three Wars of the Battleship Missouri

True Film

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

05:00 2h

10 Days to D-Day

True Special

Dramatic re-enactments are used to depict the 10 days prior to the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, based on David Stafford's book.

Morning

09:00 1h

History Undercover

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline True

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline

The CIA owned and operated secret airline that helped establish United States policy in Asia is profiled, from creation to confidential assignments.

10:00 1h

The Three Wars of the Battleship Missouri

True Film

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

11:00 2h

10 Days to D-Day

True Special

Dramatic re-enactments are used to depict the 10 days prior to the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, based on David Stafford's book.

Daytime

13:00 1h

Top Shot

S3 · E3 · Slug It Out Sports

Slug It Out

The speed and accuracy of the teams are challenged with shotguns, and two marksmen use a Glock 34 and non-stop cannonballs to avoid elimination.

14:00 1h

Top Shot

S1 · E9 · The Shortest Fuse Sports

The Shortest Fuse

As teams are removed, the players are challenged to shoot a lit fuse, causing the person with the shortest fuse to be eliminated from the competition.

15:00 1h

History Undercover

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline True

Air America: The CIA's Secret Airline

The CIA owned and operated secret airline that helped establish United States policy in Asia is profiled, from creation to confidential assignments.

16:00 1h

The Three Wars of the Battleship Missouri

True Film

The 51-year career of the battleship Missouri is chronicled, including the iconic moment in 1945 when Japan surrendered on the ship's deck in Tokyo Bay.

17:00 2h

10 Days to D-Day

True Special

Dramatic re-enactments are used to depict the 10 days prior to the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, based on David Stafford's book.

Evening

19:00 2h

Secret Missions of the Civil War

True Special

While the great battles raged, both sides of the Civil War conducted daring secret missions in an effort to disrupt supply lines and demoralize the opposition.

21:00 1h

Top Shot

S2 · E9 · The 1000 Yard Shot Sports

The 1000 Yard Shot

The remaining marksmen demonstrate their long-range skills by using the powerful Barrett 82A1 .50BMG semi-automatic rifle to hit a target 1,000 yards away.

22:00 1h

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E11 · Operation Market Garden True

Operation Market Garden

A look at the historic battle plan concocted by General Bernard Montgomery not long after the D-Day invasion and was meant to help the troops gain crossings.

23:00 1h

A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day

Documentary Special

Seven African American soldiers share their personal accounts of what it was like for them to fight in the 1944 invasion of Normandy in World War II.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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