The USS Liberty – Part One: The Attack

On 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War, the USS Liberty was attacked in international waters by a close American ally. What followed became one of the most shocking and controversial incidents in US Navy history. This episode takes you aboard the Liberty from the quiet morning reconnaissance flights to the sudden air assault, the machine-gunning of the decks, and the torpedo strike that nearly tore the ship apart.

Told in vivid detail and supported by historical records and survivor testimony, Part One follows the crew’s desperate fight to keep the ship afloat and understand why a clearly marked American vessel was hit so relentlessly. The question of whether this was a tragic mistake or something far more troubling still echoes today. Episode Two continues the investigation into the aftermath, contradictions and political silence that followed.