Combat Machines
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Play S1 E1A documentary series on the machines of war, in particular the machines of the 20th century. Covers such diverse topics as tanks, bombs, espionage equipment, nuclear weapons and aircraft.
Cast: Bryan Dick
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Season 1
8 episodes
- 1. WWI the Rise of MachinesWWI was the first truly mechanized war. All sides began with strategies from the Napoleonic Wars, resulting in troops being unprepared for the destructive new technologies such as Maxim machine gun and fast-firing artillery.CC1 h 0 minSep 16, 2018
- 2. The Desert RatsThe North African desert campaign of World War II gave rise to the Desert Rats. Machines in this campaign were the Matilda II tank, Rolls Royce armored car, the Panzer III, 88mm anti-tank gun and the American M3 Grant tank.CC44minSep 23, 2018
- 3. Vehicles That Liberated Europen WWII, tanks, ships, and aircraft were well known, but there was also a whole fleet of lesser known vehicles such as the Jeep, the amphibious DUKW and a legendary American GI and his Harley motorbike.CC44minSep 30, 2018
- 4. Bombs, Bridges, and TunnelsIn WWI, the Corps of Royal Engineers invented the Geophone, a device to detect enemy tunnelers. In WWII, they drove converted tanks that created bridges and cleared minefields, and made mobile robots that defused bombs.CC44minOct 7, 2018
- 5. Spy GameIn any war, information is key. Examine the machines used to capture, transmit, and analyze vital combat information, featuring SOE agents and their equipment, spies stealing Royal Navy blueprints, and a daring submarine mission.CC44minOct 14, 2018
- 6. Nuclear Near MissExamine machines on the ground that would have fought in a nuclear war, featuring, amongst others, the 1961 tank standoff at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin when Soviet T-54 tanks faced off with American M-48 Patton tanks.CC44minOct 21, 2018
- 7. Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War. The Americans used their abundance of jet fighters, helicopters, and river patrol boats to try and stop the continuous stream of supplies and North Vietnamese fighters coming down the trail.CC44minOct 28, 2018
- 8. The Arms RaceThe Cold War. East and West developed weapons that could destroy the world. Examine the origins of the Arms Race and the first use of nuclear weapons that ended World War II, featuring, amongst others, the Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and the Corona spy satellite.CC44minNov 4, 2018
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Combat Machines
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A documentary series on the machines of war, in particular the machines of the 20th century. Covers such diverse topics as tanks, bombs, espionage equipment, nuclear weapons and aircraft.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Andre Holzinger
- Cast
- Bryan Dick
- Studio
- Woodcut Media
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Audio languages
English
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