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Weapons of War - A History of Military Tools and Machines Season 1

January. 02,2006
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Weapons of War - A History of Military Tools and Machines

This is a unique, mind-blowing series of 52 individual war documentaries. Each volume provides an original program packed with combat action and expert in-depth commentary and features spectacular footage from 20th Century's key conflicts.

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Weapons of War - A History of Military Tools and Machines

2006  / NR

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Episode 52 - Air-To-Air Combat
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Air-to-air combats are typically fought between fighter that are relatively evenly matched in terms of performance and armament; often, it is the skill and training of the pilot that is the deciding factor.

Episode 51 - Pacific Land War
First Aired: January. 02,2006

The battles fought against Japan in the China, Burma and India (CBI) theater in World War II may be less well known than those of island battles like Iwo Jima and Tarawa, but they were just as vital to the course of the war.

Episode 50 - Infantry Support
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Infantry support weapons include grenades, mines, mortars and light assault weapons that have been developed through the ages to boost the firepower of the individual soldier and his platoon.

Episode 49 - WWII Tank Warfare
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Born in the stalemate of WWI trench warfare, the tank was subject to much development between the wars, as tacticians and theorist debated how best to use this devastating weapon in future conflicts.

Episode 48 - 21st-Century Warfare
Episode 47 - Korean War
First Aired: January. 02,2006

For many, the fight for Korea in the early 1950's remains a forgotten war. Fought at one of the most tense periods of the Cold War, the conflict saw a US-led force attempt to roll back the communist invaders.

Episode 46 - Vietnam Ground War
Episode 45 - Special Forces
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Special forces are a relatively recent innovation in warfare. Study their develompent through operations by the British Commandoes of WWII to the highly trained SEALs of the modern US Navy.

Episode 44 - Surface Combatants
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Battleships and aircraft carriers have traditionally grabbed the limelight in the war at sea, but smaller vessels - cruisers, destroyers and frigates - have actually done most of the work since World War II.

Episode 43 - Tank Killers
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Since its introduction in World War I, the tank has been a dominant force on the modern battlefield. However, its presence has inspired the development of a wide variety of anti-tank weapons.

Episode 42 - Vietnam River War
First Aired: January. 02,2006

During the war in Southeast Asia, the Movile Riverine Force was a joint US Army and Navy operation that made up a substantial part of the "brown-water navy" that patrolled inland waterways.

Episode 41 - Fleet Air Defense
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Faced with the threat of increasingly advanced naval strike aircraft and air-launched anti-ship missiles, the defense of the fleet is as important today as it was to the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II.

Episode 40 - Surface-To-Air
First Aired: January. 02,2006

In the 19th century, military balloons were targeted by artillery pieces. In WWI, machine guns took aim at early planes. since then, air defense has rapidly developed into a sophisticated network of radar, communications and anti-aircraft missiles to provide a virtual shield in the sky.

Episode 39 - Close Air Support
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Close air support (CAS) is the use of military aircraft in a ground -attack role against targets in close proximity to friendly forces. With aircraft serving as "airborne artillery" to direct support of the troops, CAS requires detailed integration with the fire and movement of ground forces.

Episode 38 - Cold Warriors
Episode 37 - Cargo Haulers
First Aired: January. 02,2006

The aircraft has revolutionized the movement of troops and supplies from home bases to the battlefield. Explore their use in World War II, including the Allied resupply missions "over the hump" of the Himalayas.

Episode 36 - Helicopter Assault
First Aired: January. 02,2006

During the Civil War, Nathan Bedford Forrest declared that winning battles was all about "getting there first with the most men." Mechanization greatly sped up the process, but the key transport element on the modern battlefield is the helicopter.

Episode 35 - WWII Desert War
Episode 34 - Electronic Warfare
Episode 33 - Marine
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Calling upon a devastating array of land, sea and air warfighting systems, the US Marine Corps continues the proud tradition of those who valiantly fought and died a Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh.

Episode 32 - NATO's Navies
Episode 31 - Battlefield Recon
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Historical records dating as far back as the 3rd Century AD show how military conflicts have been supported by units dedicated to reconnoitering the battlefield and reporting back to commanders to allow them to plan the movement of their fighting units.

Episode 30 - Machine Guns
First Aired: January. 02,2006

As much a part of modern land warfare as the tank and the howitzer, the machine gun completely changed combat, making it possible for a large number of troops to be killed by a single weapon.

Episode 29 - Aircraft Weapons
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Since the earliest days of aviation, aircraft weapons have proliferated, ranging from simple bombs and rockets to sophisticated guided weapons that can drop a bomb through a window from a hundred miles away.

Episode 28 - Strategic Weapons
Episode 27 - Waffen SS
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Among the most feared fighting formations of World War II, the men of the Waffen SS were renowned for exceptional fighting qualities, but also for atrocities committed against POWs and civillians.

Episode 24 - Bombers
First Aired: January. 02,2006

From the pre-World War I bombers, like the cumbersome German Zeppelin, to the 20th century, and the USAF's sleek, sophisticated B-2 Spirit, bombers have come a long way. Track the evolution of this deadly aircraft and understand the vital role it plays.

Episode 22 - Amphibious Assault
Episode 20 - Vietnam Air War
Episode 18 - Desert Storm - Air War
Episode 16 - Reich Air Defense
First Aired: January. 02,2006

At the outbreak of World War II, Germany boasted one of the world's most effective air defense systems. This episode follows the course of events that led up to the collapse of that remarkable operation.

Episode 15 - Desert Storm - Tank War
Episode 14 - Carrier War
First Aired: January. 02,2006

After the loss of the Pacific Fleet battleships at Pearl Harbor, it was left to the US carriers to take the war to the Japanese. Carrier-based air power proved critical to the US Navy's successful "island hopping" campaign.

Episode 13 - Battle Drones
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Since the 1920's, drones have been used as targets during naval gunnery exercises. Today, advanced technology allows the modern drone - or UAV - to fly complex, autonomous missions.

Episode 12 - Blitzkrieg
Episode 11 - Combat Rifleman
First Aired: January. 02,2006

The combat rifleman's firepower has steadily expanded since early last century and his role is as valuable as ever. The assault rifle, immune to tactical change but keeping pace with technology, remains vital to infantrymen, commandos and guerrillas alike

Episode 10 - Armored Fighting Vehicles
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Originally designed to deliver infantry to the battlefield, armored fighting vehicles have developed into formidable military machines armed with heavy guns, machine guns and howitzers.

Episode 9 - Artillery & Rockets
First Aired: January. 02,2006

There may be more sophisticated and expensive weapons on the battlefield, but when a commander needs to bring devastating firepower upon the enemy, artillery is often the first choice.

Episode 8 - Battle of the Atlantic
First Aired: January. 02,2006

In the early years of World War II, Britian stood alone. Hitler planned to defeat the island nation with his U-boat fleet. And after the US entered into the war, U-boats quickly ravaged shipping off its eastern seaboard.

Episode 7 - Battleships
First Aired: January. 02,2006

No warship has ever matched the sheer destructive power of the battleship. Until World War II, it was the centerpiece of the world's most dominant navies and was armed with some of the most powerful artillery ever devised.

Episode 6 - Tanks
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Able to defeat machine gun nest and navigate through shell-torn landscapes, tanks restored mobile warfare during World War 1. This episode explores why the tank remains a decisive and dominate factor in land war.

Episode 5 - Airborne
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Airborne operations may be best associated with World War II - when paratroopers and glider-borne troops made an impact out of all proportion to their numbers - but the well-armed, fast -deploying "skytrooper" is just as valuable today.

Episode 4 - Submarines
First Aired: January. 02,2006

A necessary tool in global conflicts, submarines, such as German U-Boats in World War I, have always been used to great effect. With this film, discover the fascinating history of submarines in World War I and II, the Cold War, and beyond.

Episode 3 - US Navy Carriers
First Aired: January. 02,2006

Aircraft carriers have always been a key tool in enforcing US foreign policy. Today, as a crucial element in the ongoing war against terror, they are more important than ever before.

Episode 2 - Attack Helicopters
First Aired: January. 02,2006

The full potential of the helicopter as a deadly attack gunship was not fully realized until 1955. Today, however, the attack helicopter dominates the battlefield with its advanced weaponry.

Episode 1 - Superfighters

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