A look at key maritime weapons such as the secret super-weapon that kept Constantinople safe for centuries, the thunderous force of a ship's cannon, and the deadly torpedo.
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Experts look at three types of weapon employed to attack civilian populations, from the medieval trebuchet to modern bio-weapons and nuclear bombs.
Wars become even bloodier as new technologies continue to evolve. An international team of experts tests the deadliest weapons upgrades in the history of warfare.
Examining how the techniques of ambush, along with weapons that remained undetected until the very moment they were used, would revolutionise warfare.
A look at key maritime weapons such as the secret super-weapon that kept Constantinople safe for centuries, the thunderous force of a ship's cannon, and the deadly torpedo.
New weapons with devastating force shape the wars of the 20th century. International experts test the catastrophic effects of the three most destructive weapons of our time: the machine gun, hand grenade and tank.
In spectacular experiments, a team of international experts presents the most significant cases in the history of weapons where speed has made a decisive difference.
From the crossbow to the Kalashnikov to 3D-printed firearms, weaponry designed for everyone can offer a decisive advantage in warfare.
We pinpoint the moment the USA became a global superpower when we recreate how the USS Olympia won the Battle of Manila Bay, and we show how the revolutionary British HMS Dreadnought brought ship design into the 20th century.
A chronological telling of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on vessels that made the landings possible. From the X-Craft lying on the seabed days before the invasion to battleships like USS Texas and HMS Belfast that bombarded the Normandy beaches.
The episode begins with the story of HMS Conqueror sinking the General Belgrano during the Falklands War. Later, a crew member from the USS Nautilus describes what it was like to serve on the world's first nuclear submarine.
In the waters of Scapa Flow, discover sunken dreadnoughts that tell the story of how a U-Boat sank HMS Royal Oak. Later, on HMS Cavalier, we explore how a raid by commandos called Operation Chariot proved the vulnerability of the battleship.
We explore two submarines – former Cold War enemies now moored in a Kent river, and discover the story of Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet submariner who refused to authorise a nuclear launch.
John F Kennedy first made news in 1943 when, as a skipper of a torpedo boat in the Pacific, he and his crew were shipwrecked. We tell the story of their rescue.
We pinpoint the moment the USA became a global superpower when we recreate how the USS Olympia won the Battle of Manila Bay, and we show how the revolutionary British HMS Dreadnought brought ship design into the 20th century.
A chronological telling of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on vessels that made the landings possible. From the X-Craft lying on the seabed days before the invasion to battleships like USS Texas and HMS Belfast that bombarded the Normandy beaches.
The episode begins with the story of HMS Conqueror sinking the General Belgrano during the Falklands War. Later, a crew member from the USS Nautilus describes what it was like to serve on the world's first nuclear submarine.
In the waters of Scapa Flow, discover sunken dreadnoughts that tell the story of how a U-Boat sank HMS Royal Oak. Later, on HMS Cavalier, we explore how a raid by commandos called Operation Chariot proved the vulnerability of the battleship.
We explore two submarines – former Cold War enemies now moored in a Kent river, and discover the story of Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet submariner who refused to authorise a nuclear launch.
John F Kennedy first made news in 1943 when, as a skipper of a torpedo boat in the Pacific, he and his crew were shipwrecked. We tell the story of their rescue.
We pinpoint the moment the USA became a global superpower when we recreate how the USS Olympia won the Battle of Manila Bay, and we show how the revolutionary British HMS Dreadnought brought ship design into the 20th century.
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