Decisive Weapons
Date de parution : 18 septembre 1996
 | Saison 1 - épisode 1 | T34: The Queen of Tanks The story of the Soviet T34 tank, the manufacture of which heralded the largest industrial migration in history. In 1941, the Soviets faced almost... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 2 | The Bell Huey - Vietnam War Horse The Bell-Huey helicopter was designer and built for air mobility, the rapid transport of troops and the provision of gun and rocket support. It gave... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 3 | The P-51: Cadillac of the Skies In 1943, the large and slow Flying Fortresses, used in the US Air Force's daylight bombing raids, were being shot out of the sky at a rate of up to... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | The Bayonet - Cold Steel This episode focuses on the bayonet, which remained an enduring symbol of British military grit for over 300 years - on home soil, across the Empire... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 5 | The Longbow - Wood Against Steel The longbow was the lethal weapon of the Middle Ages, a killing machine that could stop a fully-armoured knight dead in his tracks. Its simple form... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 6 | The Harrier - Jumping Jet Flash Untested in combat and generally derided by the British military establishment, the Harrier proved itself in the Falklands conflict when just 20 of... |
| Saison 2 - épisode 1 | The Forgotten Fighter: Hawker Hurricane Documentary looking at the design and role of the Hurricane during the Battle of Britain and World War II, and how it actually played a larger and... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 2 | Wings Over the Ocean: Aircraft Carrier First invented by the British during the First World War, the aircraft carrier was frowned on by traditionalists. But Japanese recognition of the... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 3 | Lock, Stock and Barrel: The Springfield Rifle Accurate over distances of 500 metres, and with a vastly increased rate of fire, the Springfield rifle marked a great leap forward in rifle... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 4 | U-Boat Killers: The Anti-Submarine Warship Initial U-Boat success in strangling the transatlantic supply routes began a battle to protect the Atlantic convoys. The Allies developed... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 5 | The Soul of the Samurai - The Japanese Sword This programme looks into the origins and history of the samurai sword, considering the processes and engineering that went into its design and... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 6 | Darkness Visible: the Stealth Fighter The F-117 A Stealth Fighter is the world's first operational combat plane designed to be invisible to radar. But while powerfully impressive during... |
