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S1 · E1 · Sep 16, 2018

WWI the Rise of Machines Episode 1

WWI 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.

45 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 23, 2018

The Desert Rats Episode 2

The 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.

45 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 30, 2018

Vehicles That Liberated Europe Episode 3

n 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.

45 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 7, 2018

Bombs, Bridges, and Tunnels Episode 4

In 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.

45 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 14, 2018

Spy Game Episode 5

In 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.

45 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 21, 2018

Nuclear Near Miss Episode 6

Examine 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.

45 min

S1 · E7 · Oct 28, 2018

Vietnam War Episode 7

The 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.

45 min

S1 · E8 · Nov 4, 2018

The Arms Race Episode 8

The 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.

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Combat Machines

Season 1

WWI the Rise of Machines Episode 1

The Desert Rats Episode 2

Vehicles That Liberated Europe Episode 3

Bombs, Bridges, and Tunnels Episode 4

Spy Game Episode 5

Nuclear Near Miss Episode 6

Vietnam War Episode 7

The Arms Race Episode 8

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Combat Machines

Season 1

WWI the Rise of Machines Episode 1

The Desert Rats Episode 2

Vehicles That Liberated Europe Episode 3

Bombs, Bridges, and Tunnels Episode 4

Spy Game Episode 5

Nuclear Near Miss Episode 6

Vietnam War Episode 7

The Arms Race Episode 8

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