War Factories - Season 3 Episode 5 War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun
Season - Episode
3
Season 3 May 20, 2022
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3 - 1Rolls-Royce - The Engine that Won the War May 20, 2022 -
3 - 2Skoda - The Factory that Fought Back May 27, 2022 -
3 - 3Nazi Muscle Machines - Ferdinand Porsche's Tanks Jun 03, 2022 -
3 - 4Opel - The Truck Behind the Blitzkrieg Jun 17, 2022 -
3 - 5War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun Jun 24, 2022 -
3 - 6Enterprise: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier Jul 01, 2022
2
Season 2 Aug 05, 2020
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2 - 1Battle for Black Gold Aug 05, 2020 -
2 - 2Fiat & the Fascists Aug 12, 2020 -
2 - 3The People's Car Aug 19, 2020 -
2 - 4Apocalypse Factories Aug 26, 2020 -
2 - 5The Kamikaze Bullet Sep 02, 2020 -
2 - 6Dambuster Factory Sep 09, 2020 -
2 - 7Colt & Kalashnikov Sep 16, 2020 -
2 - 8The First Giants Sep 23, 2020
1
Season 1 Jul 17, 2019
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1 - 1German Aviation Jul 17, 2019 -
1 - 2Krupp Jul 24, 2019
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1 - 3Vickers Jul 31, 2019
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1 - 4General Motors Aug 07, 2019
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1 - 5US Aviation Aug 14, 2019
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1 - 6Occupied Territories Aug 21, 2019
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1 - 7US Ships Aug 28, 2019
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1 - 8Russia Sep 04, 2019
Overview
This episode looks at the the invention of the machine gun, and how weapon that changed the art of war was adopted and adapted by war factories around the world. The Maxim Gun was developed by a British based American inventor called Hiram Maxim and was the first fully automatic machine-gun. The only problem was that it weighed a whooping 136 ibs. British company Vickers aquired Maxim's company and moved on the design.
Year 2022
Studio U&Yesterday, Histoire TV
Director
Popularity 1.2588
Language English
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