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Innovations of War: The Evolution of Tactical Military Weapons

Innovations of War: The Evolution of Tactical Military Weapons

Innovations of War: The Evolution of Tactical Military Weapons

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The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th Century changed the concept of war and the weapons that could be created for it. Heavy machinery, mass production, and engineering advances allowed for innovative armaments that altered the outcome of battles from the American Civil War to the conflict in Vietnam.

Ep 154mRails & RamsThe Civil War is renowned for the introduction and employment of many new weapons, including rifled artillery, machine guns, and submarines. To this list should also be added railroads.

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Ep 251mHot Air & Hot LeadNothing could have been more fortuitous than the timing of the Civil War's coming. At least so far as the makers of weapons were concerned. For the men who had to use and suffer by those arms...

Ep 357mRams & RiversAlthough fleet or squadron operations continued an historic role, the daring of the individual still possessed the potential to destroy a Goliath. Stealth, deception, and hoax were employed ....

Ep 452mSteel SharksOn the night of September 6th, 1776, a small group of men on the shore of New York Harbor silently lowered a most peculiar-looking craft named the American Turtle into the water.

Ep 557mFull AutoThe machine gun was to be a major killer, but, at first, did not revolutionize the battlefield. Indeed, early use of the machine gun was limited. Some of the earliest firearms and attempts at higher..

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