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| (Guns Of Mauser) The Mauser bolt-action rifle is the most important military shoulder arm ever made. Mauser’s bolt-action system, perfected in 1898, was so good, no significant improvements were ever made to it. Follow the story of German gunmaker Paul Mauser’s search for perfection in weaponry and the company’s odyssey through two world wars. (Guns Of The Sky) Hop in the cockpit for a daring century-long ride through the history of aircraft weaponry – from the first handgun fired from a biplane. Features interviews with Chuck Yeager, Korean ace Major Frederick Blesse, and pilots from Desert Storm and Kosovo, and historic footage of “Red Flag” exercises, when German pilots flew Soviet MiGs. (Guns Of Infantry – The Twentieth Century) Examines a number of incidents where guns were used by 20th century assassins. Stories included – the murders allegedly committed by Sacco and Vanzetti, political assassinations of Huey Long, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Kennedy and Malcolm X and the murder of John Lennon. (Japanese Guns of WWII) As Japan bombed its way into the Pacific during World War II, Imperial soldiers carried pride, a sense of invincibility, and an arsenal of clumsy and outdated weapons. Convinced that the tactics and tools that led to victory over colonial enemies would be just as effective against the Allies, Japan would see its weaponry lead to defeat. |