War Machines
One day a man sharpened a stick. Thousands of years later, another man split an atom. This documentary is the story of what those men, and others like them, created. Be they simple tools or feats of engineering and science, killing machines have always been at the forefront of engineering and innovation and have shaped not just the ever-changing face of war but that of human history altogether.
One day a man sharpened a stick. Thousands of years later, another man split an atom. This documentary is the story of what those men, and others like them, created. Be they simple tools or feats of engineering and science, killing machines have always been at the forefront of engineering and innovation and have shaped not just the ever-changing face of war but that of human history altogether.
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