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When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the German air force. Less than a century later, the United States today has by far the world's largest military budget and provides over 40% of the world's armaments.In American Arsenal Patrick Coffey examines America's military transformation from an isolationist state to a world...
90) Future weapons
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Disc 1: No place to hide: From guns that shoot around corners to the world's most advanced supersonic jet fighters, these innovative weapons leave the enemy with no place to hide and with no clue where the attack is coming from ; Stealth: Modern warfare is about creeping up on your target unseen. The enemy of the future will probably be invisible because of the dark and secretive world of stealth technology.
Disc 2: Maximum impact: These weapons...
93) Ground Zero
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Describes the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York City, in which two airplanes were crashed into the World Trade Center, and the rescue and recovery work that occurred afterwards.
95) The Civil War
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Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.
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From man's earliest battles to the combat visions of the future, the 'Weapons At War' series richly illustrates the history of weaponry throughout the ages-and what weapons will be like in the future. This special collection shines the spotlight on WWII, beginning with Hitler's elite forces, including an examination of their training, tactics and battle history with footage of them in action. Contains 8 documentaries on 4 DVDs.
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April 1940. By terms of the Soviet Nazi Nonaggression pact, the two dictatorships divided the helpless nation of Poland. Now, the Russians are rounding up enemies of the state in their occupation zone, but one essential target slips away. Dr. Sebastian Kapsky had spent years working with Walter Riedel and Werner von Braun in the early days of rocket science, but as a man with a conscience he refused to continue when he saw the perversion of their...
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Dick Canidy and the agents of the OSS scour war torn Poland looking for a rocket scientist who holds the secrets to the Nazis most dangerous weapon in this new entry in W.E.B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling Men at War series.
April 1940. By terms of the Soviet Nazi Nonaggression pact, the two dictatorships divided the helpless nation of Poland. Now, the Russians are rounding up enemies of the state in their occupation zone, but one essential...