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The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.
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S3 E6 • 6/24/2022
War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun
This episode looks at 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 lbs. British company Vickers acquired Maxim's company and moved on the design.
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See all on TMDBExcellent series extremely well produced. Interesting, entertaining- in that I holds your attention well. Very enlightening and vital to understand how and why we got to now (in some respects). Definitely recommended. Only wish it was easier to work our who the various contributors and presenters are.