Cold War: The Tech Race (2021): S01E04 – Race to Space

Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline The Soviet Union sent the first satellite into orbit around the earth in 1957. This came as a shock to the western world. When Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly through space… Read More

Cold War: The Tech Race (2021): S01E03 – Information is Power

Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline In the race between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, for supremacy during the Cold War, the development of new technologies was massively promoted. Especially in space and aviation. Rockets could… Read More

Cold War: The Tech Race (2021): S01E02 – Golden Age of Science

Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline The superpowers US and Soviet Union engaged in an arms race during the Cold War and at the same time drove the technological progress of an entire society. Areas of natural science that have… Read More

Cold War: The Tech Race (2021): S01E01 – Fuel for Destruction

Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline The American attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki marks the beginning of the Cold War, which is expected to last for decades and bring scientific advances with it. In secret laboratories, American and Soviet experts… Read More

Cold War: The Tech Race Documentary Series Overview (2021)

Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. It was a war that brought the world to the brink of destruction. But from… Read More

Weaponology (2008): S02E13 – Israeli Commandos

Introduction Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on 06 November 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The programme also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab. Outline ‘Weaponology’ delves into the history of the Israeli Special Forces. This unit, modelled on the British SAS,… Read More

Weaponology (2008): S02E12 – Spetsnaz

Introduction Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on 06 November 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The programme also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab. Outline ‘Weaponology’ examines the genealogy of Spetsnaz, Russia’s indomitable special forces unit. This elite force specialises in operations… Read More

Weaponology (2008): S02E11 – French Foreign Legion

Introduction Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on 06 November 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The programme also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab. Outline ‘Weaponology’ takes a look at the development of the French Foreign Legion, an elite unit stemming from… Read More

Weaponology (2008): S02E10 – US Combat Engineers

Introduction Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on 06 November 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The programme also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab. Outline ‘Weaponology’ unravels the mysteries of a multitude of weaponry and arms both archaic and contemporary. This episode… Read More

Weaponology (2008): S02E09 – Extreme Warriors

Introduction Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on 06 November 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The programme also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab. Outline ‘Weaponology’ unravels the mysteries of a multitude of weaponry and arms, both archaic and contemporary. In this… Read More