Showing results by publisher "Charles River Editors" in Weapons & Warfare
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Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester
- The Lives and Careers of America's Most Influential Gunsmiths
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Gunsmiths in early 19th-century America were helped along by noted artisans from Germany, Switzerland, and other European powers, but despite advances made in the European and American musket, the requirement of an exterior spark and percussion to ignite powder for a single-shot discharge remained the paradigm. Similarly, the era was unable to move past the cumbersome weapon that required at least half a minute to reload. The military compensation for such an ungainly and vulnerable process was the alternation of troop lines, in which one fired while the other reloaded from behind.
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Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester
- The Lives and Careers of America's Most Influential Gunsmiths
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2019-09-25
- Language: English
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program: The History and Legacy of the USSR’s Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb examines the Soviets’ race to reach the ultimate goal during and after World War II, and how they went about their objectives. You will learn about Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons program like never before.
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2019-09-06
- Language: English
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
- The Life and Legacy of the Father of the Atomic Bomb
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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Tens of millions died during World War II as the warring powers raced to create the best fighter planes, tanks, and guns, and eventually that race extended to bombs which carried enough power to destroy civilization itself. While the war raged in Europe and the Pacific, a dream team was working on the Manhattan Project in America, a program kept so secret that Vice President Harry Truman didn’t know about it until he took the presidency after FDR’s death in April 1945. During this time, J. Robert Oppenheimer emerged as an extraordinary scientific mind in the United States.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
- The Life and Legacy of the Father of the Atomic Bomb
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Release date: 2022-06-02
- Language: English
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Gunpowder
- The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Gunpowder: The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare examines the origins of the chemical explosive, and its long, winding history across the world. You will learn about gunpowder like never before.
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Gunpowder
- The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 2021-05-05
- Language: English
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Mechanized Death
- The History and Legacy of the First Machine Guns Used in War
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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Soon after dawn on July 1, 1916, British and Commonwealth troops climbed out of damp, muddy trenches in the Somme valley and began to advance across no-man’s land toward German positions. The British commander, Field Marshal Douglas Haig, was certain that this battle would lead to a decisive victory. However, by the time that night fell on that day, 57,000 British troops had become casualties, including more than 19,000 killed, the highest number of British casualties in a single day of combat.
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Mechanized Death
- The History and Legacy of the First Machine Guns Used in War
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 2021-12-20
- Language: English
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Uranprojekt
- The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Nuclear Weapons Program During World War II
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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Uranprojekt: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany’s Nuclear Weapons Program During World War II examines the Nazis’ race to reach the ultimate goal from 1939-45, how they went about their objectives, and why they failed. You will learn about Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons program like never before.
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Uranprojekt
- The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Nuclear Weapons Program During World War II
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-12
- Language: English
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The Longbow
- The History of the Weapon That Revolutionized Warfare in the Middle Ages
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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While the bow was used throughout ancient times and the Middle Ages, on mainland Europe it was mostly replaced by the crossbow in the early 13th century. But that would change with the introduction of the longbow; a more powerful weapon than the traditional hunting bows. The original longbowmen were Welshmen recruited by King Edward I of England after he conquered Wales, and the weapon got its name from the fact that it was almost as tall as the man using it. This gave it a longer draw and therefore more force as longbows were generally made of yew, a strong and pliable wood.
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The Longbow
- The History of the Weapon That Revolutionized Warfare in the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 2023-01-19
- Language: English
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