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Based on information derived from formerly classified documents and messages, coupled with interviews with experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, this is the most comprehensive documentary series ever produced on "secrets of war" throughout the last century. Narrated by Charlton Heston, this acclaimed series features declassified and rare footage, 3D graphics, on-location shooting, historical retracing shots and extensive reenactments....
2) Eraser
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"John Kruger is a U.S. Marshall who 'erases' the lives and identities of people entering into the Witness Protection Program. His newest charge is an executive who has uncovered a deal to put a new superweapon into the wrong hands. It's a do-or-die assignment. So Kruger ensures he does in a nonstop spree that includes plunging from an airplane after his parachute, turning ravenous alligators into instant luggage, outbraining ultratech security and...
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Weapons expert James McCullen has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke and Ripcord are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness. The two are rescued by Scarlett, Snake Eyes and Heavy Duty. They take the warheads to the G.I. Joe's command center, rendezvousing with General Hawk. McCullen...
4) G-force
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An elite team of highly trained guinea pigs, know as G-force, is about to save the world. But the FBI shuts the secret unit down. Darwin is the loyal team leader; Blaster is the weapons expert with attitude to spare; Juarez is a drop-dead gorgeous martial arts diva; and tag-along Hurley who won't be stopped. Armed with the latest in high-tech spy equipment, and with the FBI on their tails, the fur flies as they race against the clock to save the world....
5) Severance
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Working nine-to-five can be a real killer, but team building vacations can sometimes be worse. Seven employees of an international weapons manufacturer are left stranded and must fend for themselves. The retreat turns deadly as the colleagues discover they are the target of a crazed and vengeful enemy. Forget office politics, only lucky will survive this deadly and bloody office outing.
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Armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, the ultimate elite fighting force known as G.I. Joe travels the world in a high-stakes pursuit of Cobra, an evil international organization threatening to use a technology so powerful that it could bring the world to its knees.
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In the final days of World War II, Colonel Jack Toller enlists a crew of Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), led by Maxine West, to ferry a top-secret weapon to an American airbase in the Pacific. Before they can reach their goal a violent storm strands their damaged B-29 on to a remote tropical island. Discovering a seemingly deserted military base West and Toller encounter enemy soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Air Force, along with a new...
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Military innovation is consistently at the cutting edge of technological advances. Almost all technology on the planet today owes its origins to inventions driven by one purpose: war. From apocalyptic skyscraper siege machines to ancient landmines and flamethrowers which had the potential to extinguish hundreds of lives in minutes, most of today's lethal weapons owe their origins to the inventors of the ancient world.
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Ground warfare: Tells the stories behind the key technological advances and strategic breakthroughs that have driven, and been driven by, thousands of years of ground warfare. Each episode will focus on an area where technology and science have influenced the unfolding evolution of ground combat. Warplane: Examines significant steps in military aviation, from the Wright Brothers through jet engines and the Stealth aircraft. Warship: From the last...
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Presents the battle at Agincourt in 1415, where a small English force gained the victory over the French Army, which numbered 30,000 men. Led by King Henry V, the English victory was in large part due to their possession of the most deadly war weapon of the age - the English Longbow.
14) Ground war
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Tells the stories behind the key technological advances and strategic breakthroughs that have driven, and been driven by, thousands of years of ground warfare. Each episode will focus on an area where technology and science have influenced the unfolding evolution of ground combat.
15) Plant 42
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Host Jake Ward takes viewers into the world of 'top secret, ' off-the-record projects being built in America at Plant 42. He sheds light on some of the covert technology being developed in America, including aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound, stealth weapons, and propulsion systems.
17) Medieval warfare
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"This informative and entertaining military history series features an in-depth look at three key events in the history of medieval warfare."
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In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. Nazi Mega Weapons follows a group of experts on a dark journey through Europe's mountains, forests and beaches to uncover engineering secrets that have lain hidden for decades and the stories of the men that designed them.
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Follows a team of experts on a dark journey through Europe's mountains, forests, and fjords, to uncover engineering secrets that have lain hidden for decades. Using stunning drama reconstructions, carefully crafted CGI, and rarely seen archive, each film also unravels the personal stories of the men who designed, built and operated Hitler's terrifying mega weapons.
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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.