World's weirdest weapons > Weapons of the superspies
produced & directed by Ashley Morris; a World Media Rights Production
- Resource Type:
- Streaming Video
- Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2012
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- Summary:
- The jet pack, the inflatable rubber plane, and the pigeon guided smart bomb, even a cat that eavesdrops on the enemy - these are some of the top secret devices designed to the give the West the edge against its enemies in World War Two and the Cold War. On the opposing side they faced the vast Soviet Ekranoplan, a plane that flew just inches above the water, capable of delivering cruise missiles on the Nato fleet. They faced Hitler's mega-weapons - including a tank called the maus, so huge that no bridge could take it, and a siege gun so massive that it took over 1000 people to fire it. World's Weirdest Weapons goes behind the scenes of these wars' front lines and reveal secret footage of some of the most extraordinary military hardware ever built. Featuring interviews with experts, inventors and eyewitnesses, the series charts how military necessity pushed the boundaries of invention to extreme, even deranged, levels.
- Contributors:
- Morris, Ashley , director, producerSchwab, John (Actor) , narratorWMR Productions (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prnBBC Worldwide Ltd. , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- In English.
- Subjects:
- Performers:
- Narrator, John Schwab.
- General Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2021).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System. - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (49 mins.))
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file
- Call Numbers:
- Online Video
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1245589714
- Other Control Numbers:
- 99410841900971 (source: VaAlASP)
5112956 (source: VaAlASP)
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