Name: Guns That Changed the Game
Released: 2021-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Available on Binge, SBS On Demand

A journey through history to explore the ways in which guns have shaped the formation of borders and the way battles are fought, as more innovative and lethal weapons develop.

Documentary · 2021 · 50 min

Director Stephen Thomas

EPISODE 1

If You Seek Peace Prepare for War

The early 1800s sees the golden age of small arms production, with power, accuracy and loading speed taking a massive leap forward as the modern cartridge appears for the first time.

43 min · 8 Aug 2021
EPISODE 2

The Rise of The Machines

Machine gun development begins in the final days of the American Civil War. In the later years of WWI, machine guns are used on both sides with devastating impact, and by WWII, along with assault rifles, they become the mainstay of the infantry.

41 min · 15 Aug 2021
EPISODE 3

The Gods of War

Cannons and early artillery are first used in the 14th century primarily to break sieges and breach enemy defences, but everything changes after the Industrial Revolution as artillery becomes mobile and more accurate.

41 min · 22 Aug 2021

Stephen Thomas

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