Product Details

• Actors: Weapons at War
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A & E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 23, 2001
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• ASIN: B000006QYU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,460 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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When people think of war, guns, tanks, planes and rockets spring to mind. But without high explosives, none of these weapons would work. More than anything else, gunpowder and its many other combustible cousins are at the heart of modern warfare. HIGH EXPLOSIVES ventures from Ancient China to today's high-tech battlefields to tell the story of the powders, plastics and countless other explosive mixes mankind has developed in the unending quest to create the perfect weapon. Find out about the many different types of explosives, from mines to ballistic missile payloads, and see how they were developed and deployed. See stunning evidence of their incredible power in the lab and on the battlefield and learn what the future of explosives may hold. And join military historians as they trace the refinement of battlefield explosives, and how they have changed the face of warfare.