Seasons & Episodes
From the invention of Gunpowder to the American Rifle
Episode one begins with the development of gunpowder by a Chinese alchemist, used for fireworks displays and later milit
From the Flintlock to the Percussion cap
The strain between the colonists and the British Parliament, the threat of conflict, and the colonists' stockpiling of a
The Weapons of the Civil War
Episode three focuses in on the guns of the North and South, notably the smoothbore muskets on both sides, some converte
Post Civil War Weapons and the winning of the West
The 1873 "trapdoor" Springfield is the first focus of episode four. Also noted early is the Gatling gun that, by 1893, w
The Weapons of World War 1
Episode five focuses largely on the U.S. weapons of World War I, a war in which American soldiers would first face the d
The Weapons of World War 2
Episode six begins with the development of the Thompson .45 caliber submachine gun and its wide usage in prohibition and
Post World War 2 to Today…From the M-14 to the M4 Carbine
Two decades after World War II, American forces entered into the Vietnam Conflict and required a new weapon to face a ne