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HMS Warrior
In the late 1850s, Britain and France were involved in an arms race. Both sides were embracing new technologies like armour plating to try and create the ultimate battleship. In 1860 this produced the revolutionary HMS Warrior, a product of Britain's naval mastery in the 19th century and the Indu...
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Wellington Bomber
Archival footage and interviews with Flt. Lt. Rupert "Tiny" Cooling distinguish this fascinating documentary special on the preeminent British bomber of the Second World War: the Wellington.
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The Great Napoleonic Escape
Dan Snow goes behind the scenes for a brand-new Napoleonic Wars discovery. Join us for an extraordinary escape story: 19 year old Charles Hare's audacious journey through enemy territory in 1809 disguised as a French customs officer, under the constant threat of being shot as an enemy spy as he ...
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