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4,000-year evolution of mobile warfare, from ancient Egyptian chariots at Megiddo to the modern M1A2 Abrams. Discover how designers balanced the trade-offs of speed, armour, and firepower through history. From the terrifying trenches of WWI to the future of stealth technology, explore the machines that redefined the ground war.

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This series uses high-tech and hands-on experiments to reveal how ground warfare evolved from ancient blades to modern robotics. It explores the science and humanity behind history’s most lethal weapons by connecting the innovators of the past to the soldiers of today.

This film was first broadcast: 2009

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