Decisive Weapons
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Decisive Weapons is a television series made by the BBC in association with the US channel A&E. It ran for two years airing on BBC2 in the UK from 1996 to 1997.
The series was devised and produced by Martin Davidson who also co-wrote the book Decisive Weapons with series researcher Adam Levy.
Episodes
Series One (1996)
- "Queen Of Tanks" - T-34 at the Battle of Kursk (dir: John Farren)
- "Vietnam Warhorse" - Bell Huey Helicopter in the Battle of Ia Drang (dir: Paul Tilzey)
- "Cadillac Of The Skies" - P-51 Mustang at the Battle of Berlin (dir: David Upshal)
- "Cold Steel" - the Bayonet at the Battle of Culloden (dir: Paul Tilzey)
- "Wood Against Steel" - the Longbow at the Agincourt (dir: Adam Levy)
- "Jumping Jet Flash" - Harrier Jump Jet in the Falklands War (dir: David Upshal)
Series Two (1997)
- "The Forgotten Fighter" - Hawker Hurricane in the Battle of Britain (dir: Liz Hartford)
- "Wings Over The Ocean" - the Aircraft Carrier at the Battle of Midway (dir: David Upshal)
- "Lock, Stock And Barrel" - Springfield Rifle in the American Civil War (dir: Daniel Gold)
- "U-Boat Killer" - the Anti-Submarine Warship in the Battle of the Atlantic[disambiguation needed] (dir: Paul Tilzey)
- "Soul Of The Samurai" - the Japanese Samurai Sword (dir: Navid Akhtar)
- "Darkness Visible" - Stealth Fighter in the Gulf War (dir: Paul Tilzey)