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Title World's weirdest weapons. Weapons of the superspies / produced & directed by Ashley Morris ; a World Media Rights Production
Published London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (49 minutes)
Summary The jet pack, the inflatable rubber plane, and the pigeon guided smart bomb, even a cat that eavesdrops on the enemy - these are some of the top secret devices designed to the give the West the edge against its enemies in World War Two and the Cold War. On the opposing side they faced the vast Soviet Ekranoplan, a plane that flew just inches above the water, capable of delivering cruise missiles on the Nato fleet. They faced Hitler's mega-weapons - including a tank called the maus, so huge that no bridge could take it, and a siege gun so massive that it took over 1000 people to fire it. World's Weirdest Weapons goes behind the scenes of these wars' front lines and reveal secret footage of some of the most extraordinary military hardware ever built. Featuring interviews with experts, inventors and eyewitnesses, the series charts how military necessity pushed the boundaries of invention to extreme, even deranged, levels
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2021)
Performer Narrator, John Schwab
Notes In English
Subject Military intelligence -- United States -- Equipment and supplies
Cold War.
Espionage -- United States -- Equipment and supplies
Sabotage -- United States -- Equipment and supplies
Espionage -- Equipment and supplies.
Military intelligence -- Equipment and supplies.
Sabotage -- Equipment and supplies.
United States.
Genre/Form Documentary television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Form Streaming video
Author Morris, Ashley, director, producer
Schwab, John (Actor), narrator.
WMR Productions (Firm), production company.
BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.
Other Titles Weapons of the superspies
Weapons of the super spies