Battlefield Behemoths: A History of the Tank

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1 General Information
2 Cover
3 Information
- 3.1 On the Battlefields of the World Wars
- 3.2 Conflict and Revolt
4 Screenshots
5 Technical Specs
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Technology, War Documentary hosted by Stephen Benson, published by ZDF in 2018 - German narration

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-- Original title "Panzer.Macht.Geschichte. Ende einer Jahrhundertwaffe?"; alternative english title "The Tank: Weapon of the 20th Century" -- Filmed just over a century after the first tank battle in 1918, this documentary series explores how the vehicles forever changed warfare. Tanks are killing machines designed to destroy. Since their invention at the beginning of the 20th century, they have also been a solid element in the omnipotence fantasies of state leaders and dictators. For the past 100 years, they have undoubtedly been the backbone of every land army. They are considered as a symbol of strength and assertiveness. Hardly any other invention has influenced the history of the 20th century as much as Panzer. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first major tank battle, the documentary is dedicated to two episodes of the steel weapon and undertakes an exciting and multifaceted journey through time into history. The huge vehicles have long since found their way into global culture - whether as a monument, in films or on billboards. Tanks have made history and have themselves become part of the story. But why were they even developed? How and why did you start triumphant? And, in the face of remotely controlled drones and airborne wars, have they become obsolete? The history of tanks is diverse! It's a story of technology, psychology, culture - and people. A Film by Almut Faass and Anja Kindler ; Produced by Spiegel TV for ZDF in Association with ARTE

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Since gunpowder itself, no invention has been more revolutionary than the steel giants on tracks. Tanks have changed the landscape of war forever. From the First World War, the use of armor revolutionized military strategy. The assault tank makes it possible to limit the human losses and proves to be a formidable weapon.
With the first tank battle 1918 began a new era of the warfare. At the same time, the fighting machines entered the culture and were exploited for propaganda purposes. Tanks are still weapons and symbols at the same time. This episode follows up the formation of the tank in the early 20th century and its work on the battlefields of the two world wars.

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In 1945, allied soldiers atop tanks were celebrated as liberators. Yet in the Cold War, tanks became the brutal tools of authoritarian regimes. In 1956, Soviet tanks swept over Budapest, Hungary. These machines will symbolize oppression. Nearly twelve years later, Warsaw Pact tanks enter Prague, Czechoslovakia...
This episode shows the development of the tank at the end of the Second World War until today. In the Cold War tanks became brutal tools of authoritarian systems and a symbol of political oppression. In the anti-war movement of the 1960s and 1970s, the tank stood for clinging to old, military and authoritarian structures.

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 3 619 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec: E-AC3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: german
RunTime Per Part: 50 min
Number Of Parts: 2
Part Size: 1.31 GB
Source: WEB DL (Thanks to K18)
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