Man, Moment, Machine

An episode about Bonnie and Clyde Barrow use of the BAR machine gun to rob banks during the Great Depression.

Recalling Doolittle's Raid on Tokyo in 1942, when a squadron of B-25 bombers made a retaliatory attack headed by Lt. Col. James Doolittle.

General Norman Schwarzkopf uses the M1A1 Abrams tank to liberate the Kuwaitis in just 100 hours in the "Mother of all battles" against the elite Republican Guard in Kuwait.

An episode dealing with the African American Inventor Garrett Morgan and his patented Morgan Safety Mask. His invention rose to prominence in 1916, when it was used to rescue 32 men in a collapsed tunnel underneath Lake Erie, and eventually became the basis for Air Rescue and Safety Masks used by the Military and Civilians alike.

April 1970, the Apollo 13 mission is 178,000 miles from Earth, just two days away from a lunar landing, when an explosion rips the spacecraft apart and puts the crew's lives on the line. Only the leadership of Jim Lovell, the ingenuity of the NASA team in space and on the ground, and the robust systems of the spacecraft offer a chance for survival.

George S. Patton realizes his dream of leading an army in a desperate battle when he confronts the German army at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge.

An episode dealing with the famous military leader, Alexander the Great and his long siege against the city of Tyre in 332 BC. With the help of his Persian allies, Alexander should be able to smash Tyre, but he is thwarted multiple times. The Man is Alexander. The Moment is his decision to use a new version of a military device to defeat the Tyrians. The Machine is a massive and mobile siege catapult with multiple launchers that enables Alexander to win the battle.

Passage of the 18th Amendment suddenly provides a lucrative business for gangsters. High profits lead to fierce competition which the ruthless operators escalate into violence. The Thompson sub-machine gun, designed for but rejected by the military, is easily portable, extremely powerful and legal. This weapon in the hands of the gangsters escalates the violence to new heights. Inevitably, a few audacious, bloody murders, such as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, garner nation-wide attention to the gangsters, particularly Al Capone.

General Norman Schwarzkopf uses the F-117 Nighthawk "stealth fighter" to liberate the Kuwaitis during the Persian Gulf War.

Abraham Lincoln, a self taught President, uses new technology to help win the Civil War. He uses the hot air balloon, high above the battle fields, to relay information back to the troops on the ground. Giving the Union the advantage and shaping the outcome of the Civil War.