The Genius of Design - Episode 03: Blueprints for War

BBC, Tim Kirby, Chris Wilson, Denis Lawson (narrator)

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Title: The Genius of Design - Episode 03: Blueprints for War
Producer: BBC, Tim Kirby, Chris Wilson, Denis Lawson (narrator)
Category: Arts & Artists, Genius of Design
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Added: Jul 8th 2011
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The military machines designed for combat in the Second World War by Germany, Britain, the USSR and America, and what their development says about the nations' ideological priorities. Featuring the improvised design for the Sten gun that was mass-produced by toy-makers, and the Mosquito fighter-bomber, which was described as 'the finest piece of furniture ever made', with comment by veteran Peter Gudgin and designer Michael Graves

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