Machine Gun and the Rise of US Empire – Ep2 – The Gun Comes Home then Goes to War Again

At the center of every armed conflict of the 20th Century, the machine gun has been a tool of conquest – and of liberation.
Everywhere, it has unleashed consequences its creators never imagined. This is the history of one of the world’s deadliest inventions, a story of technological innovation, the industrial revolution, and political power.
Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun, is a sweeping look at the rise of the American empire.