Lincoln & The Flying Spying Machine

May 31, 1862. At the Confederate capital of Fair Oaks, VA, the Union Army is besieged by intense rebel fire. Suddenly, a futuristic device rises above the troops, supplying unprecedented surveillance over the battlefield and securing a crucial victory for the Northern army.

Lincoln And The Flying Spying Machine examines the little-known reconnaissance machine that allowed Lincoln and the Union Army to turn the tide of the Civil War. Lincolns radical new invention: a hydrogen-filled spy balloon, equipped with a telegraph that could instantly report on enemy maneuvers. Listen as experts discuss how this incredible innovation came into being, as well as how it helped end the bitter conflict that threatened to destroy the fledgling nation.

Filled with incisive interviews, fascinating archival materials, and vivid reenactments, Man, Moment, Machine profiles an extraordinary invention that altered the course of American history.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 5 April, 2009