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Raising Arms

How generals have struggled to kit out their armies for battle, and to pay for it. So you’ve made it there and stayed healthy long enough to fight. Now it’s time to do battle. This is the story of the development of the professional soldier, clothed and kitted with the latest technology. Saul sees how battlefield medicine works and experiences the brutality of a speed amuputation. Finally, he reveals how logistics continues after the fighting is over – bringing men back home, and clearing up the enormous global mess that war can make.

English
  • Originally Aired February 2, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Four
  • Notes Is a season finale
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