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Command and Control | Behind the Scenes

Scene Breakdown: The Socket

Filmmaker Robert Kenner talks about filming inside of a decomissioned Titan II Missile complex in order to recreate a harrowing event from 1980.

3 MIN 26 SEC

The Battle of Chosin | Clip

Surrounded

U.S. Marine veterans of the Battle of Chosin during the Korean War recall their efforts to hold the west side of the reservoir during a second night of attacks.

2 MIN 35 SEC

The Battle of Chosin | Clip

Communist Aggression

As concern over Communist aggression rose, President Truman sent troops to South Korea, stating that it was necessary for America’s security.

1 MIN 11 SEC

The Battle of Chosin | Trailer

The Battle of Chosin: Trailer

Five months into the Korean War, American troops found themselves surrounded by Chinese troops, and at risk of annihilation in the frozen Chosin Reservior.

30 SEC

The Battle of Chosin | Chapter

The Battle of Chosin: Chapter 1

Watch the opening scene of The Battle of Chosin.

9 MIN 37 SEC

Tesla | Clip

The Columbian Exposition

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 160,000 light bulbs lit up the evening sky over Chicago.

1 MIN 02 SEC

Tesla | Clip

The Tesla Coil

A hundred years before the world went "wireless," Nikola Tesla invented his Tesla coil, and wirelessly lit up his inventions.

30 SEC

Tesla | Clip

Cold Light

Nikola Tesla stunned audiences when he wirelessly lit up glass tubes filled with gas. He called it cold light.

1 MIN 11 SEC

Tesla | Clip

The Contract

In Nikola Tesla's original contract with George Westinghouse, the inventor was promised a bonus of $2.50 for every horsepower of alternating current sold.

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