Arnd Piechottka (Executive Producer), Björn Wieders (Series Producer/ Autor/ Regie), Katharina Hoier (Autor/ Regie), Stephan Arapovic (Field Producer), Andrea Schäfer (Field Producer), Jörn Schnittger (Field Producer), Anne Siegele (Autorin Ep. Weapons for all), Heiko Lange (Producer Schnitt Ep. War at Sea, The Ambush), Timothy Wien (Producer Schnitt Ep. Faster than the enemy, Weapons for all), Thomas Lischak (Autor Ep. Ranged Weapons, The Ambush), Matthias Hambsch (Producer Schnitt Ep. Deadly Inventions) Jurek Wieben (DoP), Roger Grein (Head of VFX), Thorben Osterbrink (Associate Producer), Vivien Schwarzenberg (Associate Producer), Marco Siebler (Lizenzmanager) Tomas Makaras (Produktionsleiter), Kersten Köhn (Produktionsassistenz)
Waffen. Sie stehen für Gewalt und Tod. Eine Welt ohne Waffen unvorstellbar. Denn Waffen waren schon immer da. Wie sie die Schlachtfelder der Geschichte geprägt und gleichzeitig Technologie und Zivilisation vorangebracht haben, erzählt die zehnteilige Reihe „Von der Keule zur Rakete – Die Geschichte der Gewalt“.
Since the dawn of human existence, weapons have been manufactured and used to kill. Weapons are used in bloody conquests and dreadful crimes. But weapons are also used by freedom fighters, anti-terrorist units, and liberators. History of Weapons is more than a technical investigation. It uncovers the connection between the development of a new military device and the aftermath of its usage – dynamics that have shaped humanity for centuries.
The ten-part documentary series History of Weapons features arms that have played leading roles in the major battles of history. It reveals how weapons development often improved technological advancements, and investigates humankind’s desperate attempts to limit the destructive power of the instruments of war.
