Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Man, Moment, Machine Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Episode 1
Apollo 13: Triumph on the Dark Side of the Moon
Tue, Oct 17, 2006 60 mins
Recalling the 1970 Apollo 13 mission under the command of Capt. James Lovell. An explosion crippled the spacecraft and the three astronauts endured the grave situation before returning safely home.
Episode 2
Patton and the Desperate Tank Attack
Tue, Oct 24, 2006 60 mins
Recalling the 1944 Battle of the Bulge, the leadership of Gen. George S. Patton and his reliance on the M4 Sherman tank. Host: Hunter Ellis.
Episode 3
Alexander the Great and the Devastating Catapult
Tue, Oct 31, 2006 60 mins
Alexander the Great's siege of Tyre in 332 B.C., and his soldiers' dependence on the catapult to conquer the city are examined.
Episode 4
Al Capone & the Machine Gun Massacre
Tue, Nov 7, 2006 60 mins
The 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre, orchestrated by Al Capone and executed with the use of the Thompson submachine gun, is recalled. Host: Hunter Ellis.
Episode 5
Stormin' Norman & the Stealth Fighter
Tue, Nov 14, 2006 60 mins
Recalling the beginning of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf's reliance on the F-117 stealth fighter.
Episode 6
Lincoln & the Flying Spying Machine
Tue, Nov 21, 2006 60 mins
Recalling Abraham Lincoln's dependence on hot-air balloons equipped with a telegraph to report on enemy movement during the Civil War.
Episode 7
Alexander Graham Bell & the Astonishing Telephone
Tue, Nov 28, 2006 60 mins
Recalling Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone on March 10, 1876. Host: Hunter Ellis.
Episode 8
Da Vinci & the Handgun
Tue, Dec 5, 2006 60 mins
Recalling the 1563 fatal shooting of France's second Duke of Guise, François de Lorraine, by an assassin using a wheel-lock gun, which has a firing mechanism believed to be invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
Episode 9
The Red Baron & The Wings of Death
Tue, Dec 12, 2006 60 mins
Recalling the World War I victories of German pilot Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron," in April 1917 while flying his Albatros against the British Sopwith Triplane.
Episode 10
Saddam Hussein and the Nerve Gas Atrocity
Tue, Jan 2, 2007 60 mins
Saddam Hussein and his military forces' use of chemical weapons in 1988 to suppress a Kurdish revolt in Halabja, where more than 5000 people died, is recalled.
Episode 11
Galileo and the Sinful Spyglass
Tue, Jan 9, 2007 60 mins
Recalling Galileo's observations with his telescope on Jan. 7, 1610, and how his view that the universe is not geocentric put him in opposition with the Roman Catholic church.
Episode 12
Enzo Ferrari & the Historic Race
Tue, Jan 16, 2007 60 mins
Recalling how a Formula One car from Enzo Ferrari's team gave Ferrari a victory in the 1951 British Grand Prix.
Episode 13
JFK and the Crisis Crusader
Tue, Jan 23, 2007 60 mins
Recalling the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, during which President John F. Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba to prevent the USSR from delivering nuclear missiles to the island.