Blitzkrieg on Speed
Clip: Season 17 Episode 5 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Historian James Holland and his team attempt to walk 22 miles wearing full WWII regalia.
Historian James Holland and his team attempt to walk 22 miles wearing 60 pounds of equipment just as the Nazi army did in the blitzkrieg sieges of WWII. But can they do it without the aid of amphetamines?
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Blitzkrieg on Speed
Clip: Season 17 Episode 5 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Historian James Holland and his team attempt to walk 22 miles wearing 60 pounds of equipment just as the Nazi army did in the blitzkrieg sieges of WWII. But can they do it without the aid of amphetamines?
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