It was a high-risk gamble. The Vesuvius edgedcloser and closer to its target. The fuse was...
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It was a high-risk gamble. The Vesuvius edged
closer and closer to its target. The fuse was lit and Benbow must
have felt victory within his grasp. But then fate intervened. On its final approach, the ship is said to have struck
one of the rocks behind me... ..and stuck fast, within
pistol shot of the town walls. And then, sooner than anyone
expected, it exploded
closer and closer to its target. The fuse was lit and Benbow must
have felt victory within his grasp. But then fate intervened. On its final approach, the ship is said to have struck
one of the rocks behind me... ..and stuck fast, within
pistol shot of the town walls. And then, sooner than anyone
expected, it exploded
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It was a high-risk gamble.
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The Vesuvius edged
closer and closer to its target.
00:00:06.092 --> 00:00:11.052
The fuse was lit and Benbow must
have felt victory within his grasp.
00:00:12.068 --> 00:00:14.088
But then fate intervened.
00:00:14.088 --> 00:00:16.998
On its final approach,
00:00:16.998 --> 00:00:19.000
the ship is said to have struck
one of the rocks behind me...
00:00:20.076 --> 00:00:25.056
..and stuck fast, within
pistol shot of the town walls.
00:00:25.056 --> 00:00:30.999
And then, sooner than anyone
expected, it exploded.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.
