On their own, silent movies and phonograph records merely had to be adequate. But when they were put together, the combination had to be almost flawless. That took decades of work.
Planes, bombs, missiles, and other military hardware made the United States a superpower. But when it came to tanks, we were always one war behind—until recently.
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