Lincoln & The Flying Spying Machine

May 31st, 1862: President Abraham Lincoln is pressing for a swift end to the Civil War. As his army bears down on the confederate capitol, Lincoln has a radical new machine above the battle–a hydrogen filled spy balloon, equipped with a telegraph that can instantly report on enemy troop movements. As the Union army comes under intense rebel fire, commanders on the ground use the information from the reconnaissance balloon to turn the tide against the Confederates.

LINCOLN & THE FLYING SPYING MACHINE examines the little-known reconnaissance machine that allowed Lincoln and the Union Army to turn the tide of the Civil War. Lincoln’s radical new invention: a hydrogen-filled spy balloon, equipped with a telegraph that could instantly report on enemy maneuvers. Listen as experts discuss how this incredible innovation came into being, as well as how it helped end the bitter conflict that threatened to destroy the fledgling nation.

Filled with incisive interviews, fascinating archival materials, and vivid reenactments, MAN, MOMENT, MACHINE profiles an extraordinary invention that altered the course of American history.

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