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After the Civil War, the military once again turned its attention to the west, which mostly meant protecting settlers from Native American raids and guarding the shifting borders of a swiftly growi...

After the Civil War, the military once again turned its attention to the west, which mostly meant protecting settlers from Native American raids and guarding the shifting borders of a swiftly growing nation. MILITARY TECH saddles up for an exhilarating ride into the rough-and-tumble world of the Old West. See how weapons created for the War Between the States were put to use policing the frontier and get an up-close look at the cutting edge technologies of the late 19th century. From the world's most complete collections to the firing range, WILD WEST TECH spotlights every aspect of these important artifacts, and historians help document the encounters where they proved their worth, like Pancho Villa's raid and the Wagon Box fight of 1867, where 26 soldiers and six citizens held off 800 Sioux.

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