For educational purposes
James explores just how effective German weaponry of machine guns and handguns was in battle conditions and uncovers the secret flaws the Nazis tried to hide.
He discovers that some of the weapons that were praised as "technically brilliant" have massive weaknesses that the Nazis tried to hide.
The German weapons technology of the time, from Luger pistols to machine guns of the type MG42 and anti-tank guns was often completely unsuitable for waging a long war of attrition.