The Gun Show: How a Few Thai Cannons Helped Shape History [Season 4, Episode 37]
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Guns, baby! We go back in time to hear about the fascinating role two Thai cannons played in the French Revolution, and why the twin to a famous gun on display at the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok is at the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand.
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