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War of Worlds 1950-1952 - The World Trembles

War of Worlds 1950-1952 – The World Trembles

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War of Worlds 1950-1952 – The World Trembles: September 1950. On the banks at Incheon, 30 miles from Seoul, General MacArthur is victorious. The landing he planned, to rescue his men stuck in Pusan, was a success. But the war isn’t over. In the North, the Americans will have to face an unexpected enemy. On the other side of the frozen Yalu river, Mao, covert as always, has stationed 300,000 of his men. On Thanksgiving Day, the Chinese and North Koreans attack the US army, whose only choice is to fall back.     Faced with his army’s defeat and […]

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War of Worlds 1947-1950 - The Escalation of Fear

War of Worlds 1947-1950 – The Escalation of Fear

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War of Worlds 1947-1950 – The Escalation of Fear: 1947. Fearing that a damaged Europe might fall prey to Communism, President Truman launches the Marshall Plan, a major loan package offered to European nations to assist in their reconstruction. It is also a way to help the French in Indochina, where Ho Chi Minh has established a proper government, working from its “bamboo ministries”. His army and his influence grow with each passing day. At the Kremlin, Stalin celebrates his 70th birthday.     The grandiose celebrations organized for him around the world are a testimony to his power. In

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War of Worlds 1945-1991 - The Big Rift

War of Worlds 1945-1991 – The Big Rift

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War of Worlds 1945-1991 – The Big Rift: Summer 1945. Leaving the atrocities of World War II behind, the Allied nations wholeheartedly celebrate victory and enjoy a return to world peace. But, behind the scenes of the post-war era, a more drawn-out, insidious confrontation is in the making between those who must build the world of tomorrow. In the West, the Americans and the British are concerned about Stalin’s growing power in the East. He no longer hides his expansionist designs.     Communist ideology continues to spread, especially in Indochina, where one of the twentieth century’s longest conflicts is

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Rich Hall's Red Menace

Rich Hall’s Red Menace

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Rich Hall’s Red Menace: 2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and, ostensibly, the end of the Cold War. In light of this, Rich Hall embarks on an examination of the relationship between the West and the East, America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.     In his unique way, Rich looks at the propaganda, ignorance, fear and secrecy, and the natural offspring of these, paranoia, and considers how a 40-year stand-off between the superpowers brought the US and Russia to the verge of nuclear war.   Alternative stream and download   Rich

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Korea - The Never Ending War

Korea – The Never Ending War

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Korea – The Never Ending War: between 1950 and 1953, more than 24 nations sent troops to Korea as the opposing ambitions and ideologies of the emerging Cold War superpowers – China, Russia and the USA – fought for supremacy on the peninsula.     With first-hand testimony and new historical material, Korea: The Never Ending War retraces the history of a conflict that resulted in millions of deaths, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, and continues to shape history to this day. The 1953 armistice brought a fragile peace to the Korean Peninsula, but the war

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The Wall - A World Divided

The Wall – A World Divided

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“The Wall: A World Divided” looks deep inside the revolution that swept across Europe three decades ago — with the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall — to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War without a shot being fired.     The Berlin Wall separating East and West Germany was the most potent symbol of Communist oppression in Europe during the Cold War. The documentary “The Wall: A World Divided” profiles how a source of violence, hostility and pain was torn down by ordinary journalists and citizens who risked their life to bring down an

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