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Between the Wars

Between the Wars

1978 1 Seasons 16 Episodes ⭐ 9.5 War & Politics Documentary

This classic series follows the events that sparked the greatest conflict of the century, capturing the drama, the excitement and the ideological juxtapositions of these crucial years. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator Eric Sevareid, one of the world's most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series featuring stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage.

This classic series follows the events that sparked the greatest conflict of the century, capturing the drama, the excitement and the ideological juxtapositions of these crucial years. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator Eric Sevareid, one of the world's most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series featuring stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Versailles: The First Peace

President Woodrow Wilson's idealistic hopes for world peace through collective security clash at Versailles with the har

EP 2

Return to Isolationism

The ultimate failure of Woodrow Wilson destroys himself in his desperate struggle for the League of Nations. The Preside

EP 3

The First SALT Talks

The forces favoring peace through disarmament clash with the forces for peace through military strength. In 1921, the wo

EP 4

Radio, Racism and Foreign Policy

Disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, the U.S. tries to isolate herself from the rest of the world. Strict immigr

EP 5

The Great Depression and Foreign Affairs

The Depression is a traumatic national experience which shatters U.S. self-confidence and paralyzes foreign policy, thus

EP 6

FDR and Hitler: the Rise to Power

"The individual does matter in history" -- a contrast of the style of FDR and Hitler shows how technological change and

EP 7

FDR and Hitler: The Dynamics of Power

Both Hitler and Roosevelt appreciated the value of mass communications. FDR began his series of "fireside chats" to reas

EP 8

America in the Pacific: The Clash of Two Cultures

This overview of U.S.-Japanese relationships from the turn of the century until 1933 is a story of conflict. Japan emerg

EP 9

The Recognition of Russia: A Climate of Mutual Distrust

From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 until the Roosevelt administration officially recognized the U.S.S.R. in the first

EP 10

Latin America: Intervention in Our Own Backyard

FDR's "The Good Neighbor Policy", his greatest foreign policy success, was a key development in reversing the U.S. imper

EP 11

The Italian-Ethiopian War: Africa in World Affairs

The short-lived but brutal Italian-Ethiopian War leads to an examination of Italian Fascism, the character of Mussolini

EP 12

The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a microcosm of the ideological conflict of this century. When Spanish fascists under Franco re

EP 13

The Phony War

Hitler's assumption that England would not go to war to defend Poland triggers World War II. As the Nazis sweep over Eur

EP 14

FDR and Churchill: The Human Partnership

The close personal friendship between Roosevelt and Churchill had a profound effect on the history of the Western world.

EP 15

Japan Invades China: Crisis in the Far East

In 1937 Japan was bent on establishing an empire. Encouraged by lack of Western resistance, Japan took control of French

EP 16

War Comes to Pearl Harbor

Some of the great questions that arises from WWII is: Did FDR know in advance about Pearl Harbor? Was the Japanese attac

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Eric Sevareid

Eric Sevareid

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