Synopsis
A follow up to The Great War, this series covers the years 1918 to 1939. Using archival footage and interviews with veterans, the history series includes narration by Michael Redgrave. The rise of Hitler in the ashes of 1918 through the Great Depression this series offers viewers a chance to learn the cold, hard truth about the advent of World War ll.
Episodes
Season 11E1'This is such a time' (Lloyd George)Focuses on British PM David Lloyd George and the immense political challenges immediately following the First World War.2E2'What hand would not wither?' (Scheidemann)3E3'Boys, you have been betrayed' (Woodrow Wilson)4E4'The sword must be kept sharp' (Von Seeckt)5E5'We are marching to catastrophe' (Clemenceau)6E6'Not nostrums but normalcy' (Warren G. Harding)7E7'...fight to the bitter end' (James Griffiths)8E8'Make room for peace' (Briand)9E9'...The popular masses are dull' (Hitler)10E10'Poppa says there's a depression coming' (Mrs Calvin Coolidge)11E11'Who can conquer the street...' (Goebbels)12E12'War is re-enthroned' (The Spectator)13E13'On the idle hill of summer' (A.E. Housman)
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