War and Civilization

Season 1 Episode 8: War Machines

Sep 20, 1998NR52m7.4

"The Price of War" looks at the end of World War II and the atomic bomb, and the tension of the Cold War. Also: fighting communism in Korea and southeast Asia; and the fear of nuclear annihilation. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Empires and Armies

1. Empires and Armies

Aired: Aug 2, 1998

A look at the origins of modern warfare, when ancient Greek soldiers marched ...

Episode 2 First Blood

2. First Blood

Aired: Aug 9, 1998

The empires of ancient Rome and China, begun before the birth of Christ, whic...

Episode 3 Gunpowder

3. Gunpowder

Aired: Aug 16, 1998

A look at the impact that horses had on warfare, which enabled Attila the Hun...

Episode 4 Horse Warriors

4. Horse Warriors

Aired: Aug 23, 1998

"Gunpowder" forever changed the way wars were fought, both in an army's weapo...

Episode 5 Revolution

5. Revolution

Aired: Aug 30, 1998

England gains a stronghold in America after the Seven Years' War in 1763, but...

Episode 6 Blood and Iron

6. Blood and Iron

Aired: Sep 6, 1998

The Industrial Revolution creates more mechanized warfare, as trains and mass...

Episode 7 The Price of War

7. The Price of War

Aired: Sep 13, 1998

Included: America fulfills its "manifest destiny"; colonialism expands in Afr...

Episode 8 War Machines

8. War Machines

Aired: Sep 20, 1998

"The Price of War" looks at the end of World War II and the atomic bomb, and ...

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Network: TLC

Production Country: United States

Genres:War, Documentary