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The Vietnam War
2017
Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Chapter 1 - World War TwoNov 12, 2012 · 58m · ★ 7.8The first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of key decisions during World War II, discover unsung heroes such as American Henry Wallace and explore the demonization of the Soviets.
Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & WallaceNov 19, 2012 · 58m · ★ 8.0Highlights from the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President. Exploration of the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union and the beginnings of the Cold War.
Chapter 3 - The BombNov 26, 2012 · 58m · ★ 7.7The strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan are explored as well as the new mythology that emerged from the war. The bombing haunted the Soviets and mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.
Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950Dec 3, 2012 · 58m · ★ 6.8The equation changes: specific month-by-month causes of the Cold War emerge and it is not entirely clear who started it. Highlights include Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, the civil war in Greece and the Red Scare that prompts the rise of Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee and the FBI.
Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third WorldDec 10, 2012 · 58m · ★ 7.6Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles replace Truman. Stalin dies but relations with the Soviet Union turn colder. The H-bomb and the doctrine of nuclear annihilation are explored, as are the Korean War and U.S. rearmament. McCarthyism grows and so does the ruthlessness of U.S. policy towards a Third World. Eisenhower emerges as a game changer.Chapter 6 - JFK: To the BrinkDec 17, 2012 · 58m · ★ 7.4JFK and the Bay of Pigs; on the brink of total war during Cuban Missile Crisis; early Vietnam; JFK's attempts at peace with Khrushchev; JFK assassinated. Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone.
Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Oliver StoneNarrator
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
Henry A. WallaceSelf (archive footage)
Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Barack ObamaSelf
George W. BushSelf
Bill ClintonSelf
George H. W. BushSelf
Ronald ReaganSelf
Mikhail GorbachevSelf
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf
Richard NixonSelf
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf
Vasili ArkhipovSelf (archive footage)
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
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