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THE CENTURY OF WARFARE opens with a look at the defining characteristics of modern war and the development of the weapons that revolutionized combat.
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Shows factors pushing the world towards WWI.
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Actual footage of the opening stages of WWI showing the trench warfare.
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Why, after three countries go to war, the Russians drop out of the fighting when the Czar and his government is lost due to the Russian Revolution.
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Naval warfare in World War I, from submarine attacks and supporting forces on land to the Battle of Jutland.
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See how the plane became a weapon, fly with the pioneers of military aviation, and relive the exploits of legendary pilots like the Red Baron.
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The entry of the United States helped bring World War I to a close, but the harsh conditions of the Versailles Treaty paved the way for a greater conflict to come.
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The years between the World Wars were marked by the rise of totalitarian states in Europe and a growing militancy in the Far East.
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Conflicts in China, Spain and Africa presaged the horrors to come, while Hitler cemented his power and prepared for his bloody campaign of aggression.
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Germany's invasion of Poland introduced the world to a new brand of warfare. Less than a year later, the fall of France left Britain to face Hitler essentially alone.
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The extraordinary heroism demonstrated by British citizens and soldiers and a vital lifeline from across the Atlantic kept England from falling into Nazi clutches.
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In and around the Mediterranean, Monty battled Rommel, American doughboys got their first real combat experience, and the Italian campaign gave the Allies a foothold in Europe.
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Operation Barbarossa--the largest land invasion ever mounted--sent 3 million German troops and 3,300 tanks into the Soviet Union.
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Defeated at Stalingrad and denied entry to Moscow, the Wehrmacht embarked on a two-year delaying action as it retreated to Germany.
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Follow the preparations for D-Day and the course of the war in Europe after the successful invasion.
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As Germany was squeezed in the vice of the Allied advance, the Big Three met at Yalta to plan for the aftermath of war.
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Analyze the forces that drove Japan to war and relive the initial victories that gave the Imperial forces an air of invincibility.
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The American island-hopping campaign drove the Japanese from their Pacific strongholds, but it would take a weapon of a different order bring the war to an end.
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This sweeping overview of World War II's naval engagements includes footage from Atlantic convoys, major Pacific battles and the amphibious landing at Normandy.
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Fly in a B-17 on a harrowing daylight bombing raid, see how British aviators staved off the Luftwaffe, and watch as carrier-based fighters battle Zeros in the skies over Midway.
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Divided at the end of World War II, Europe was a potential flashpoint for 40 years as the superpowers maintained an uneasy peace built on deterrence.
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From the withdrawal of the old Colonial powers to the conflict in Korea, instability, regional conflicts and the boiling over of Cold War tensions marked much of the 20th century in Asia.
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The perennial problems of civil war, terrorism and bilateral wars have taken on a new urgency in the years since the end of the Cold War, and the international community is struggling to deal with them.
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Vietnam- It was a war that proved might and money do not lead inevitably to victory, and harsh lessons forced American to rethink its role in the world.
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War in the Middle East - From Israel's continued battles to defend itself to inter-Arab squabbles and the role of oil, trace the many conflicts that have shaken this tumultuous region.
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Gulf War And The Future - The Allied victory over Iraq showcased a new generation of weapons and tactics, but evolving threats - particularly from Weapons of Mass Destruction - require a new approach to deterrence.
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