1h 19min - During World War II, the US begins to work on a top-secret project that results in the atomic bombings on Japan — and a global conflict lasting decades.
1h 4min - As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
1h 7min - Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
1h 6min - The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.
1h 7min - With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.
1h 7min - The USSR's grasp on Eastern Europe weakens as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Communist Party mounts a coup against a prominent Soviet Union leader.
1h 7min - A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
1h 4min - Russia struggles to find a national identity as Vladimir Putin comes to power. With the Cold War in the rearview, a war on terror begins.
1h 12min - Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.
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D-Day: The Unheard Tapes
Greatest Tank Battles
Spy Ops
The Revolution
Civilisation
Battles BC
The Great War
Long Shadow
Fiasco
WWII's Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Civil War Journal
History of Warfare
Combat Zone
Showdown Air Combat
Desert Generals
Pacific: The Lost Evidence
The Flying Tigers
Lock n' Load With R. Lee Ermey
Civil War
The New Age of Terror
The American Soldier
Presidents at War
Guns: The Evolution of Firearms
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