Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
Chapter 1 - World War Two
58m7.8 / 10
The 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Henry A. Wallace, Eleanor Roosevelt
Highlights 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Henry A. Wallace, Eleanor Roosevelt, George S. Patton
The 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin
The 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin
Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
58m7.6 / 10
Eisenhower 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars Nikita Khrushchev, Dwight D. Eisenhower
JFK 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.
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Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter KuznickGuest stars John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Vasili Arkhipov
