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Series 1 Episode 6 The War of the World (49 mins)

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A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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    Series 1 Episode 6 The War of the World (49 mins)

    In the final programme, Professor Niall Ferguson assesses whether the nations of the 21st century will be able to avert the outbreak of a cataclysmic global war.

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    A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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    Series 1 Episode 5 The War of the World (49 mins)

    Professor Niall Ferguson remembers the Cold War as a nuclear-powered peace that came terrifyingly close to falling apart.

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    A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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    Series 1 Episode 4 The War of the World (49 mins)

    Controversial historian Niall Ferguson examines the period 1943 to 1945, when the Allies were forced to make terrible compromises to defeat fanatical enemies.

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    Contains brutal images of war

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    Series 1 Episode 3 The War of the World (48 mins)

    In 1942, the the 20th Century teetered on a knife-edge. It was the year when the whole world map appeared to have been redrawn by the Axis powers.

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    A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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    Series 1 Episode 2 The War of the World (49 mins)

    Professor Niall Ferguson examines how the Wall Street Crash of 1929 shattered the American dream, bringing on the Great Depression.

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    A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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    Series 1 Episode 1 The War of the World (49 mins)

    The first film in the series shows that the First World War ignited fires of racial animosity that were exploited by new and more terrible nation states that were far more preoccupied with…

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    A major interpretation of the violent upheavals of the 20th century

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