War and Civilization
tv show
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8 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired August 02, 1998
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Overview
An eight-part chronicle of armed conflict from the beginning of recorded history to modern times, exploring the political and cultural motivations for---and consequences of---warfare.
War Machines
Season 1 - Episode 7 - 1h 52m
Air Date
September 13, 1998
Overview
Included: America fulfills its "manifest destiny"; colonialism expands in Africa and India; and World War I spawns the tank and the airplane. Also: the Russo-Japanese War; and World War II rises from the ashes of its predecessor. Walter Cronkite narrates.