[hamous] The War of the World (2008)

The War of the World: A New History of the 20th Century
Originally aired (PBS): July 2008
Runtime: ~55 mins
Source: OTA High Definition 1080i
Encoding: xvid.720x416.1620kbps.mp3.160.vbr

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson presents an explosive challenge to common assumptions about the 20th century. In this extraordinarily written and stunningly filmed series, Ferguson challenges nearly all our enduring assumptions about World War II which was, without question, the most destructive conflict the planet has ever seen.

Episode 1: The Clash of Empires
http://rapidshare.com/files/13249055...art1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13249852...art1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13250589...art1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13251343...art1.part4.rar
698.9 MB

Episode one, The Clash of Empires, posits that economic volatility, ethnic conflict and empires in crisis combined to spawn the 20th century's bloodiest conflicts, leading to the rise of the brutal regimes of Germany, Japan and Russia, the "age of genocide" and a preoccupation with racial purity.

Episode 2: A Tainted Victory
http://rapidshare.com/files/13251691...art2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13252368...art2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13255711...art2.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13265707...art2.part4.rar
698.7 MB

Episode two, A Tainted Victory, cites the horrors of World War II to show how, in order to win, the Allies acted with the same savagery as their enemies, thus attaining a "tainted victory."

Episode 3: The Icebox
http://rapidshare.com/files/13268789...art3.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13271665...art3.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13272671...art3.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/13273553...art3.part4.rar
698.7 MB

Episode three, The Icebox, describes the Cold War as a continuation of the "war of the world" in which millions died in proxy wars conducted by the two superpowers. The end of the Cold War led to great new dangers and challenges, and presaged the rise of East.

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Posted By ondal to hamous at 7/26/2008 10:34:00 PM