Episode list

The Road to War

Great Britain

Mon, Sep 04, 1989
Charles Wheeler looks at how in the late 1930's Neville Chamberlain, confronted by the aggression of Hitler and Mussolini, was still struggling to preserve the illusion of British Imperial power.
8.7 /10
Germany

Mon, Sep 11, 1989
Charles Wheeler examines the German side, from the imposition of the Versailles Peace Treaty to the local war with Poland which became an international conflict.
0 /10
USSR

Mon, Sep 18, 1989
Charles Wheeler examines the role of the Soviet Union in the war, and Stalin's relationship with Hitler.
0 /10
Italy

Mon, Sep 25, 1989
Charles Wheeler examines the role played by Italy.
8.6 /10
France

Mon, Oct 02, 1989
Charles Wheeler examines the French side and how victory in World War I left the country ill prepared for further conflict.
0 /10
Japan

Mon, Oct 09, 1989
This traces Japan's road to war from drawing plans to destroy the US fleet in the Pacific (1907) to the Pearl Harbour attack (1941).
8 /10
U.S.A.

Mon, Oct 16, 1989
In this program, Charles Wheeler spotlights the United States of America.
8 /10
Global War

Mon, Oct 23, 1989
The final episode documents how Germany's desire for expansion in Eastern Europe, starting with Poland, developed into a worldwide conflict.
0 /10
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