History's turning points II: crisis in Korea
In this program, a Communist invasion in the Far East brings the world close to nuclear war. When communist North Korea invades the democratic South in 1950, the US World War II hero General MacArthur is determined to put an end to the Red menace f...
History's turning points II: Napoleon invades Russia
This program shows how the French army was destroyed by the Russian winter and a new Empire was created. In 1812, Napoleon, Emperor of France, determined to defeat Alexander I, Tsar of all Russias, and establish himself as the most formidable milita...
History's turning points II: revolution in Paris
A prison is stormed and modern France is born. On July 14th 1789, the starving and destitute citizens of Paris riot in search of food and weapons. The people storm the Bastille, dreaded symbol of royal rule, determined to liberate its prisoners and ...
History's turning points: the Battle of Actium
If the battle of Actium had been won by Cleopatra and Antony, there would have been no Roman Empire. Yet Octavius Caesar's victory in 31 BC created an absolute dictatorship that sparked one of the greatest imperial and cultural expansions the world ...
History's turning points II: the television explosion
Television exploded into a business and in one generation revolutionized our lives. David Sarnoff, a poor Russian immigrant, was the first person to recognize the financial and commercial potential for television. He had championed the radio mania o...
History's turning points II: the incredible march
In this program, Mao turns defeat into victory and Chinese communism is born. Mao Tse-tung, the leader of China's Communist First Front Army, flees the forces of his arch enemy, the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai Shek. Mao and his one hundred thousa...
History's turning points II: the Battle of Britain
In this program, the RAF defeats the Luftwaffe and democracy is saved. Britain's fighter pilots take to the skies in the summer of 1940 in order to maintain control of the English Channel and stave off Hitler's planned invasion. When German bombers...
History's turning points II: the first flight
The Wright brothers reach for the clouds and world air travel becomes a reality. Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio are determined to prove that man can fly. After years of research, the two brothers eventually const...
History's turning points II: the battle for Vietnam
This program examines how Walter Cronkite and the media questioned a victory and how the war in Vietnam was lost. During the Tet truce for Chinese New Year, January 31st 1968, the Vietcong carried out a surprise attack on America's Embassy in Vietn...
History's turning points II: the plot to kill Hitler
The bomb explodes, but against all odds Europe's most hated dictator survives. In July 1944, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a trusted junior officer of the Nazi home army, entered Hitler's high security headquarters, the Wolf's Lair, intent to kill...