Edge of War

Documentary 2012

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There are those who start war, and those who have war thrust upon them. The outcome of war is well-documented, but the nuanced beginnings are often forgotten. The stage is set for dramatic new history, set immediately before the first strike.

Documentary 2012

PG

Starring Wesley Clark, Lewis MacKenzie

EPISODE 1

Hitler's False Flag

Hitler tries to convince the world that he was justified in attacking Poland by making it seem that Poland was the aggressor.

45 min · 3 Apr 2012 PG
EPISODE 2

MacArthur's Great Gamble

Intelligence gathered by naval officer Lt Eugene Clark helped Gen MacArthur devise an amphibious assault at Inchon.

44 min · 10 Apr 2012 PG
EPISODE 3

Castro's Revolution

Despite facing almost certain failure, Fidel Castro's army emerge from the mountains and crush General Batista's troops.

44 min · 16 Apr 2012 PG
EPISODE 4

Khomeini vs Hussein

Exploring why Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in 1980 and how his miscalculation provoked a long war with the Ayatollah Khomeini that would cost a million lives.

44 min · 24 Apr 2012 PG
EPISODE 5

Thatcher's War

Margaret Thatcher orders a British task force to take the Falkland Islands back from the Argentinian Military Junta.

44 min · 1 May 2012 PG
EPISODE 6

Taking Down Noriega

President Bush organises an invasion to capture Gen Noriega after Panamanian forces kill a US marine just before Christmas.

44 min · 8 May 2012 PG

Wesley Clark

Host
Lewis MacKenzie

Host
Ron Goetz

Producer
Ron Simon

Producer
Andrew James Benson

Creator

About

Edge of War

DOCUMENTARY

There are those who start war, and those who have war thrust upon them. The outcome of war is well-documented, but the nuanced beginnings are often forgotten. The stage is set for dramatic new history, set immediately before the first strike.

Information

Studio: AHC
Released: 2012
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (Canada), English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles