Edge of War
TV Show · Documentary · History

Hosted by retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, `Edge of War' revisits the events that paved the way for history's greatest conflicts, from World War II to the Korean War, the Falklands Conflict and Operation Just Cause in Panama. Clark, a four-star general who also served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command, offers his expert commentary throughout the series, which examines pivotal decisions with detailed storytelling and allows viewers access into war rooms and military operations that shaped the world as we know it.

2012 · 50m
Starring Wesley Clark, Lewis MacKenzie

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Hitler's False Flag
    The story of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany and the events that start World War II.
    45 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Macarthur's Great Gamble
    Tracks the events before General Douglas MacArthur’s landing at Inchon, Korea in 1950. A brave American spy and a daring reconnaissance mission help make Inchon one of the most successful assaults in military history.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Castro's Revolution
    Fidel Castro and the Urban Underground rise up against Dictator Fulgencio Battista in 1950’s Cuba.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Saddam vs. The Ayatollah
    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
  • EPISODE 5
    Thatcher's War
    British leader Margaret Thatcher stands up to Argentina’s Leopoldo Galtieri when he and his junta invade the Falkland Islands in 1982.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Taking Down Noriega
    US forces launch a coordinated attack, invading Panama and capturing friend-turned-foe, Panama dictator Manuel Noriega.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Wesley Clark
    Host
  • L‌M
    Lewis MacKenzie
    Host
  • R‌G
    Ron Goetz
    Producer
  • R‌S
    Ron Simon
    Producer
  • A‌J
    Andrew James Benson
    Creator
  • Randy Murray
    Creator

About

Edge of War

Documentary

Hosted by retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, `Edge of War' revisits the events that paved the way for history's greatest conflicts, from World War II to the Korean War, the Falklands Conflict and Operation Just Cause in Panama. Clark, a four-star general who also served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command, offers his expert commentary throughout the series, which examines pivotal decisions with detailed storytelling and allows viewers access into war rooms and military operations that shaped the world as we know it.

Information

Studio
AHC
Released
2012
© 2012 Discovery Communications Inc.

Languages

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English (Canada), English (United States)
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