Edge of War

Name: Edge of War
Released: 2012-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Wesley Clark, Lewis MacKenzie

TV Show · Documentary · History

Adolph Hitler, Fidel Castro, and Saddam Hussein made the truth their first casualty. But just how did these dictators rise to power and incite global conflict? Learn from historians, real footage, and professional re-enactments how they preyed on insecurities and fears to create false narratives and turn nation against nation.

2012 · 50m

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.
EPISODE 2

MacArthur's Great Gamble

Intelligence gathered by naval officer Lt. Eugene Clark helped Gen. MacArthur devise an amphibious assault at Inchon.
EPISODE 3

Castro's Revolution

Despite facing almost certain failure, Fidel Castro's army emerge from the mountains and crush Gen. Batista's troops.
EPISODE 4

Saddam vs. the Ayatollah

The bitter rivalry between Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran.
EPISODE 5

Thatcher's War

Margaret Thatcher orders a British task force to take the Falkland Islands back from the Argentinian Military Junta.
EPISODE 6

Taking Down Noriega

It's 1989 and Panama's leader, General Manuel Noriega, once a friend to America, is now a wanted man. The intrigue and tension of the dscourse is tracked as President George H.W. Bush orders the US to invade Panama.