‎History Uncovered - Apple TV

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We hold many popular beliefs as truth We believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender that the Marshall Plan saved Europe that Adolf Hitler was a military genius and that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for Chinas modernization Of course these judgments contain some truth but they are too broadstroked to be entirely accurate Revisit key moments in history to uncover the whole truth

2018 · 52m

Starring Fabrice Pierre

Director Bernard Georges, Christiane Ratiney

EPISODE 1

Hitler A Military Genius

In the catalog of common beliefs about World War II the idea that Hitler was a military genius has endured He is believed to have conquered and subjected to his authority nearly all of Continental Europe But this is in fact a myth Hitler was actually a terrible military strategist and commander
EPISODE 2

The Marshall Plan Saved Europe?

Its long been without doubt that the Marshall Plan saved Europe from the misery and chaos instilled by World War II But this is in fact a myth Many specialists have long questioned its utility
EPISODE 3

Hiroshima Caused Japan to Surrender?

For most of our contemporaries the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japans surrender But while this notion may not be entirely incorrect it omits the role of a key player in winding down the Second World War the Soviet Red Army
EPISODE 4

Mao Father of Modern China

October 1 1949 After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the Peoples Republic of China By coming to power he had only one ambition which was to restore his countrys legendary power and former glory However if the Great Helmsman opened a new era he did not bring his country from immobility and confinement to the rank of a great world power

The Dictator's Playbook
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Forgotten War Stories
Final Account
Night and Fog
Riefenstahl
The Sorrow and the Pity
The Goering Catalog
Atomic Age Declassified

Fabrice Pierre

Narrator
Bernard Georges

Director
Christiane Ratiney

Director
Philippe Saada

Director
Mickaël Gamrasni

Director
Cedric Condon

Director
Lucie Pastor

Producer
Fabienne Servan-Schreiber

Producer
Gaëlle Cottais

Producer
Olivier Wieviorka

Creator
David Korn-Brzoza

Creator