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  • 2019-11-05T20:00:00Z on France 2
  • 52m
  • 5h 12m (6 episodes)
  • France
  • French
  • Documentary, War
The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-11-05T20:00:00Z

1x01 The Big Rift (1945-1946)

Series Premiere

1x01 The Big Rift (1945-1946)

  • 2019-11-05T20:00:00Z52m

In the summer of 1945, the world celebrated as the atrocities of WWII were left behind. But with new global leaders rising up, a new war was beginning.

1947 and the world is at the mercy of its leaders with Truman, Ho Chi Minh, Staling and Mao Zedong each preparing to go to battle for the ultimate power.

September 1950, and the war against Communism was being fought across Asia. While a beaten Truman considers the bomb, Stalin increases his influence.

2019-11-12T20:00:00Z

1x04 The Conquest (1953-1955)

1x04 The Conquest (1953-1955)

  • 2019-11-12T20:00:00Z52m

March 1953: Stalin is dead, and in Asia the heated conflicts are ending. But with foreign troops leaving the region, Ho Chi Minh formulates a new plan.

2019-11-12T20:00:00Z

1x05 The Wall (1956-1962)

1x05 The Wall (1956-1962)

  • 2019-11-12T20:00:00Z52m

After denouncing Stalin's crimes in 1956, Khrushchev confounded the worlds with his behaviour. But he wasn't nearly as soft as he portrayed himself.

Season Finale

2019-11-12T20:00:00Z

1x06 The Abyss (1963-1991)

Season Finale

1x06 The Abyss (1963-1991)

  • 2019-11-12T20:00:00Z52m

Though global leaders came and went, the Cold War continued through the atrocities of the Vietnam War to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.

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