How Wars Begin
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Play S1 E1AJP Taylor, the renowned English historian, discusses the origins of modern wars.
Cast: A. J. P. Taylor
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Season 1
6 episodes
- 1. The Modern War: From French Revolution to French EmpireAJP Taylor argues that the French Revolution was the first modern war as it saw the first challenge to dynasticism and conservatism by nationalism and liberalism.CC30minJul 11, 1977
- 2. Two Contrasting WarsAJP Taylor on the origins of modern wars, from the French Revolution to the Cold War. He discusses the Crimean War and the war of national liberation in Italy.CC30minJul 18, 1977
- 3. Bismarck's WarsAJP Taylor talks about Prussia's conflicts under Bismarck, including the Prusso-Austrian War in 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.CC30minJul 25, 1977
- 4. The First World WarAJP Taylor presents his interpretation of the causes of the First World War, rejecting Fifties' theories attributing the outbreak of hostilities to German design.CC30minAug 1, 1977
- 5. The Second World WarAJP Taylor, the noted historian and one of the first to popularise history through television, considers when World War II started and why.CCAug 8, 1977
- 6. The Cold WarAJP Taylor considers the origins of the Cold War, citing a history of mistrust between the US and Soviet Russia owing to religious differences, influence in the Middle East, land claims made at the end of the Second World War and the ideological divisions of communism.CC30minAug 15, 1977
How Wars Begin
19771 season6 episodesEnded
AJP Taylor, the renowned English historian, discusses the origins of modern wars.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Edward Mirzoeff
- Cast
- A. J. P. Taylor
- Studio
- BBC One
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English
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