How Wars Begin
1977 · BBC Parliament · 30 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Cold War
Tue, 16 Aug, 5:00 am
AJP Taylor considers the origins of the Cold War, citing a history of mistrust between the US and Soviet Russia.
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AJP Taylor on the origins of modern wars, from the French Revolution to the Cold War.
Episodes
- E01
The Modern War: From French Revolution to French Empire
Tue, 12 July· 30 minAJP Taylor discusses a war of political creeds - with the monarchy on one side and democracy and nationalism on the other.
- E02
Two Contrasting Wars
Tue, 19 July· 30 minAJP Taylor discusses the Crimean War and the war of national liberation in Italy.
- E03
Bismarck's Wars
Tue, 26 July· 30 minAJP Taylor discusses Prussia's conflicts under Bismarck, including the Prusso-Austrian War in 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
- E04
The First World War
Tue, 2 Aug· 30 minAJP Taylor presents his interpretation of the causes of the First World War, rejecting 50s theories attributing the outbreak of hostilities to German design.
- E05
The Second World War
Tue, 9 Aug· 30 minAJP Taylor considers when World War II started and why.
- E06
The Cold War
Tue, 16 Aug· 30 minAJP Taylor considers the origins of the Cold War, citing a history of mistrust between the US and Soviet Russia.
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A.J.P. Taylor
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