Bombing War: From Guernica to Hiroshima
2019 · History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E02 · The Blaze
Wed, 22 May, 2:00 am
The world that emerged from WWII was changed forever because of the military reliance on the strategy of destruction caused by aerial bombing. Overcome by its own technology, humanity would now be confronted with its ability to destroy itself.
About
Bombing War: From Guernica to Hiroshima takes us around the entire world, as no region was spared: the free countries, such as those occupied by Axis forces. Seen from the skies, the war is revealed in a new light. The story of an insane race for power and destruction, which drained the wealth of nations, mobilised the most brilliant scientific minds, and left a world in ruins. In this new form of warfare, the first victims were civilians. The world that emerged from WWII would be changed forever. Overcome by its own technology, humanity would now be confronted with its ability to destroy itself.
Episodes
- E01
The Spiral
Wed, 22 May· 60 minThis is not a tale of invasion and great battles, but an account of a clearly-defined military strategy. It began in 1937 when Guernica and the Chinese cities of Chongqing and Shanghai were devastated by bombs. The destruction of civilian populations from the air culminated in Hiroshima in 1945.
- E02
The Blaze
Wed, 22 May· 60 minThe world that emerged from WWII was changed forever because of the military reliance on the strategy of destruction caused by aerial bombing. Overcome by its own technology, humanity would now be confronted with its ability to destroy itself.
