Episodes (16)
Apr 05, 1978
The opener, on the Versailles Peace Conference of 1919, featured a judicious blending of still photographs and ancient newsreel footage, interrupted at strategic junctures by the on-camera analysis of scholars speaking from the vantage point of 1978.
Apr 12, 1978
The President and the Senate fight for control of American foreign policy: the Senate wins. Wilson is opposed by a powerful coalition of conservatives like Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge. He then embarks on a grueling 8,000 mile train trip to promote the League of Nations and suffers a stroke. Wilson refuses to compromise on the League of Nations and ironically is responsible for its defeat.
Apr 19, 1978
In 1921, the world's first major disarmament conference limits the post war arms race, and the most important strategic weapon of the times, the battleship. General Billy Mitchell demonstrates the strength of air power by bombing obsolete battleships in the Chesapeake Bay. While the American military remains unconvinced, the Japanese were impressed as they would later demonstrate at Pearl Harbor.
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Between the Wars Season 1 (1978) is released on Apr 05, 1978. Watch Between the Wars online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. Between the Wars is directed by Anthony Potter,Scott Garen and created by Anthony Potter with Eric Sevareid and .