Episode number 1 of Series “War”.
From Napoleon to Nagasaki, Gwynne Dyer charts how the major social, economic and technical developments of the last two hundred years have changed the methods and impact of modern warfare to lead us to the brink of total destruction. He guides the viewer through two centuries of world military history, recounting anecdotes and describing in vivid detail significant and sometimes little known events from past wars.
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ACMI Identifier
509466
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb victims
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military art and science - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Weapons
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
History → Military art and science - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)