Titans of the Cold War

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Vom Zweiten Weltkrieg bis zum Zerfall der UdSSR lieferten sich die USA und die Sowjetunion einen globalen Kalten Krieg. „Titans of the Cold War“ nimmt die schicksalhaften Jahrzehnte in den Blick, in deren Verlauf das Überleben der ganzen Menschheit mehrmals auf dem Spiel stand. Mit Hilfe nie gezeigten Archivmaterials und Beiträgen führender Historiker durchleuchtet die achtteilige Doku-Reihe das ideologische und nukleare Kräfteringen – von Truman und Stalin bis zu Reagan und Gorbatschow.

"Promises" plunges into the immediate aftermath of World War II, where the relief of victory quickly gives way to mounting tensions. Amid the rubble of Europe, two towering figures, US President…

"Changing of the Guard" explores the volatile 1950s, as the Cold War enters a new phase. In the U.S.S.R., Stalin’s death in 1953 sparks a brutal power struggle, ultimately elevating Nikita…

"Confrontation" explores a defining chapter in the Cold War, as the mid-1950s usher in a world reshaped by collapsing empires and rising nationalist movements. At the center are British Prime…

"Eyeball to Eyeball" delves deep into one of the Cold War’s most dangerous episodes, examining the intertwined destinies of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. In the…

"Plans" plunges into the Vietnam War’s most critical years, tracing how political ambition, ideology, and resistance collided to shape history. Lyndon B. Johnson inherits the presidency amid Cold War…

"Détente" focuses on a landmark Cold War moment when U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese leader Mao Zedong moved from enmity to engagement. Nixon’s 1972 visit to Beijing, the first by a U.S…

"Tensions Rising" captures the volatile late 1970s as détente crumbles and the Cold War intensifies. U.S. President Jimmy Carter enters office promising human rights and reform, while Soviet leader…

"The End" chronicles the pivotal final years of the Cold War, driven by the contrasting approaches of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan, a fierce anti-communist, escalates pressure on the…

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