The Great Events of Our Century: Politics of Violence/Death & Glory [DVD] [DVD]

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"Politics Of Violence" Political violence has been a defining feature of the twentieth century. Politically motivated groups and individuals have forcefully transmitted their political perspective to an international audience. "Politics Of Violence" catalogues the horrifying escalation of terror within the twentieth century, examines its driving forces and witnesses its effect on the world's innocent civilians. "Death & Glory" War is unfortunately very popular. Television and film archives probably carry more footage of the world's conflicts than on any other subject. This episode of the series uses never before seen footage of the struggles man has fought this century, across the continents of the world. Not a single year of the 20th century has passed without war somewhere in the world. In 1900, armies of the great European empires were in the field, and the film cameras were there with them. As the end of the millennium approaches, the hail of bullets is still with us - captured now on the television screen. This episode of "Century" traces the challenging face of warfare, from cavalry charges for king and country to mechanized massacre of whole populations. Science has invented ever more ingenious machines for slaughter: from semaphore to the Stealth bomber, from artillery shells killing 100 men to nuclear weapons capable of dispatching millions. Scene Selection. History Altering Events, Ratings Classifications, Biographies, Trivia Quiz.