Titans of the Cold War
As WWII ended, former allies and new superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States battled for global dominance. Who were the key figures of the Cold War? What motivated them?
Director: Oliver Waghorn
Promises
We explore the post-WWII years as Truman and Stalin emerged as rivals; from the Berlin Airlift to NATO and the Marshall Plan, early Cold War decisions shaped a tense and…
Changing of the Guard
Eisenhower and Khrushchev rising to power marked a shift in the Cold War steering tensions through coups, summits and Space Race drama; this led to the U-2 crisis and a…
Confrontation
In one pivotal moment, global power moved from crumbling empires to rising nationalist forces as Nasser and Eden clashed in Suez, the Soviets crushed Hungary, and the Cold War world…
Titans of the Cold War — Episode 4
As WWII ended, former allies and new superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States battled for global dominance. Who were the key figures of the Cold War? What…
