Series explores the political and diplomatic events and crises between World War I and World War II.Series explores the political and diplomatic events and crises between World War I and World War II.Series explores the political and diplomatic events and crises between World War I and World War II.
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
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- Alternate versionsRepackaged as "The Road to World War II" (2011) by Questar, Inc. and available on DVD in 2011.
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Between the Wars finally released on DVD
Expensive, but here it is. Go to: http://teacher.shop.pbs.org/home/index.jsp
AND search for "Between the wars"
This is a great series. I work at a school and I have requested that the library order it. I am still seriously considering buying it myself. I love this series. Between the Wars and The World at War set gives you a great overview of WWII and the causes.
From my review on Amazon:
"Between the Wars" (BtW) hosted by Eric Severeid, is an excellent series. I have watched every episode at least once. Some of the episodes I have watched 5 or 6 times. "The World at War" (WaW) is one of the best documentaries made about World War II (the best in my humble opinion). If you own that series and enjoy it, then you should watch BtW. BtW fills in the gap left by WaW: That gap being what happened from 1919 to 1941.
While WaW gives the history of World War II from a British perspective, BtW gives it from the perspective of the United States. So in essence you are getting a global history AND a U.S. history of the period at the same time with the issues it covers. BtW includes interviews with many people from the period and also historians. You will get to see the late great George F Kennan, Americans who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War, historians such as Robin W. Winks (author of "Europe, 1890-1945: Crisis and Conflict"), as well as many others.
One of the reasons I am so enamored with the series is because it covers subjects that are so rarely seen in a documentary. Some of the rare issues covered are Japan's expansion during the 1930's; Italy's conquest of Abyssinia (Ethiopia); The Spanish Civil War; America's recognition of the Soviet Union; and other areas. Just look at the episode list. This series is a gold mine that fills the vacuum of time between World War I and World War II.
These videos were released in 1987 even though the series was made in 1978. The series was nominated for an Emmy in 1978. Although it is an old series, it has aged well and it deserves to be released on DVD. With all of the other... crap I see out there, this series would sell well if promoted properly (1978-2008 30th Anniversary Edition?). BtW is unique in that it fills the gap between the two World Wars. If you have any interest in that period, see this series (while expensive to buy for VHS, it is possible that your local library or school district may have these tapes. Check it out, you never know).
This series has now been released on DVD. Go to Shop PBS and then select Educational Media. Search for Between the Wars and you will find it.
AND search for "Between the wars"
This is a great series. I work at a school and I have requested that the library order it. I am still seriously considering buying it myself. I love this series. Between the Wars and The World at War set gives you a great overview of WWII and the causes.
From my review on Amazon:
"Between the Wars" (BtW) hosted by Eric Severeid, is an excellent series. I have watched every episode at least once. Some of the episodes I have watched 5 or 6 times. "The World at War" (WaW) is one of the best documentaries made about World War II (the best in my humble opinion). If you own that series and enjoy it, then you should watch BtW. BtW fills in the gap left by WaW: That gap being what happened from 1919 to 1941.
While WaW gives the history of World War II from a British perspective, BtW gives it from the perspective of the United States. So in essence you are getting a global history AND a U.S. history of the period at the same time with the issues it covers. BtW includes interviews with many people from the period and also historians. You will get to see the late great George F Kennan, Americans who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War, historians such as Robin W. Winks (author of "Europe, 1890-1945: Crisis and Conflict"), as well as many others.
One of the reasons I am so enamored with the series is because it covers subjects that are so rarely seen in a documentary. Some of the rare issues covered are Japan's expansion during the 1930's; Italy's conquest of Abyssinia (Ethiopia); The Spanish Civil War; America's recognition of the Soviet Union; and other areas. Just look at the episode list. This series is a gold mine that fills the vacuum of time between World War I and World War II.
These videos were released in 1987 even though the series was made in 1978. The series was nominated for an Emmy in 1978. Although it is an old series, it has aged well and it deserves to be released on DVD. With all of the other... crap I see out there, this series would sell well if promoted properly (1978-2008 30th Anniversary Edition?). BtW is unique in that it fills the gap between the two World Wars. If you have any interest in that period, see this series (while expensive to buy for VHS, it is possible that your local library or school district may have these tapes. Check it out, you never know).
This series has now been released on DVD. Go to Shop PBS and then select Educational Media. Search for Between the Wars and you will find it.
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- May 18, 2008
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