The war of the world a new history of the 20th century

Ferguson, Niall. (Author, Host). Pennink, Adrian. (Director). Chu, Simon. (Director). Aukema, Dewald. (Cinematographer). Wood, Chris, cinematographer. (Cinematographer). Matthews, Vaughan. (Cinematographer). Meneely, Ashley. (Cinematographer). Gee, Joby. (Film editor). Crossman, Guy. (Film editor). Deverell, Tom. (Film editor). Tibbetts, John C. (Musician). Smith, Emma, composer. (Musician). Blakeway Productions. (Producer). Ten Alps Company. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Producer). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer). PBS Home Video. (Distributor).

Summary: "The film considers the unparalleled stretch of violence during the 20th century as a single, unrelenting 'war of the world' that began with Japan's invasion of Russia in 1904 and continued through the Korean War all the way to an ongoing 'Third Word's War'"--Container.

Record details

ISBN: 9780793694075
ISBN: 0793694078
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: [New York] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2008]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	The clash of empires -- A tainted victory -- The icebox.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Dewald Aukema, Chris Wood, Vaughan Matthews, Ashley Meneely ; editors, Joby Gee, Guy Crossman, Tom Deverell ; music, Jack Ketch, Emma Smith.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: Niall Ferguson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16x9 televisions); stereo., NTSC.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.