The World at War is the most successful history series ever produced by British television. TV producer and writer Taylor Downing explores the style, ethos, television context and impact of the progra
In this new edition Taylor Downing provides an indispensible guide to one of the most controversial films ever made, Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia. Incorporating discussion of new material and new archiv
1983 was a supremely dangerous year - even more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the US, President Reagan massively increased defence spending, described the Soviet Union
One hundred years on from the Battle of the Somme, Breakdown tells the unusual and little-known story of shell shock in one of the bloodiest battles ever fought by the British army.
Recounts how the events of World War I led to major developments in the fields of aviation, cryptography, engineering, chemistry, medicine, and propaganda, and profiles the major figures involved, pri
A riveting, thrilling account of 1983--the year tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union nearly brought the world to the point of nuclear Armageddon1983 was a dangerous year. In the Uni
Recounts how the events of World War I led to major developments in the fields of aviation, cryptography, engineering, chemistry, medicine, and propaganda, and profiles the major figures involved, pri
Recounts how the events of World War I led to major developments in the fields of aviation, cryptography, engineering, chemistry, medicine, and propaganda, and profiles the major figures involved, pri
Paralysis. Stuttering. The 'shakes'. Inability to stand or walk. Temporary blindness or deafness. When strange symptoms like these began appearing in men at Casualty Clearing Stations in 1915, a debat
The thrilling, little-known story of the partner organization to the famous code-breaking center at Bletchley ParkThis is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over
The riveting untold story of the world on the brink of nuclear war over a misunderstanding between the US and the Soviet Union about a wargames exercise1983 was a dangerous year. During these latter d
