War – Part 1: The Road to Total War (1983)

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This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.

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RonRbc on Aug 28, 2012

Part 1 of the outstanding National Film Board of Canada/Gwynne Dyer series shown on PBS in 1983, in which renowned historian Gwynne Dyer traces the evolution of warfare from earlier ages to the Total War of the Twentieth Century.

From the archives:

War – Part 2: Anybody’s Son Will Do (1983; must-see)

War – Part 3: The Profession of Arms (1983)

War – Part 4: The Deadly Game of Nations (1983)

War – Parts 5-7: Keeping the Old Game Alive-Conventional War + Notes on Nuclear War + Goodbye War (1983)

Don’t Enlist, But Don’t Just Take My Word For It by Lo (repost)