| Description: | DVD burned from VHS. This documentary includes interviews with over 100 participants and eyewitnesses in the war: Many important soldiers, civilians, historians and policy-makers from the USA, UK, Australia, North and South Korea, China, the Soviet Union and Eastern bloc. This documentary follows the chronology of military events, interspersed with important issues and controversies that make the Korean War a fascinating subject.
It is composed of 6 one-hour episodes that were initially shown on BBC's Channel 4 on the following dates:
Episode 1: "Many Roads to War" June 18, 1988
Episode 2: "An Arrogant Display of Strength" June 25, 1988
Episode 3: "There is No Substitute for Victory" July 2, 1988
Episode 4: "An Entirely New War" July 9, 1988
Episode 5: "The Battle for Minds" July 16, 1988
Episode 6: "Armed Truce" July 30, 1988
After much revision and editing of its original content by WGBH/Boston, it was shown on PBS in the USA two years later. |