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A New Cold War
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First aired 19/Jun/2020
United Kingdom
English
2 season(s)
20 episode(s)
Reveals the facts behind battles we know barely anything about. Digging deep into the archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this UK series takes the audience through some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military events of recent times.
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Season 2 · Season 2
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S2E9
US Invasion Of Panama
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The classified mission to rescue an American hostage and the manhunt for a dictator that led to the boldest US military strike since Vietnam - the surprise invasion of Panama in December 1989.
S2E8
Exporting Cuba's Revolution
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Following the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro looked to exert his influence in Venezuela. This programme assesses Cuba's residual part in Venezuela's future.
S2E7
Cambodian Civil War
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The Cambodian Civil War, which was contested between 1967 and 1975. From 1969 to 1973, US forces bombed Cambodia and the country fell into a brutal form of communism, leaving the suggestion that the US involvement paved the way for Pol Pot's regime. Thus the struggle was complicated by the influence and actions of the allies of the two warring sides for the seven years after 1967 and even beyond
S2E6
The Invasion of Grenada
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In 1979, Maurice Bishop took control of Grenada as prime minister under his People's Revolutionary Government. Four years later, he was assassinated as October 1983 saw the US invasion of the country in a bid to stifle communism
S2E5
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The bombing of Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior in July 1985, which resulted in the death of photographer Fernando Pereira. The French authorities denied responsibility and questions over nuclear restrictions rose again
S2E4
Afghanistan: 30 Years of War
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Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 after fighting a force funded by the US. This programme contemplates whether the US should be blamed for the rise of Islamic terrorism.
S2E3
Russia Intervention In Georgia
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Russian Intervention in Georgia: In 2008, nearly 850 people are killed in the Russo-Georgian War. How did it erupt and what is the current relationship between the two nations?
S2E2
Syria: The History Of The Conflict
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The shocking facts behind battles that were fought covertly. This episode focuses on events in Syria.
S2E1
Greek Civil War
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The shocking facts behind battles fought covertly, uncovering some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military operations since the Second World War. This episode considers the covert operations and secret missions of revolutionaries in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829.
Season 1 · Season 1
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S1E10
Gaza
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Through a dissection of some of its deadly skirmishes and the parties involved, see the story behind the Gaza-Israel conflict and the devastating impact it has had.
S1E9
Coups D'etat
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The military coup is an age-old method to topple governments and take control by force. Go behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic in recent history.
S1E8
Mali
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It is a deadly war in the desert, and one we know barely anything about. In the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, formerly a rich city, a war has been raging since 2012.
S1E7
Central America
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In the 1980s, El Salvador and Nicaragua fought vicious civil wars - and spearheading the fight against communism, the US engaged. But how did it keep it secret?
S1E6
Laos
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The American involvement in Laos in the 1950s was long kept under wraps - but the story of their efforts to remove the communists, led by the CIA, is a devastating one.
S1E5
Kashmir
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As it escalates, look at the complex history behind the India-Pakistan border conflict in Kashmir, from the horrors of Partition all the way to rising tension in 2019.
S1E4
Bosnia
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On 3 March 1992, Bosnia & Herzegovina gained its independence from Yugoslavia, leading to a complex war fuelled by ethnic tensions fought on many fronts.
S1E3
Somalia
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In October 1993, an elite battle unit of the US army began a fairly straight-forward mission in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. But within minutes, it descended into chaos.
S1E2
Yemen
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In March 2019, reports arise of UK Special Boat Service troops killed in Yemen. But they shouldn't be there - so what role did they play in the Yemeni Civil War?
S1E1
Crimea
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The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 was the biggest in Europe since WWII - but how did they execute it? And what has happened since?
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