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War•Season 1•Episode 1

The Road To Total War

Oct 2, 198356 min

Dyer analyzes two centuries of world military history and defines the milestones along the road to total war: the birth of nationalism, conscription, the mobilization of large armies, the invention of the machine gun, tank and atomic bomb, and the deliberate killing of civilians. From

Directed byBarbara Sears

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes7

The Road To Total War

Anybody's Son Will Do

The Profession of Arms

The Deadly Game of Nations

Keeping the Old Game Alive

Notes on Nuclear War

Goodbye War

Cast1

Gwynne Dyer

Gwynne Dyer

Self

Crew7

Barbara Sears

Barbara Sears

Script

W

William Brind

Producer

Barbara Sears

Barbara Sears

Producer

Gwynne Dyer

Gwynne Dyer

Script

Barbara Sears

Barbara Sears

Director

Barrie Howells

Barrie Howells

Producer

J

John Kramer

Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Road To Total War" is episode 1 of War season 1. Directed by Barbara Sears, it aired on October 2, 1983.

Next: E2 · Anybody's Son Will Do Best of Season 1