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History Uncovered

Season 1
Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for absolute truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China's modernization. What if the truth was slightly different?
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  1. S1 E1 - Hitler a Military Genius
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    August 8, 2023
    52min
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    In the catalogue of common beliefs about World War II, the idea that Hitler was a military genius has endured. He is believed to have conquered and subjected to his authority nearly all of Continental Europe. But this is, in fact, a myth.
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  2. S1 E2 - Hiroshima Caused Japan to Surrender
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    August 8, 2023
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    For most of our contemporaries, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japan's surrender. But while this notion may not be entirely incorrect, it omits the role of a key player in winding down the Second World War: the Red Army.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Marshall Plan Saved Europe
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    August 8, 2023
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    It's long been without doubt: the Marshall Plan saved Europe from the misery and chaos instilled by World War II. But this is, in fact, a myth. Many specialists have long questioned its utility.
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  4. S1 E4 - Mao Founder of Modern China
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    August 8, 2023
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    October 1, 1949. After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment, Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the People's Republic of China. He aims to restore his country's legendary power and its former glory. Modern China has begun - However, if the great Helmsman opened a new era for the Middle Empire, it was not he who brought his country from immobility and confinement to great world power.
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Directors
Christiane RaineyCédric CondomBernard GeorgesPhilippe Saada
Cast
Paul Bandey
Studio
Total Content Digital
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