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History File: The Cold War - Part 1

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11/11/2011

The Cold War - Part 1

BBC Two - History File, The Cold War - Part 1

Includes sections on Berlin 1945-48 and the U2 spy plane and arms race of 1956-60.

Archive footage and documentary evidence investigating crises from 1945 to the late 1980s. Includes sections on Berlin 1945-48 and the U2 spy plane and arms race of 1956-60.

Reconstructions, archive footage and documentary evidence investigates Cold War crises in the post-1945 era. This first part includes sections on Berlin 1945-48, Hungary 1956, and the U2 spy plane and arms race of 1956-60.

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