Cold War

Magnificent and unequaled!
I am thrilled that this magnificent 24-episode CNN Cold War series is finally available on DVD. I have two VHS copies that I (and my students) have worn ragged. As a former Foreign Service Officer who served in some Cold War countries, I am amazed at how much I have learned from this series. I find it especially credible because only participants in the Cold War on all sides share their insights, some of which I find stunning.
Personally I can attest that the vignettes on Chile and Angola are 'spot on.' The episodes on the Hungarian uprising and the subsequent disinterment of executed premier Imry Nagy still bring tears to my eyes. The interviews with Beria's son, who was responsible for bugging FDR's residence at Yalta and providing the transcripts to Stalin every morning, underscored that Stalin never played by the rules of Queensbury.
Over all, I found the series even-balanced and broad ranging. Howver, I did feel that the portrayal of McCarthyism and the Rosenbergs was...
CNN Cold War DVD
I received the DVD series this afternoon and here is what I found:
Sufficient container with six (6) DVD's containing 24 episodes
Online access to "Fixster" so one could view series via a "cloud" on iPad, iPhone, laptop (it works).
I viewed the first episode and the last to view them and they seem to be mirror images of the original VHS series.
I also checked out the episodes in question (Soldiers of God) and everything was there. I did not notice any editing from the original series.
Conclusion. If you teach world Civ & the Cold War get this series. Far cheaper than the original VHS series. The content works well for California social
science grade 10 world civilization standards. I have created questions for each of the episodes for use in the classroom and is far more thorough than
what the Pearson text(my district uses) offers. Get it. If nothing else it is a tax write-off. Get it before someone pulls it from Amazon.
Regards,
at long last
finally - the best ever series on the Cold War on dvd. I watched this on tv some years ago and wore out my home made vhs tapes of the series after repeated viewing. As far as I can see - pretty much every aspect of the Cold War period is dealt with in fair detail. If you want more - Vietnam for example - you have series like VIETNAM - A TELEVISION HISTORY - so its quite like THE WORLD AT WAR in that regard. I found the last couple of episodes on the collapse of communism and the USSR of particular interest. Again like THE WORLD AT WAR, the interviews with old participants - such as Mikhail Gorbachev - are fascinating. This is tv history as it should be. Brilliant.
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