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The War Lords

The War Lords (1976)

August. 04,1976

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The War Lords

AJP Taylor, the renowned historian, appraises the performance of World War Two leaders. In this series he delivers his lectures to camera and without an autocue.

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The War Lords

1976

AJP Taylor, the renowned historian, appraises the performance of World War Two leaders. In this series he delivers his lectures to camera and without an autocue.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1976

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Mussolini

August. 04,1976

AJP Taylor describes the careers of the 'war lords' who dominated the Second World War. This episode looks at Mussolini.

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Episode 2 - Hitler

August. 11,1976

AJP Taylor describes the careers of the 'war lords' who dominated the Second World War. This episode looks at Hitler.

Episode 3 - Winston Churchill

August. 18,1976

AJP Taylor tells the story of Winston Churchill's wartime career and analyses his character and achievements. He is controversially outspoken about some of Churchill's failings and equally frank in his assessments of Churchill's heroic successes.

Episode 4 - Stalin

August. 25,1976

AJP Taylor, the renowned British historian, appraises the performance of World War II leaders, delivering his lectures to camera and without an autocue. In this episode, Taylor evaluates Stalin's role in the conflict.

Episode 5 - Franklin D Roosevelt

September. 01,1976

AJP Taylor examines Franklin Delano Roosevelt's role in the Second World War, explaining how personal decisions he made changed the course of the conflict, assessing his relationship with other Allied leaders and revealing the president's secret life.

Episode 6 - War Lords Anonymous

September. 06,1976

Unlike the subjects of AJP Taylor's other lectures, Japan had no single figure to direct the war effort. Taylor considers Japan's reasons for entering the Second World War and examines the causes of their eventual defeat.

AJP Taylor, the renowned historian, appraises the performance of World War Two leaders. In this series he delivers his lectures to camera and without an autocue.