People's Century - Season 1 Episode 23 1973: War of the Flea
While in the second half of the century there are fewer conventional wars, civil conflicts under the backdrop of superpower rivalries emerge, fought by ideologically-driven guerilla movements. While usually being small and poorly armed, their motivation, self-belief and their abilities to co-opt popular support and exploit terrain to their own advantage prove to be key factors why several guerrila movmements are successful. With only a very small band of determined supporters, Fidel Castro manages to eventually overthrow Fulgencio Batista in the Cuban Revolution. After the French are defeated by the Viet Minh in Vietnam, the Americans deploy in huge numbers, however their technological prowess, industrial might and Hearts and Minds campaigns cannot defeat the Viet Cong. Similarly in Afghanistan, the Soviets are forced to pull out by the US-armed Mujahideen. The introductory scene shows the fall of Saigon. Interviewees include Ahmed Shah Masoud, General Vo Nguyen Giap and Colonel David Hackworth.
Year: 1995
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio: BBC One
Director: Zvi Dor-Ner, David Espar, Peter Pagnamenta
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First Air Date: Sep 13, 1995
Last Air date: Oct 08, 1995
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 26 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 2.705
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
1900: Age of Hope
1914: Killing Fields
1917: Red Flag
1919: Lost Peace
1926: On the Line
1927: Great Escape
1929: Breadline
1930: Sporting Fever
1933: Master Race
1939: Total War
1945: Fallout
1945: Brave New World
1947: Freedom Now
1948: Boomtime
1951: Asia Rising
1954: Living Longer
1957: Skin Deep
1959: Endangered Planet
1963: Picture Power
1949: Great Leap
1968: New Release
1970: Half the People
1973: War of the Flea
1979: God Fights Back
1989: People Power
1997: Fast Forward
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