The Road to Total War

198356 min 48 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Barbara Sears

Production: Barbara SearsWilliam BrindJohn KramerBarrie Howells

Script: Gwynne DyerBarbara Sears

On-camera host Gwynne Dyer analyzes two centuries of world military history and defines the milestones along the road to total war: the birth of nationalism, conscription, the mobilization of large armies, the invention of the machine gun, tank and atomic bomb, and the deliberate killing of civilians. From Napoleon to Nagasaki, The Road to Total War charts how the social, economic and technological developments of the last two hundred years have made warfare so efficient that it can now destroy us all. Part one of the seven-part series War, hosted by Gwynne Dyer, examining the nature, evolution and consequences of modern warfare.

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  • War, Conflict and Peace > MilitarismMunitionsNuclear Age and the Cold War
  • History > Technological PerspectivesWars

Credits


director
Barbara Sears
producer
Barbara Sears
William Brind
John Kramer
executive producer
Barrie Howells
script
Gwynne Dyer
Barbara Sears
photography
Douglas Kiefer
Paul Cowan
Kent Nason
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
sound
Hans Oomes
Bev Davidson
Richard Besse
editing
Hannele Halm
sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Adrian Croll
music
Larry Crosley
host
Gwynne Dyer