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Season 1 Episode 20: Soldiers of God

The Soviet Union's involvement in the Afghan War resulted in devastating losses, with almost 15,000 Soviet soldiers and an estimated one million Afghans killed, earning the conflict a notorious reputation as the Soviet Union's own Vietnam syndrome.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Comrades

1. Comrades

Aired: Sep 19, 1998

The fragile partnership between the Soviet Union and the United States unrave...

Episode 2 Iron Curtain

2. Iron Curtain

Aired: Sep 26, 1998

As the Soviet Union's influence expands in Eastern Europe, Winston Churchill ...

Episode 3 Marshall Plan

3. Marshall Plan

Aired: Oct 3, 1998

The United States launches the Truman Doctrine, vowing to safeguard global fr...

Episode 4 Berlin

4. Berlin

Aired: Oct 10, 1998

The Western allies mount a massive airlift to counter the Soviet blockade of ...

Episode 5 Korea

5. Korea

Aired: Oct 17, 1998

As tensions escalate in East Asia, China adopts a communist government, aband...

Episode 6 Reds

6. Reds

Aired: Oct 30, 1998

Stalin's increasing control over Eastern Europe deepens the divide between na...

Episode 7 After Stalin

7. After Stalin

Aired: Nov 6, 1998

A sudden power struggle erupts as Stalin's trusted enforcer is taken down, cl...

Episode 8 Sputnik

8. Sputnik

Aired: Nov 13, 1998

As the Soviet Union's technological advancements propel it forward, the succe...

Episode 9 The Wall

9. The Wall

Aired: Nov 20, 1998

The delicate balance of power is tested after Stalin's passing, as a temporar...

Episode 10 Cuba

10. Cuba

Aired: Nov 27, 1998

A bold move by Cuban leader Krushchev sparks a crisis as he deploys missiles ...

Episode 11 Vietnam

11. Vietnam

Aired: Dec 11, 1998

Vietnam's fate is shaped by the long-lasting consequences of French coloniali...

Episode 12 M.A.D.

12. M.A.D.

Aired: Dec 11, 1998

The fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union hangs...

Episode 13 Make Love Not War

13. Make Love Not War

Aired: Feb 12, 1999

Next episode: As the Cold War rages on, Western economies boom due to militar...

Episode 14 Red Spring

14. Red Spring

Aired: Feb 19, 1999

A stifling atmosphere of government control in the Soviet Union and Eastern E...

Episode 15 China

15. China

Aired: Feb 26, 1999

The Chinese Civil War concludes with the Communist Party's triumph, marking t...

Episode 16 Detente

16. Detente

Aired: Mar 5, 1999

As the conflict in Vietnam intensifies, the North Vietnamese gain the upper h...

Episode 17 Good Guys, Bad Guys

17. Good Guys, Bad Guys

Aired: Mar 12, 1999

A global power struggle erupts in the Middle East as the United States and So...

Episode 18 Backyard

18. Backyard

Aired: Mar 19, 1999

In the next episode, the fragile sovereignty of Latin America is severely tes...

Episode 19 Freeze

19. Freeze

Aired: Mar 26, 1999

The tenuous partnership between the US and the East begins to deteriorate as ...

Episode 20 Soldiers of God

20. Soldiers of God

Aired: Apr 11, 1999

The Soviet Union's involvement in the Afghan War resulted in devastating loss...

Episode 21 Spies

21. Spies

Aired: Apr 18, 1999

A cabal of spies started secretly scheming to reshape the global landscape ev...

Episode 22 Star Wars

22. Star Wars

Aired: Apr 25, 1999

Ronald Reagan vows to surpass the Soviet Union's power and categorically dism...

Episode 23 The Wall Comes Down

23. The Wall Comes Down

Aired: May 2, 1999

The collapse of the Soviet bloc unfolds with astonishing speed, marked by a r...

Episode 24 Conclusions

24. Conclusions

Aired: May 9, 1999

The sudden collapse of the Soviet Union sends shockwaves throughout Europe, u...

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