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Documentaries like The Fog of War

Not everyone loves The Fog of War for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Fog of War

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  1. You like hearing a man in power explain his own decisions.

  2. You want the Cold War told from inside the room.

  3. You want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • The Untold History Of The United States2012

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • the Cold War told from inside the room

    Good for you if you like a sweeping run through the American century.

  • Hearts and Minds1974

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • you want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong

    Good for you if you want to see what the Vietnam War did to the people on both sides.

  • Hitler: A Career1977

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • the Cold War told from inside the room

    Good for you if you want to understand how the Weimar Republic fell to the Nazis.

  • To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb2023

    • the Cold War told from inside the room
    • you want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong

    Good for you if you want the real story behind the Oppenheimer film.

  • The Vietnam War2017

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • the Cold War told from inside the room
    • you want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong

    Good for you if you want the whole war, from the French colonial years to 1975.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • the Cold War told from inside the room

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • Why We Fight2005

    • the Cold War told from inside the room
    • you want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong

    Good for you if you want to trace America's wars from Eisenhower's farewell speech to Baghdad.

  • Last Days in Vietnam2014

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions
    • the Cold War told from inside the room

    Good for you if you like witnesses telling what they did in the last hours.

  • Lincoln2012

    • the Cold War told from inside the room

    Good for you if you like the Civil War seen from inside the White House.

  • Zero Days2016

    • hearing a man in power explain his own decisions

    Good for you if you like a true story about the first cyberweapon to break real machines.

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