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    It'll Never WorkThe USA

    1/3 The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?

    Le Petit Napoleon and the Franco-Prussian WarFrance

    3/3 Misha Glenny explores the crucial events of 1870 and the Franco-Prussian war.

    Maximilien RobespierreFrance

    2/3 Misha Glenny explores the impact of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.

    Joan of ArcFrance

    1/3 Misha Glenny explores a crucial period in France's history.

    Getulio Vargas and the USABrazil

    3/3 Misha Glenny explores the life of Getulio Vargas, the man who changed Brazil.

    The BritishBrazil

    2/3 Misha Glenny on how, in 1808, the entire Portuguese court moved across the Atlantic.

    The PortugueseBrazil

    1/3 Misha Glenny presents a history of Brazil from 1500 to the end of the Second World War.

    Episode 3Italy

    3/3 Misha Glenny explores the ambitious targets of Italian warmongers in the First World War.

    Episode 2Italy

    2/3 Misha explores Italian unification, beginning with Napoleon's call to the peoples of Italy

    Episode 1Italy

    1/3 Misha Glenny begins his history with the French invasion of 1494.

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