After World War II, two powerful blocs, a democratic and capitalist West led by the United States and a communist world dominated by the Soviet Union faced each other. Each side claimed the other was an implacable ideological foe bent on the destruction of their way of life. This battle would never produce direct armed confrontation between the two countries, but it mobilized minds as never before.

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2 episodes on disc 1: -- 1. In the shadow of fear = L'ombre de la peur. Short-lived alliances end as wartime time allies become enemies once again. -- 2. Turning up the heat = Une guerre des nerfs. In the Soviet Union, the death of Stalin brings hope for more peaceful times.