It's a pity that the tone of this documentary is so insufferably moralising and pessimistic. Besides, many positive facts associated to human progress are intentionally omitted, conveniently presenting a viewpoint that reinforces the authors' thesis, but leaving the spectator ill informed. But this backfires, as the documentary loses in credibility. Additionally, the footage selection is not particularly accurate, introducing scenes of unrelated events (such as a dancing contest). Very French to put the blame on Britain and the US, with very little criticism of the USSR, the Middle East and no mention of modern China. Rather than exploring the root cause of the big problem (and potential solutions), this documentary judges the West to be invariably evil and condemned to destroy itself and the whole world. This formula could be applied to practically anything you can think of if you only present the facts that interest you and make the spectator think that is "the truth". To give the documentary some credit, I must confess that it is engaging from the very beginning, and makes some interesting points, such as the military inventions in origin that are transformed to satisfy civilian needs, and the transfer of power from Europe to the USA. In summary, this documentary, rather than being informative, reminds me of catholic priest preaching against all sins.