Detailed Description
War and Civilization
Hosted By Walter Cronkite
3 DVDs
The Learning Channel presents this multi-disc video set, defining the term "war" and the effect it has had on civilization throughout the history of time.
Hosted by Walter Cronkite, the 8-part series is an in-depth look at the history of war as traced by the famed journalist who defined the role of anchorman for more than a generation of Americans.
Based on the research of military historian John Keegan ("Face of Battle," "The History of Warfare") this highly acclaimed documentary series examines a wide array of developments in the evolution of armed conflict from the technological to the tactical while concurrently exploring how and why some of the major military campaigns of the past 3,000 years were fought.
Episodes include:
1. First Blood - Greek Phalanx Warfare, Alexander the Great
2. Empires and Armies - The Roman and Chinese Empires
3. Horse Warriors - Attila the Hun, Gehghis Khan, Samurai Warriors
4. Gunpowder - The Fall of Constantinople and the Aztec Empire
5. Revolution - The Seven Years War, American and French Revolutions
6. Blood and Iron - Rapid-Fire Weapons, Crimean War, The Civil War
7. War Machines - Russo-Japanese War, World War I
8. The Price of War - The Cold War, Nationalism, Genocide
Full Frame - 1.33 / Dolby Digital / English language / 416 Minutes
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