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List Price: $39.98 Our Price: $35.99 You Save: $3.99 Features • Box set • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 02 August, 1998 DVD Release : 11 September, 2007 |
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| Koch Vision presents "WAR AND CIVILIZATION" (2007) (416 mins/Color) (Widescreen/Dolby Digital) --- This eight-part series examines various developments in the evolution of armed conflict - from technological breakthroughs to tactical innovations - while simultaneously exploring how and why the major military campaigns of the past 3,000 years were fought --- Directed by EmmyA Award-winning filmmaker, Stephen Trombley (Nuremberg), and narrated by broadcasting legend Walter Cronkite, War and Civilization takes an in-depth look at the history of warfare --- Based on the research of military historian John Keegan ("Face of Battle," "The History of Warfare")
The series discusses how wars began out of need, usually agricultural in nature --- Technological advances such as the development of bronze, steel and the splitting of the atom have changed the face of warfare --- The series also touches on just about every major military campaign in history --- Take note the series main focus is the evolution of warfare. SPECIAL FEATURES: EPISODES: DISC ONE (1) -- War and Civilization 1. Open [1:09] 2. First Blood - Greek Phalanx Warfare [21:11] 3. Pursia [10:55] 4. Macedonia [10:20] 5. Alexander [7:51] 6. Credits [:29] 1. Open [1:09] 2. Empires & Armies - The Roman and Chinese Empires [21:11] 3. Asia [10:55] 4. Germans [10:20] 5. Britain [7:51] 6. Credits [:29] 1. Open [1:09] 2. Horse Warriors - Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Samurai Warriors [21:11] 3. Muhammad [10:55] 4. Normandy [10:20] 5. Boshido [7:51] 6. Credits [:29] DISC TWO (2) -- War and Civilization 1. Open [1:02] 2. Gunpowder - The Fall of Constantinople and the Aztec Empire [8:00] 3. Constantinople [15:34] 4. Hand Gun [10:03] 5. The Sword [16:47] 6. Credits [:30] 1. Open [1:02] 2. Revolution - The Seven Years War, American and French Revolution [8:00] 3. Washington [15:34] 4. X-Factor [10:03] 5. France [16:47] 6. Credits [:30] 1. Open [1:02] 2. Blood & Iron - Rapid-Fire Weapons, Crimean War, The Civil War [8:00] 3. Civil War [15:34] 4. Robert E. Lee [10:03] 5. Prussia [16:47] 6. Credits [:30] DISC THREE (3) -- War and Civilization 1. Open [1:02] 2. War Machines - Russo-Japanese War, World War II [11:40] 3. Japan [12:30] 4. WW I [14:24] 5. Hitler [11:51] 6. Credits [:30] 1. Open [1:02] 2. Price of War - The Cold War, Nationalism, Genocide [11:40] 3. WW II [12:30] 4. Korea [14:24] 5. Post Cold War [11:51] 6. Credits [:30] This Learning Channel series gives an overview of mankind's tendency to make war, and "improvements" in fighting made throughout history, from the ancient Greeks to the present day --- Walter Cronkite, who has the proper stentorian tones as our narrator, is our guide for this eight-part, seven-hour exploration that-like the classic Ken Burns documentaries that have paved the way-combines still photos, archival footage, the reading of letters by historical characters, and reenacted events to create a compelling look at our past world events into war. Great job by Koch Vision --- looking forward to more high quality titles from the BBC Collection film market --- order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector. Total Time: 416 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision ~ (9/11//2007) |
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