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New battlefield research will enlighten even the most informed war historian. Evidence discounts myths, previous reports, and reveals new truths. The new look at major fields of war is comprised from detailed searches of historians, real footage, computer generations, geology, archeology, GIS maps, art, dramatizations, military figure interviews, strategists, meteorology, arms & warfare experts, artifacts, oceanography, and even psychiatry.
The History Channel presentation is unbiased, using all forms of entertainment as well as educational methods, not just narration. See old footage, and the present day scenes of where battles were fought. The detective work is intended to find out if history has been true to the reasons for the outcomes of these none battlefields. Myths are vanquished, lies revealed, and victor's names sometimes reversed. It is truly amazing viewing. Even my wife found each episode compelling, and educational.
A must-view set for any war historian.
48 minute episodes that have SUBTITLES available if desired.
Arranged in DVD set's order
1 WHO GOT LUCKY AT HASTINGS?: 1066 -Wm Duke of Normandy or King Harold of England, luckier or better? What role has the horse in battle? Cavalry vs foot warriors. 3-D maps tell a tale.
2 AGINCOURT'S DARK SECRETS: Oct 1415 -Henry V vs French in this Shakespeare glorified battle. Was the longbow the English victor's edge? 7000 Eng vs 20,000 Fr; iron vs steel; havoc vs accuracy.
3 WHAT SANK THE ARMADA?: 1588 -A colossal Spanish super nation failure. Elizabeth's Royal Navy had newly design ships. But was it weather that declared a winner, and causing the French a loss of ½ an armada?
4 TRAFALGAR'S FATAL FLAW: Oct 1805 -Brit battle win over Fr & Sp fleets. Horatio Nelson dies -was he a hero or gambler eager for `pell-mell' action?
5 MASSACRE AT WATERLOO: June 1815 -Napoleon defeated by Wellington's Allied army. Wellington's terrain choice vs firepower of Napoleon's Artillery. Warfare medical treatment documented. Why did Napoleon relinquish command for a spell?
6 CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE: Oct 1854 -An infamous British defeat charging Russian guns at Balaclava. The legend an act of stupidity or bravery? The truth, the whole story, is amazing.
7 CUSTER'S LAST STAND: June 1876 -Sitting Bull, Little Big Horn, U.S. 7th Cavalry, & history changes. A battle myth of gallantry is revealed to be different than legend. Lakota & Cheyenne warriors had a truer tale.
8 THE GALLIPOLI CATASTROPHE: 1915 -A WWI British 8-month horror. Was ¼ million casualties Churchill's failure? Ultimate, amazing, but futile trench & tunnel warfare.
9 VIETNAM'S BLOODY SECRET: 1961/JFK to 1973 -USA claiming a cause against Communism, vs North Vietnam Army & Vietcong terrain savvy. AK-47 vs M16. Ho Chi Minh Trail supply line and 1968's Tet Offensive are significant--a change in world media support.
BONUS: viewer guide; 11 text bios of military leaders: Wm the Conqueror; King Harold; Henry V; Sir Francis Drake; Horatio Nelson; Napoleon; Arthur Wellesley; FitzRoy James Henry Sumerset; James Thomas Brudenell; Geo. A. Custer; Vo Nguyen Giap
A MUST OWN for any HS or University History Department Library, all over the world. You may also like World War I in Color
Military leaders might learn from this new information also. I hope!
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Love the History Channel, Military Channel, and all the documentaries they produce or I wouldn't have bought this DVD in the first place. But my review of this set is that its just 'ok' or maybe a little less, 2.5 stars tops and NOT worth the $40+ price. It isnt that the show isnt well done--the two cable channels mentioned make shows that are addictive for History 'geeks' like myself. But the episodes just don't have much 'juice' or suspense in my view. The big 'discovery' in most episodes is that terrain played a huge part in the battles they review and the outcome of who wins and why (Waterloo & Gallipoli in particular). Its all very well done and the computer graphics they use to recreate the effects of terrain and weather are all fine--they just aren't very 'exciting' to watch in my view. Its just a matter of taste. For me I was a bit diappointed with the show and wouldn't glowingly recommend to others it like I do other documentaries produced by the History Channel, certainly not at the price they're asking.
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