War and civilization [videorecording] / a Worldview Pictures production for The Learning Channel in association with La Cinquieme Worldview Pictures ; directors, Stephen Trombley and Tony Bulley.
Title from container. Narrator, Walter Cronkite. Originally broadcast on television in 1998. Contains all 8 episodes from the television mini-series.
Contents:
Disc 1: Episode 1: First blood: Greek Phalanx warfare ; Alexander the Great -- Episode 2: Empires and armies: The Roman and Chinese Empires -- Episode 3: Horse warriors: Attila the Hun ; Genghis Khan ; Samurai warriors. Disc 2: Episode 4: Gunpowder: The Fall of Constantinople and the Aztec Empire -- Episode 5: Revolution: The Seven Years War ; American and French Revolutions -- Episode 6: Blood and iron: Rapid-fire weapons ; Crimean War ; The Civil War. Disc 3: Episode 7: War machines: Russo-Japanese War ; World War II -- Episode 8: The price of war: The Cold War ; Nationalism ; Genocide.
Summary:
This 8-part series takes an in-depth look at the history of warfare. Shot on location around the world, each episode 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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.