Plot: The story of the American Civil War, encompassing the entire broad scope of the war between the States from 1861 through 1865. Featuring insights from experts as well as battle re-enactments, footage of historic locations, memoirs, and letters.
Plot: What was it like to be a Viking warrior, a soldier at Waterloo or a serviceman during WWII? Each episode tells the story of a single battle from a different period of history.
Plot: "Save Our History" is a television series that turns historic preservation into adventure. Episodes search for answers to our past that are off the beaten path - not just in restored structures, but by flying restored aircraft, diving for lost ships, traveling to remote battle sites, and meeting those...
Plot: Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts this four-hour documentary exploring how the United States emerged from the Civil War and slavery. Featuring interviews with historians, authors and other experts, the film explores the transformative years following the Civil War through the rise of Jim Crow segregation...
Plot: This nine-part series is the work that made documentarian Ken Burns a household name. Burns uses contemporary cinematography in addition to thousands of archival photographs, paintings and newspaper images set to music to teach people about the Civil War. A number of well-known actors and actresses...
Plot: A historical look at the Civil War. Beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Based on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. Host Danny Glover narrates episodes about West Point Classmates-Civil War...