The History Channel Presents The Civil War
starring: Danny Glover, Brad Marshall, Gary Hubb, Tony Jay, Ed Mantell
directed by: David de Vries, Donna E. Lusitana, Jim Lindsay
directed by: David de Vries, Donna E. Lusitana, Jim Lindsay
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From Harper s Ferry Fort Sumter and First Bull Run to Shiloh Antietam and Gettysburg THE HISTORY CHANNEL PRESENTS: THE CIVIL WAR captures the most legendary Civil War battles in brilliant detail. A sweeping selection of the soldiers and legendary leaders who fought these battles including Sherman McClellan Grant Beauregard Lee Davis and Jackson are also brought back to life in richly detailed profiles. Through interviews with scholars and historians reenactments and their own written words the full military and political contexts of these men their armies and the clashes between them are thoroughly explored. System Requirements:Running Time: 600 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 733961771978 Manufacturer No: AAE-77197
From Harper s Ferry Fort Sumter and First Bull Run to Shiloh Antietam and Gettysburg THE HISTORY CHANNEL PRESENTS: THE CIVIL WAR captures the most legendary Civil War battles in brilliant detail. A sweeping selection of the soldiers and legendary leaders who fought these battles including Sherman McClellan Grant Beauregard Lee Davis and Jackson are also brought back to life in richly detailed profiles. Through interviews with scholars and historians reenactments and their own written words the full military and political contexts of these men their armies and the clashes between them are thoroughly explored. System Requirements:Running Time: 600 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 733961771978 Manufacturer No: AAE-77197
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- I Do Not Recommend This DVD
I have not seen this DVD, but based on the extant reviews (9 of them) I could not recommend it.I gave it two stars because of the content of those nine reviews.
Rating: 
- Endless Civil War battle reenactments.
I bought this at Sam's Club (same title, packaging and UPC) and tried to return it, unsuccessfully. The back of the box says there is a "24 page companion booklet," and "interactive DVD-ROM content." Neither of those is there, and though the Amazon listing does not seem to mention them, in case you are relying partly on a description of the same product from elsewhere, be forewarned.
As I said, I attempted to return my copy. This is my highly biased opinion colored by my expectations. ... Read More
Rating: - Good but somewhat of a mixed bag
I came to this series as a newcomer to Civil War history, and wanted a good set of videos to learn from. Overall, this set serves well for that purpose, with spectacular re-enactments, interesting narration and information, and overall good video and production qualities.
But the series does have its quirks. For one thing, the set doesn't seem to contain, from what I remember, all the episodes of battles that I saw when I first watched the series in reruns on TV. The last two videos are ... Read More
Rating: 
- Excellent programming, odd format
I enjoy Civil War history and decided to add this to my collection. While the programs themselves are enjoyable, I found myself scratching my head as to how this collection was put together.
It's not a "new series" but contains episodes of both The History Channel's "Civil War Journal" and "Civil War Combat" which aired originally in the mid 90's. (Until recently these were often shown on THC in the early morning hours). THC also has a couple of different boxed sets of "Civil War Journal" ... Read More
Rating: - disappointed
Iexpected more. No discussions on the facts, no timeline explanations, no didatic at all
Merely description of events.
For advanced experts,
If you are a newbie and really want to learn about Civil War do not purchase this.
- I Do Not Recommend This DVDI have not seen this DVD, but based on the extant reviews (9 of them) I could not recommend it.I gave it two stars because of the content of those nine reviews.
- Endless Civil War battle reenactments.I bought this at Sam's Club (same title, packaging and UPC) and tried to return it, unsuccessfully. The back of the box says there is a "24 page companion booklet," and "interactive DVD-ROM content." Neither of those is there, and though the Amazon listing does not seem to mention them, in case you are relying partly on a description of the same product from elsewhere, be forewarned.
As I said, I attempted to return my copy. This is my highly biased opinion colored by my expectations. ... Read More
- Good but somewhat of a mixed bagI came to this series as a newcomer to Civil War history, and wanted a good set of videos to learn from. Overall, this set serves well for that purpose, with spectacular re-enactments, interesting narration and information, and overall good video and production qualities.
But the series does have its quirks. For one thing, the set doesn't seem to contain, from what I remember, all the episodes of battles that I saw when I first watched the series in reruns on TV. The last two videos are ... Read More
- Excellent programming, odd formatI enjoy Civil War history and decided to add this to my collection. While the programs themselves are enjoyable, I found myself scratching my head as to how this collection was put together.
It's not a "new series" but contains episodes of both The History Channel's "Civil War Journal" and "Civil War Combat" which aired originally in the mid 90's. (Until recently these were often shown on THC in the early morning hours). THC also has a couple of different boxed sets of "Civil War Journal" ... Read More
- disappointedIexpected more. No discussions on the facts, no timeline explanations, no didatic at all
Merely description of events.
For advanced experts,
If you are a newbie and really want to learn about Civil War do not purchase this.
