Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil & others. Rob Rapley, director. Oliver Platt, narrator.
Studio: PBS. Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 841887018364. Daedalus Item Code: 38591
Both scorned as troublemakers and praised as liberators, abolitionists tore the nation apart to create a more perfect union, as what began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer ... (Read More)
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Is there such a thing as a just war? Is terrorism ever morally acceptable? And can ancient art change the current view of history? This program examines these and other questions with political ... (Read More)
Studio: The History Channel. Format: 7 DVDs, boxed.
UPC: 733961171693. Daedalus Item Code: 25189
Narrated by Robert Powell and using archival film dating back to 1896, the History Channel's sweeping review of the 20th century as seen through its armed conflicts takes you from Lawrence of Arabia ... (Read More)
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In a departure from the usual Civil War programming of big battles and historic turning points, this two-disc History Channel documentary focuses on more intimate and personal stories from the ... (Read More)
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Martyr, hero, or villain? This feature-length presentation of American Experience explores the many contradictory facets of the career of General George Armstrong Custer: from his memorable, ... (Read More)
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From acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns, Death and the Civil War explores an essential but largely overlooked aspect of the most pivotal event in American history. With the coming of the Civil War, ... (Read More)
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Michael C. Hall, narrator. Tom Jennings, director.
Studio: The History Channel. Format: DVD.
UPC: 733961108811. Daedalus Item Code: 25210
This History Channel documentary takes viewers through the Maryland countryside, across the Potomac River, and finally to Garrett's Farm near Port Royal, Virginia, where Lincoln's assassin John ... (Read More)
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Studio: The History Channel. Format: 14 DVDs, boxed.
UPC: 733961144550. Daedalus Item Code: 15334
This 14-disc set of aerial combat uses cutting-edge computer-generated technology to put the viewer into the cockpit for actual missions reproduced with historical accuracy and startling realism. ... (Read More)
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In April 1942, American aviation legend Jimmy Doolittle returned to active duty, and at the age of 46, led a squadron of 16 B-25s—launched from an aircraft carrier—on a daring bombing raid over ... (Read More)
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He was one of America's first folk heroes—inspiring Longfellow's famous poem of 1861—but beyond the folklore of his "midnight ride," Paul Revere was a man at the center of the American Revolution. ... (Read More)
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Ridley Scott & Russell Crowe, producers. William Hurt, narrator.
Studio: The History Channel. Format: DVD.
UPC: 733961224429. Daedalus Item Code: 16016
Robin Hood has been the inspiration for more movies, radio, and TV programs than any other folk hero, but the man in tights and a feathered cap is a recent addition to the myth. As this DVD reveals, ... (Read More)
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Medieval and Tudor England was built for and ruled by men; women who sought to rule in their own right were viewed with horror and vilified as “she-wolves.” Yet beginning 800 years ago with ... (Read More)
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