War And Civilization: Hosted By Walter Cronkite (Full Frame)

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The Learning Channel presents this multi-disc video set, defining the term "war" and the effect it has had on civilization throughout the history of time. Hosted by Walter Cronkite, the 8-part series is an in-depth look at the history of war as traced by the famed journalist who defined the role of anchorman for more than a generation of Americans. Based on the research of military historian John Keegan ("Face of Battle," "The History of Warfare") this highly acclaimed documentary series examines a wide array of developments in the evolution of armed conflict - from the technological to the tactical ' while concurrently exploring how and why some of the major military campaigns of the past 3,000 years were fought. The series is contained on three dramatic disks. Episodes Include: "First Blood - Greek Phalanx Warfare, Alexander the Great"; "Empires and Armies - The Roman and Chinese Empires"; "Horse Warriors - Attila the Hun, Gehghis Khan, Samurai Warriors"; "Gunpowder - The Fall of Constantinople and the Aztec Empire"; "Revolution - The Seven Years War, American and French Revolutions"; "Blood and Iron - Rapid-Fire Weapons, Crimean War, The Civil War"; "War Machines - Russo-Japanese War, World War I"; "The Price of War - The Cold War, Nationalism, Genocide.