The century of warfare
2003
DVD
Explores the pivotal battles, profiles the commanders, and chronicles the myriad ways in which war has shaped the modern world. The 26 episodes in this monumental set draw on an encyclopedic collection of archival film dating back to 1896 to create an unforgettable visual record of every major engagement from WWI to the liberation of Kuwait.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 0767054296
- 0767054288
- 076705427X
- 0767054261
- 0767054253
- 0767054245
- 0767054237
- 0767054229
Description:
- 7 videodiscs (approximately 1350 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
Notes:
- Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 1993.
- Narrated by Robert Powell.
Contents:
- V. 1. The violent century. The world goes to war. Blood and mud. War of the eagles
- v. 2. Battle fleets and U-boats. Aces high. War to end all war? Enter the dictators
- v. 3. The war clouds gather. Blitzkrieg. Britain stands alone. Sand and sea war
- v. 4. Hitler turns east. The long road back. Normandy to the Rhine. The end in Europe
- v. 5. Oriental Blitzkrieg. Jungle and ocean. The war at sea. Air war
- v. 6. Iron curtain. Oriental communism. Wars in peace
- v. 7. Vietnam. War in the Middle East. Gulf War and the future.
Publisher or Distributor Number:
- AAE-70840 (AAE-70841--AAE-70847)
- AAE-70841
- AAE-70842
- AAE-70843
- AAE-70844
- AAE-70845
- AAE-70846
- AAE-70847
Control Number: 529764
UPC:
- 733961708417
- 733961708424
- 733961708431
- 733961708448
- 733961708455
- 733961708462
- 733961708479
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