The History Channel Presents The Civil War
by David de Vries, Jim Lindsay
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Actor: Brian Pohanka, James R. Robertson Jr., Keith Gibson, Michael Anne Lynn, Robert K. KrickDirector: David de Vries, Jim Lindsay
Brand: A and E Home Video
Producer: David de Vries
Writer: David de Vries
Producer: Craig Haffner
Producer: Donna E. Lusitana
Producer: Glenn Kirschbaum
Producer: Greg Weinstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Black & White, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: History Channel
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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
DVD Reviews of The History Channel Presents The Civil War
DVD Review: Good but somewhat of a mixed bag
Summary: 3 Stars
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 just narration by Danny Glover and don't contain any re-enactments. While this is still a good set, I don't understand why they just didn't pick the most dramatic re-enactments to put on DVD.
But all in all, this is a good teaching set to learn from, and the enactments are dramatic and interesting to watch. With just a little suspension of disbelief, it really feels like you're right there in the heat of the battle. I also liked how much of the commentary focused on the main military commanders, their style of command, tactics, previous experience, and how their decisions, good or bad, influenced the outcome of the battles.
For example, I learned that in few wars in history did troops charge so bravely but often futilely against superior or fortified enemy positions as in Chickamauga and Antietam, from which came withering hails of bullets and cannon fire that decimated the oncoming troops. But each side of the war thought their cause was with the angels and so the troops fought with a determination and resolve that few wars have ever seen. The advent of exploding canon shells rather than the old canon balls further added to the slaughter.
Over the years, I've known several friends who used to participate in Civil War re-enactments, and it was always interesting to listen to their stories, and how much fun it was to participate in them. But I'd never attended one and was curious to see how they really looked. One of them said you had to be careful when pouring in the powder charge not to create any sparks, because the flame could travel right up to your powder horn and take your head off.
I note some people have commented that the video needs re-mastering and looks like it was transferred directly from VHS to DVD. I'm not knowledgeable enough about video to know if the video could be improved in the transferring process or not, but I thought the video was just fine the way it was. There are video upscaling methods that can improve video, though, I guess through mathematical interpolation and other techniques (which is all I know about it), so perhaps this is what they are referring to, and many of the pricier DVD players right now offer this capability for people who want better performance out of their new HD TVs. But anyway, I thought the video was okay the way it was.
Through this set I was finally able to view some of these historical re-enactments, and also to learn a lot I didn't know about the war. Overall a good set despite some quirks and an excellent way for a neophyte in Civil War history to get his feet wet.
Description of The History Channel Presents The Civil War
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.Bestsellers in DVD
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