From the first musket shots at Lexington and Concord to the precision-guided munitions in modern-day Baghdad Americas history has been forged in the heat of battle. AMERICA AT
WAR presents over 37 hours of documentaries from HISTORY charting U.S. military conflict over two centuries. This fourteen disc set explores key moments of the American Revolution the Alamo the Civil
War World
Wars I and II as well as the conflicts in Korea
Vietnam the Persian Gulf and Iraq. The chronological collection draws upon the expertise of noted historians military authorities engineers and
war correspondents to convey the personal side of conflict not often found in history books. A trove of archival footage and documents brings viewers closer than ever to the heated heart of combat. INCLUDED IN THIS MEGASET ARE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: VOLUMES 1-4: THE REVOLUTION (Episodes 1-13: Boston Bloody Boston / Rebellion to Revolution / Declaring Independence / American Crisis / Path to World
War / Forging an Army / Treason and Betrayal / The
War Heads South / A Hornets Nest / The End
Game / Becoming a Nation / Road to the Presidency / A President and His Revolution VOLUME 5: THE ALAMO: Remember the Alamo / The Real West: The Battle of the Alamo VOLUME 6: THE CIVIL
WAR: Civil
War Combat - The Hornets Nest at Shiloh / The Bloody Lane at Antietem / The Wheatfield at Gettysburg / The Tragedy at Cold Harbor VOLUME 7: WORLD
WAR I: The Death of Glory / The Last Day of World
War I VOLUMES 8-9: WORLD
WAR II: The Last Days of World
War II / USS Eagle 56: Accident or Target? / Last Secrets of the Axis VOLUME 10: THE KOREAN
WAR: Making of a Bloodbath / Triumph to Tragedy / Retreat From Hell / Bitter Standoff VOLUME 11: THE
VIETNAM WAR:
Vietnam: On The Frontlines 1-4 - America Enters the
War / Tet in Saigon and Hue / Ringing Down the Curtain / The End
Game VOLUME 12: THE GULF
WAR: The Air Campaign / The Ground
War / The Final Showdown / Bonus program - Weapons at
War: Smart Bombs VOLUMES 13-14: The Iraq
War: The Fall of Saddam - Invasion / Tough Going / Baghdads Doorstep/ Fall of Saddam / Aftermath / Bonus programs - Eyewitness in Iraq; U.S. Weapons Against Iraq; Iraq
War: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency BONUS FEATURE: History in the Making: The Revolution Behind the Scenes Featurette; Bonus Programs Weapons at
War: Smart Bombs Eyewitness in Iraq; U.S. Weapons Against Iraq Iraq
War: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency From the first incidents that led to rebellion to the declaration of independence in 1776 revolt is a perilous journey for the colonists. BOSTON BLOODY BOSTON: Faced with escalating controversies and conflicts the American colonists are forced to act. Some of the major political players of the rebellion are introduced as a Continental Congress convenes. REBELLING TO REVOLUTION: As rebellion escalates into
war the Continental Congress establishes an army and appoints George Washington to Commander-in-Chief . When the army surrounds the British troops in Boston Britain sends additional troops and its three best generals. In spite of these tactics the Continental Armys assault forces the British troops and loyalists to flee the city. DECLARING INDEPENDENCE: Finally in 1776 noble ideas and long-desired dreams are realized as the Declaration of Independence is signed and America is born. Yet many dark and devastating struggles lay ahead and few Americans trust that the glorious cause will survive. AMERICAN CRISIS: As the new nation begins to realize that all its efforts may have been for naught a desperate and determined General George Washington gambles on a brilliant--yet dangerously daring--design in order to save his army and America itself. Things are not necessarily easier after 1776 as the fledgling government suffers through further threats to its ideals. PATH TO WORLD
WAR: As the American situation reaches desperation Benjamin Franklin descends on Paris and talks the...
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