The Civil War
Summary
Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one. Full description
- Disc 1: The cause (episode 1) 1861
- Disc 2: A very bloody affair (episode 2); Forever free (episode 3) 1862
- Disc 3: Simply murder (episode 4); The universe of battle (episode 5) 1863
- Disc 4: Valley of the shadow of death (episode 6); Most hallowed ground (episode 7) 1864
- Disc 5: War is all hell (episode 8); The better angels of our nature (episode 9) 1865
- Disc 6: Bonus disc.