The Civil War

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.

Corporate Author: PBS Distribution (Firm), Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953-, Ward, Geoffrey C., Burns, Ric., McCullough, David G., Plimpton, George., Freeman, Morgan., Robards, Jason.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: [United States] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2011.
Edition: Commemorative ed. 150th anniversary.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.