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2012

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Battlefield detectives [videorecording] / A Granada Production for Five in association with Discovery Networks Inc. ; produced by Georgina Pye ... [et. al.] ; written by Jeremy Freeston ; directed by Mark Elliot ... [et. al.].
Publisher, Date:	[United States] : Athena : itv Studios Home Entertainment : distribued by Acorn Media, 2012.
Description:	3 videodiscs (ca. 432 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Investigators re-create the conditions of history's major battles using 3-D computer models, maps, artifacts, original footage, and dramatic reenactments. From the muddy fields at Hastings to the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, a variety of experts offer compelling new evidence on the wars that shaped the modern world. Features insightful commentary from experts on firearms, forensic science, climatology, engineering, and more.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
Subjects:	Battles -- History. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Pye, Georgina. Freeston, Jeremy. Elliot, Mark. Rashbrook, Stephen, 1958- History Channel (Television network) ITV Studios. Athena (Firm) Acorn Media (Firm)
Notes:	Title from container. Originally broadcast as single episodes of a series on The History Channel. Special features: 16-page viewer's guide with articles on the Anglo-Saxons and Normans, the treasure ship Girona, the Crimean War, the history of Kemal Atatürk, and Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," and a map of Bonaparte's battles; biographies of major military leaders; plus Nelson's notable quotes, the story of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" poem, and discussion questions at athenalearning.com. Narrator: Stephen Rashbrook. DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation, Dolby Digital stereo. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Contents:	Who got lucky at Hastings? -- Agincourt's dark secrets-- What sank the armada? Trafalgar's fatal flaw -- Massacre at Waterloo -- The charge of the Light Brigade Custer's last stand -- The Gallipoli disaster -- Vietnam's bloody secret.
ISBN:	9781598287400 1598287400
Publisher Number:	AMP-8740
Other Number:	775015925
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	316462
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 904.7 Battlefi
Medium:	[videorecording]

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