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A masterly portrait of six men - Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Horatio Nelson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ulysses S. Grant and Georgi Zhukov - whose military genius changed the course of world history. Concentrating on one battle in particular for each commander, and using computer graphics to help explain the course of events, this penetrating study brilliantly illustrates the thinking, method and individual dynamism behind the great military campaign....
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Nostradamus, history's greatest prophet, is credited with predicting some of the world's most shocking events hundreds of years before they ever took place. Reveals a recently unearthed compilation of cryptic predictions that may have been composed by the famed prophet. Prophecy of the Roman popes lay hidden for over 400 years. Contains new divinations including the crisis in the middle east and the apocalypse.
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The History Channel explores the stories behind the classic myths of ancient Greece. Meet Zeus, the king of the gods, in an epic battle with the Titans. Join Hercules' quest for redemption as he embarks on his Twelve Labors, and dive deep into Hades' underworld to explore the ancient Greek belief in life after death. Learn the true story behind the snake-haired gorgon, Medusa, and follow Odysseus' adventures on his famous journey home.
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What if everything you learned in history books were only half true? Brad Meltzer has studied and written about some of the most revered institutions and documents in human history, including the Supreme Court, the presidency, the Secret Service, Wall Street, and the Bible. Along the way he's uncovered countless clues, stories, and theories he hasn't been able to fully scrutinize until now. He investigates coded truths behind the Statue of Liberty,...
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The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought...
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Disc 1. "We explore four significant battles in Roman history and the people and events surrounding them. Spartacus tells the famous story of the slave and gladiator with a famous gift for leadership, who led a massive slave revolt against Rome at the height of her power. In Hail Caesar!, Julius Caesar, leader of the Roman troops, goes head to head with Gnaeus Pompey, champion of the Senate, after years of pursuing one another. It's Roman vs. Roman...
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They trace their fortune back to the days of King Louis XVI. They brought their tradition of innovation and enormous influence with them to the New World. They are the du Ponts, and they are one of the most fascinating, powerful and reclusive families in America. While the family name is familiar to almost everyone, the stories of the individual members of this reclusive Delaware clan are not nearly as well known. With privileged insights provided...
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Includes 11 documentaries: Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Red Mike Edson; Marine Raider / Unsung Heroes Of WWII; Swede Momsen; Submarine Savior / Weapons at War; Fighting Leathernecks of WWII; Dangerous Missions; Marine Raiders / Dangerous Missions; Pathfinders; Dogfights; Tuskegee Airmen / Black Aviators; Flying Free; A Distant Shore; African Americans of D-Day / Honor Deferred; and Combat Jump / Navajo Code Talkers.
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Follows a pioneering American team's ground-breaking attempts to decipher the legendary explorer's last diary. By digging out these forgotten pages, they began an incredible journey inside the mind of this extraordinary 19th-century adventurer. The original pages contain a secret, hidden until now, is it possible that Livingstone, a crusader for the abolition of slavery, worked with slaves?
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Follow nature photographer Michael Forsberg as he examines the remaining wilderness in the Great Plains of North America. Featuring stunning imagery, the program is based on Forsberg's book of the same name. Less than 200 years ago, the Great Plains was one of the greatest grassland ecosystems on Earth, stretching nearly a million square miles down the heart of the continent. But as America grew, and the land was settled and tamed, the wilderness...
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A three-part documentary series celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years as Head of State of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. For the first time in modern history a Monarch reaches her Diamond Jubilee. To mark the occasion presented is a definitive analysis of The Queen's reign, and more.
16) UFO
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The series explores our fascination with UFOs and the influence government, private companies, and the military may have in shielding the truth. Ignited by a bombshell story revealing that the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including testimony from eyewitnesses across the country, asking the most enigmatic questions of all: Why do people believe...
17) Human planet
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Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode examines one of the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers, and even the urban jungle. Each habitat engenders astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity. Here are people who survive by building...
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It's the greatest literary mystery of all time; who wrote the works of Shakespeare? Although the official story has held sway for centuries, questions over the authorship of the plays and poems have persisted. Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charlie Chaplin, and Orson Welles are among the many famous figures who doubt that a grain-dealer from Stratford-upon-Avon was England₂s ₃Star of Poets.₄
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