Secrets of the Civil War List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $17.34 Your Save: $ 17.61 ( 50% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: A&E HOME VIDEO Starring: Various Directed By: History Average Customer Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0733961144628 Format: Box set Label: A&E HOME VIDEO Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: A&E HOME VIDEO Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-11-18 Running Time: 593 Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO Related Items Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom The Dark Knight (Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition) Civil War: America Divided John Adams (HBO Miniseries) Civil War Terror (History Channel) Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An Exploration of Things History Never Taught Us Comment: "Secrets of the Civil War" is a four-disc set containing an in-depth look at significant, but not well-known, battles of the war, from Antietam to Shiloh to Gettysburg. Archival letters, original diary entries, cinematic reenactments and interviews with noted historians bring events that occurred over 140 years ago to vivid life. We learn that in the cavalry charge at Mine Creek, Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size. Also covered is a Confederate raid on Vermont and an attempt by Union coal miners to blow up a Southern fort by tunneling underneath it. Nine separate programs from the History Channel are included. Editorial Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An Exploration of Things History Never Taught Us Comment: "Secrets of the Civil War" is a four-disc set containing an in-depth look at significant, but not well-known, battles of the war, from Antietam to Shiloh to Gettysburg. Archival letters, original diary entries, cinematic reenactments and interviews with noted historians bring events that occurred over 140 years ago to vivid life. We learn that in the cavalry charge at Mine Creek, Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size. Also covered is a Confederate raid on Vermont and an attempt by Union coal miners to blow up a Southern fort by tunneling underneath it. Nine separate programs from the History Channel are included. Nearly a century and half have passed since Lee surrendered at Appomattox, but the words and images created during the Civil War still bring home the impact of the bloodiest conflict seen on American shores. Now, HISTORY reveals the lesser known aspects of the civil war in 9 compelling documentaries: Tales of the Gun: Guns of the Civil War, The Lost Battle of the Civil War, The Most Daring Mission of the Civil War, April 1865, Battlefield Detectives: The Civil War: Antietam, Battlefield Detectives: The Civil War: Gettysburg, Battlefield Detectives: The Civil War: Shiloh, Secret Missions of the Civil War, and Eighty Acres of Hell. Ask about this healthcare product "Secrets of the Civil War" in the forum Give review on this healthcare product "Secrets of the Civil War" in the forum Search related information in the forum