Essential Civil War Collection

This special collection shines the spotlight on some of the most intriguing storylines and personalities from one of the bloodiest chapters in our nations history. THE ESSENTIAL CIVIL WAR COLLECTION includes: one of the lesser known occurrences in American history the plot to steal Abraham Lincolns body 11 years after his assassination; the manhunt to capture one of Americas earliest assassins, John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirator David Herold; a profound and insightful meditation on Abraham Lincoln, a man few knew seen through the eyes of the President himself; the personal stories of the men who led Union and Confederate troops into battle; a revealing look at some of the most significant conflicts during the earliest years of the war.

VOLUME 1: Stealing Lincolns Body
VOLUME 2: The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth
VOLUME 3: Lincoln
VOLUME 4: Civil War Journal: The Commanders, V1
VOLUME 5: Civil War Journal: The Commanders, V2
VOLUME 6: Civil War Journal: The Conflict Begins, V1
VOLUME 7: Civil War Journal: The Conflict Begins, V2

STEALING LINCOLNS BODY:

One of the strangest, most intriguing, and yet almost unknown episodes in American history unfolded in 1876, eleven years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the Presidents body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom. STEALING LINCOLNS BODY explores the peculiar confluence of historical trends and cultural movements that prompted the crime: the birth of counterfeiting, the growth of embalming, and the influence of secret societies in American life, among others.

THE HUNT FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH:

For 12 days in April 1865, as terror gripped the nation, thousands of federal troops, detectives, and police scoured the country in search of the assassin who shot President Abraham Lincoln.

THE HUNT FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH takes viewers through the Maryland countryside, across the Potomac River, and finally into northern Virginia as Booth and co-conspirator David Herold elude their captors. Often fictionalized, this is the true story of a harrowing time, gleaned from news reports, trial transcripts, and a diary kept by the man who pulled the trigger.

LINCOLN:

Innovative, intimate and emotionally charged, LINCOLN explores the inner conflicts that plagued and inspired the President who called himself the loneliest man in the world. This informative program goes inside a life scarred by loss and a mind ravaged by tragedy to uncover a man whose grand achievements were fueled by his own personal turmoil. LINCOLN presents a profound and insightful meditation on a man few knew seen through the eyes of the President himself.

CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE COMMANDERS

The battles have been documented, the generals lionized. We have seen the turning points and the sacrifices. Now let CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE COMMANDERS take you deeper, into the personal stories. Join host Danny Glover as he takes you through diaries, photographs, and factual re-enactment.

WEST POINT CLASSMATESCIVIL WAR ENEMIES: In a great irony, former West Point classmates faced one another on opposite sides of the conflictUnion Generals Sherman, McClellan and Grant versus Confederate Generals Beauregard, Lee and President Jefferson Davis.

ROBERT E. LEE: Born the son of a Revolutionary War hero, Robert E. Lee was destined for greatness .and tragedy. The greatest commander of the Civil War may have won the battles but he lost the war.

CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE COMMANDERS

The battles have been documented, the generals lionized. We have seen the turning points and the sacrifices. Now let CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE COMMANDERS take you deeper, into the personal stories. Join host Danny Glover as he takes you through diaries, photographs, and factual re-enactment.

STONEWALL JACKSON: Stonewall Jackson was the Souths most brilliant leader, cool under fire, and rumored to be indestructible. It took a Confederate bullet fired by mistake to bring him down.

SHERMAN AND THE MARCH TO THE SEA: On November 15, 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman left Atlanta in flames and began his long, ferocious March to the Sea. His plan: obliterate everything in his path to break the Souths will.

CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE CONFLICT BEGINS

Join host Danny Glover for a Civil War program that makes you feel the private and intimate side of the great conflict. This collection, focusing on the earlier years of the war, offers the following full-length episodes:

JOHN BROWNS WAR: John Brown was a radical abolitionist with the fanatical plan of freeing Southern slaves through armed insurrection. His raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry shattered any hope of unity in an already fragmented nation.

DESTINY AT FORT SUMTER: No lives were lost in the very first military engagement of the Civil War. Yet, from the Souths modest attack came a conflict that would engulf the entire nation.

CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: THE CONFLICT BEGINS

Join host Danny Glover for a Civil War program that makes you feel the private and intimate side of the great conflict. This collection, focusing on the earlier years of the war, offers the following full-length episodes:

THE BATTLE OF 1ST BULL RUN: The first major battle of the Civil War was a stunning victory for the Confederacy and sent a clear message to the overconfident North: the War was going to be long, costly, and bloody.

THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS: Some were escaped slaves who wanted a chance at revenge. Others were educated black men who believed in the cause. Was the Fighting 54th called upon for their gallantry or were they considered cannon fodder?

Upplagd i sortimentet: 8 November, 2011