Civil War - The Untold Story

Its not just about who we were then. Its about who we are now.

In this revealing documentary, Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) recounts how the struggle between North and Southlong defined by battles like Gettysburg, Antietam, and Bull Runwas quite dependent on events in the lands then known as the West. Although often overlooked, the western theatrebetween the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi Riversaw some of the conflicts bloodiest encounters, such as Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chickamauga. It featured iconic leaders like the Unions Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman as well as the Confederacys Albert Sidney Johnston and John Bell Hood. This series also tells inspirational and untold stories of African Americansfrom enslaved to emancipated to fighting for their freedom.

Using dramatic battle recreations, compelling archival imagery, 3-D maps, and insightful interviews with top Civil War scholars, this five-part series shows why the West played such a vital part in the outcome of the war.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 5 augusti, 2017