TLC.War.and.Civilization.2of8.Empires.and.Armies.XviD.AC3..avi

Based on the lifetime's work of leading military historian John Keegan and narrated by Walter Cronkite, this wide-ranging series addresses the question of why men fight wars, and how these wars have formed the world we inhabit. Tracing the history of war and civilization over 3,000 years, the series is shot on location in Mongolia, Japan, Europe and North and South America.

This 8-part series takes an in-depth look at the history of warfare. Shot on location around the world, each episode examines various developments in the evolution of armed conflict - from technological breakthroughs to tactical innovations - while simultaneously exploring how and why the major military campaigns of the past 3,000 years were fought.
Based on the research of military historian John Keegan ("Face of Battle", "The History of Warfare").
Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Stephen Trombley (Nuremberg), and narrated by broadcasting legend Walter Cronkite.

Producer : Bruce Eadie
Director : Tony Bulley and Stephen Trombley

A Worldview Pictures Production for The Learning Channel in association with La Cinquieme (1997)


Episode 2 : Empires and Armies
The Roman and Chinese Empires

Detailed looks at the Roman Empire and their advanced method of warfare, as well as the various Chinese empires and their bloody wars of attrition.


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Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 1990 kbps
Video Resolution: 656x416
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.577:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 52:02.184
Number Of Parts: 8
Part Size: 854,839,296 Bytes
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