America At War | DVD Review

From the first musket shots at Lexington and Concord to the precision-guided munitions employed in the fall of Baghdad, America’s history has been forged in the heat of battle. AMERICA AT WAR presents forty documentaries from HISTORY™ charting U.S. military conflict over the course of two centuries. This comprehensive, newly-repackaged set explores the causes and key battles of the American Revolution, the Alamo, the Civil War, World War I and World War II, as well as the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq on 14 DVDs, now sporting additional content and a new, low SRP certain to appeal to fans of military history.

Featuring a trove of archival footage and documents and visits to critical battlefields, and interviews with historians, military authorities, engineers, war correspondents, and soldiers The chronological collection draws upon the expertise of noted historians, military authorities, engineers, war correspondents and soldiers to convey the personal side of conflict not often found in history books. A trove of archival footage and documents brings viewers closer than ever to the heated heart of combat.

Extras: Behind the Scenes Featurette: “History in the Making: The Revolution”; Eyewitness in Iraq; U.S. Weapons Against Iraq;  Hardcore History: Iraq War: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency.

This DVD collection is by far the most comprehensive I have seen. We are but half way through the series but I am simply amazed about some of the things we, as a country, have gone through. I will admit history class was the time of my day that I sort of zoned out in so I too am learning from these dvds, and my kids, son especially, are enthralled by this set. As a homeschooling mom I couldn’t have asked for better reference material to teach my children all about the various wars throughout the years. I love this set and have enjoyed watching it with my children, my grandpa would have loved watching it too.