military history

Presents the typical experience of a warrior in each of these military cultures, using contemporary narratives, bloodless reenactments of battles, current views of the terrain, computer graphics reproductions, and artwork (sculpture, painting, etc.) from the period described.

Describes the siege of castles throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East beginning with the Gaul's attempt to take Rome in 390 B.C. and ending in the fifteenth century.

Looks at the weapons, equipment, and fighting strategies fo the infantry from Alexander the Great to the Vietnam War and describes the experiences of individual footsoldiers.

Military battles included are: Saratoga, 1777; The Carolinas, Yorktown and Independence, 1781; Napoleon at Waterloo; The Civil War Campaigns of 1862; Gettysburg, 1863; Battle of the Marne, 1914; German Victory in the West, 1940; Stalingrad, 1942; The Liberation of France, 1944; Inchon and the Invasioon of North Korea.