The DVD skilfully combines commentary from the authors, standing with the appropriate section of the battlefield behind them, accurate and colourful maps, and footage of re-enactment groups acting out the stages of the battle. There is also coverage of arms and field drill. A high quality product, within a high quality series.
Alfred was initially victorious and then defeated. He fled to the marshes where the story of the burnt cakes arises. From there he began a fight back that drove the Vikings out of Wessex and established him as King of the Saxons.
The presenters offer a very credible account of the set of battles and cover Hastings in detail, examining the turning points and explaining why Harold lost. The presentation is colourful and lively, including vignettes provided by leading living historians. This is an engaging and absorbing DVD that moves at a reasonable pace, covers the subject well, adds the soldier’s eye and provides the feel of authenticity.
This DVD pair provides a very effective coverage of the changing face of German armour through WWII and the part that Guderian played in the effective deployment of armour in fast mobile war. The 100 minutes of original rare and unseen archive film will be appreciated by enthusiasts, but the bonus films and picture galleries make this a DVD not to be missed.
This DVD provides 58 minutes of rare and unseen footage shot by war cameramen and depicting the conditions during the North Atlantic battle between the German Navy and convoys maintaining supplies to Britain during WWII.
The diary extracts are articulate and engaging, describing daily life on the Western Front with his own experiences and descriptions of the officers and men he served alongside. Hanson is a good observer and provides graphic detail with incisive wit.
The only option for Britain was to strengthen its defences, deny German control of British skies and then take the war to the German homelands with a strategic bombing campaign.
to start his account with the founding of Rome by Romulus, and then working methodically through the stages of Roman development to the period AD60-70. This was a time of turmoil and the period in which Petellius survived and prospered. It was the time of the great revolt in Britain that came close to driving Romans from the islands.
For any individual to successfully hold a job for 60 years is remarkable, but the career of Elizabeth II began at birth in one of the few jobs that require training from the earliest age. To achieve her Diamond Jubilee and hold an approvals rating that any President would kill for is all the more remarkable.