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The American Civil War: A Union Divided |
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An excellent bargain in its price range, the two-disc set The American Civil War offers a concise and thorough overview of the Civil War and all of its pivotal battles. While it's certainly no substitute for Ken Burns's epic documentary series on the subject, this lower-budget production makes the most of its modest resources, drawing on the historical record, academic expertise, and authentic reenactments to convey the triumphs and tragedies of America's bloodiest home-soil conflict. Presented in four chronological sections of nearly one hour each, these discs are especially informative about the period preceding the war itself, providing a thorough understanding of the issues that drew Union and Confederate armies into heated battle. The reenactments are convincingly detailed in terms of casting and costuming, but there's one area where these discs promise more than they deliver: the computer-graphic recreations of specific battles and incidents are too sparse and rather unimpressive. That caveat aside, these DVDs and their informative bonus features lend themselves well to home and classroom use, aimed primarily at a young, non-expert audience. --Jeff Shannon
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