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When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again spotlights the stories of three soldiers in three wars. Three soldiers. Each someone's Johnny. Father, son. Brother, cousin. Husband, lover. Just plain buddy. Three conflicts. Civil War, pitting brother against brother, North against South, Yank against Johnny Reb. Vietnam War, North-South strife with Orwellian overtones. War on Terror, Afghanistan theater. Three life-and-death stories in screenplay format: "Owl Creek Bridge," based on the Civil War stories of Ambrose Bierce, and expanded to feature-film length by incorporating the Siege of Vicksburg. "Sleeping With Charlie," adapted from the author's short story "Cu Chi." "Dawn's Early Light," P.O.W. drama inspired by a Leo Tolstoy tale and a cinematic rendition thereof by Sergei Bodrov Senior.
Discusses life in ancient Egypt, with an overview and timeline of the years between 3050 and 30 B.C., and looks at agriculture, belief systems, art, health, the role of women and children, rulers, war, and other aspects of life along the Nile.
Renaissance Italy.
Examines great battles of the American Civil War, offering more than 750 photographs, sketches, newspaper illustrations, and paintings along with picture essays detailing uniforms, weapons, equipment, and personal possessions of soldiers.
Examines the relationship between the mind and the body - discusses auras - animal communication - brain disorders - memory - mental illness - cults - hypnosis - and virtual reality.
A compendium of child-rearing techniques which teaches parents how to deal with a child's fears, fantasies, sleep problems, separation anxiety, and other common childhood problems.
Examines the ideas and events surrounding the "Age of Reason" as philosophers from all walks of life began questioning traditional lines of rule and reason finally leading to the French Revolution in 1789.
A series that chronicles the rise and eventual fall of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Portrays Athens at the height of the Golden Age. Covrs the everyday lives of the citizens, women, foriegners and slaves. Examines training of the mind and the body, development of democracy, influence of various heroes and the gods of Mt. Olympus. Details Greek accomplishments in art, drama, sports, medicine, and philosophy.
Examines what life was like for those who lived during the final years of the Austrian and Hungarian empires.