Your Guide To The Best World History DVDs Starting With The Highest Reviews

NOVA - The Vikings

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH Boston
Release Date: 2006-06-06
Running Time: 120 minutes

The Vikings have had a one-sided image for too long. Since their first violent raids in the late 8th century, Norsemen have been considered nothing more than brutal barbarians and marauding savages who thoughtlessly murdered and pillaged the defenseless. Revolutionary new research is about to change their uncivilized reputation. Travel the globe with NOVA for a riveting two-hour special that prove... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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The History Channel: Gods and Goddesses

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2006-12-19
Running Time: 100 minutes

The world of the Ancient Greeks lives on today through its mythology. For countless generations prior to biblical times, tales of gods and goddesses were passed down by storytellers and interwoven into traditions and philosophies. Each city devoted itself to particular gods. But these gods also had human frailties. Where did the pantheon originate? Did any of the stories in Greek mythology actuall... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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In Search of History - Navajo Code Talkers (History Channel)

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2006-03-28
Running Time: 50 minutes

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History of the World Part I

Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2006-09-05
Running Time: 92 minutes

Mel Brooks' uproarious version of history proves nothing is sacred as he takes us on a laugh-filled look at what really happened throughout time. His delirious romp features everything from a wild send-up of "2001" to the real stories behind the Roman Empire (Brooks portrays a stand-up philosopher at Caesar's Palace), the French Revolution (Brooks reigns as King Louis XVI) and the Spanish Inquisi... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Breaking the Maya Code

Starring: Michael Coe
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Release Date: 2008-09-16
Running Time: 116 minutes

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The Exodus Revealed: Searching for the Red Sea Crossing

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Questar
Release Date: 2001-03-27
Running Time: 180 minutes

During the Exodus, one of the most famous miracles of the Old Testament took place. More than 3000 years have passed since Moses led two million Israelites across the Red Sea and out of the bondage of Egypt. It is a topic that so fascinated Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille that he made The Ten Commandments, twice. Steven Spielberg also took on the story in The Prince Of Egypt. Now... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Westinghouse DVD

Starring: Edward J. Reis
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Inecom Entertainment Company
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Running Time: 112 minutes

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Come See the Paradise

Starring: Tamlyn Tomita
Rated: R (Restricted)
Created By: Alan Parker
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2006-06-06
Running Time: 138 minutes

Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a beautiful Japanese American Lily Dawanura (Tamlyn Tomita), at the outset of World War II.

The clash of cultures, at once painful for the two lover... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online

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The French Revolution (History Channel)

Starring: Phillip Levine (II)
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2005-03-29
Running Time: 100 minutes

On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military stores. A decade of idealism, war, murder, and carnage followed, bringing about the end of feudalism and the rise of equality and a new world order. The French Revolution is a definitive feature-length documentary that encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization. With dram... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Flying The Secret Sky - WGBH Specials

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH Boston
Release Date: 2008-08-12
Running Time: 74 minutes

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