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

The New World - The Extended Cut (+ Digital Copy)

Starring: Q'orianka Kilcher
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Created By: Bill Mechanic
Studio: New Line Home Video
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Running Time: 135 minutes

The legend of Pocahontas and John Smith receives a luminous and essential retelling by maverick filmmaker Terrence Malick. The facts of Virginia's first white settlers, circa 1607, have been told for eons and fortified by Disney's animated films: explorer Smith (Colin Farrell) and the Native American princess (newcomer Q'orianka Kilcher) bond when the two cultures meet, a flashpoint of curiosity a... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Victory at Sea - The Legendary World War II Documentary (History Channel)

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2003-09-30
Running Time: 690 minutes

A 26-episode World War II documentary, Victory at Sea is one of the most important series in the history of television. Made in 1952, the show was a huge success, winning many major awards and even spawning albums featuring the orchestral score by Richard Rodgers, best known for his musicals with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced with the full cooperation of the U.S. Navy, each... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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National Geographic - Inside Mecca

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Created By: Taghi Amirani
Studio: National Geographic Video
Release Date: 2003-10-21
Running Time: 60 minutes

Inside Mecca presents the most intimate and three-dimensional documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and sheds light on the universal principles of Islam during the days of the Hajj. Learn the historical significance of the city to Muslim and non-Muslim populations alike. And, experience the epic journey of a lifetime, the Hajj, as we witness the personal stories of the pilgrims and the m... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Hitler in Colour

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Created By: Steve R. Moore
Studio: Rhino Theatrical
Release Date: 2005-09-13
Running Time: 80 minutes

The producers of the internationally acclaimed and award-winning In Colour DVD series now bring Hitler in Colour, a telling story of the rise and fall of a man who devastated the lives of countless numbers of people around the world. For 12 years, Hitler's overpowering personality dominated the German nation. He led his people from economic ruin in European conquest and to the brink of creating a ... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Japan's War in Colour

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhino Theatrical
Release Date: 2005-09-13
Running Time: 151 minutes

It was assumed no color films existed in Japan until the victorious U.S. forces arrived in 1945. This DVD is remarkable proof that those assumptions were verifiably false. Now you can discover the story of a nation at war from its rare color films, plus letters and diaries from those who lived through it. Almost all the material in this color documentary has been recently discovered and allows the... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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1421: The Year China Discovered America

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Release Date: 2004-08-17
Running Time: 120 minutes

This special examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his best-selling book. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the British Navy, Menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever -- that Chinese admirals discovered America and Chinese junks first circled the earth. Traveling across the continent, the film combines history, science... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Roman City

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Release Date: 2006-04-11
Running Time: 60 minutes

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Greece - Secrets of the Past (IMAX)

Starring: Nia Vardalos
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2006-09-19
Running Time: 45 minutes

The magic of ancient Greek civilization comes to life in a giant screen adventure! From the Academy Award-nominated producers of Everest, comes a dynamic tale of science, archeological adventure and discovery. Greece: Secrets of the Past takes you to the dawn of democracy and the birthplace of Western Civilization on a quest to uncover the buried secrets of one of the world's most enlightened soci... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Decisive Battles of the Ancient World (History Channel)

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2006-11-28
Running Time: 380 minutes

They are the moments when history was writ in blood; when armies determined the fate of empires and men became myths. They are the DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. In a groundbreaking four-disc release, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® presents the 13 defining points of ancient warfare-moments that altered the course of history and shaped the modern world. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD narrates... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Senator Obama Goes To Africa

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Release Date: 2007-12-11
Running Time: 60 minutes

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