The History of Warfare : Blood and Steel - The Battle of Gettysburg "1863"(480P)
- 21 days ago
For educational purposes
The story of what happened after Brandy station, the largest cavalry battle ever fought on American soil.
Its result was Gettysburg, was the turning point of the American Civil War and is, perhaps, the most famous battle of that bloody and bitter conflict.
However, only weeks before, the cavalry forces of North and South had met in what would prove to be the largest cavalry engagement of the war, the Battle of Brandy Station.
This is the dramatic story of that crucial battle, a fight which would dispel the myth of the invincible Confederate cavalry forever.
This documentary features a magnificent reconstruction of the Battle of Brandy Station specially filmed in Virginia, the largest cavalry re-enactment ever staged in America.
Also featuring superb dramatised eye-witness accounts, computer generated 3D mapping techniques plus delightful period imagery and photographs.
This programme provides an unforgettable record of a vital day in the American Civil War.
Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler, the world's foremost military historian and former Head of War Studies at Sandhurst.
The story of what happened after Brandy station, the largest cavalry battle ever fought on American soil.
Its result was Gettysburg, was the turning point of the American Civil War and is, perhaps, the most famous battle of that bloody and bitter conflict.
However, only weeks before, the cavalry forces of North and South had met in what would prove to be the largest cavalry engagement of the war, the Battle of Brandy Station.
This is the dramatic story of that crucial battle, a fight which would dispel the myth of the invincible Confederate cavalry forever.
This documentary features a magnificent reconstruction of the Battle of Brandy Station specially filmed in Virginia, the largest cavalry re-enactment ever staged in America.
Also featuring superb dramatised eye-witness accounts, computer generated 3D mapping techniques plus delightful period imagery and photographs.
This programme provides an unforgettable record of a vital day in the American Civil War.
Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler, the world's foremost military historian and former Head of War Studies at Sandhurst.