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2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This is the story of the most complex country on Earth, of the dreams and challenges driving its people to look forward-- while cherishing the past. Can this ancient civilization survive its breakneck journey into the future? And at what price? This is the story of the greatest transformation on Earth, and of the people in the vortex.
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Historian Bettany Hughes goes on search of the real truth about democratic Athens, 2500 years ago. It has been revered as the birthplace of philosophy, art, science and the greatest political idea of all time; democracy.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Using CGI-enhanced visuals and dramatic reenactments, The History Channel brings the key battles of the Crusades to life. See rare locations, including a vast chain of Crusader castles and get a feel of what day-to-day life was like.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Hannibal, one of history's most famous generals, achieved what the Romans thought to be impossible. With a vast army of 30,000 troops, 15,000 horses, and 37 war elephants, he crossed the mighty Alps in only 16 days to launch an attack on Rome from the north. In Hannibal in the Alps, a team of experts conclusively proves for the first time that Hannibal's army did indeed cross the Alps.
Follows a team of archaeologists, explorers, and scientists as...
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1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the shadow of Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. Scientists gain new insights into what happened in nearby Pompeii, and dig into the unique geology of Campi Flegrei. Can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii?
8) The Spartans
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilizations the world has ever seen, a civilization originally founded on discipline, sacrifice, and frugality, where the onus was put on the collective and the goal was to create the "perfect" state and the "perfect" warrior. Classical historian Bettany hughes revals the secrets and complexities of everyday Spartan life: homosexuality was compulsory, money was outlawed, equality was enforced,...
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1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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For over 1,000 years, chariots thundered across China's battlefields, dominating warfare longer than anywhere else on Earth. Now, a series of amazing archaeological findings enable a team of experts to reconstruct and test China's first super-weapon.
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1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery, it was marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after his discovery of the New World, Columbus languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his 'most treacherous' voyage - one that ended with the loss of all four of his ships and left Columbus and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival.
13) Van Gogh's ear
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Everybody has heard about when Vincent van Gogh looked into a mirror and cut into his own ear. Bernadette Murphy, an independent researcher, has uncovered definitive evidence which reveals exactly what happened that night, and how it ultimately shaped van Gogh's remarkable art. Murphy's detective work finally provides answers to the mystery that has divided art historians for decades.
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1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Baiae, an ancient Roman city lost to the same volcanoes that entombed Pompeii. But unlike Pompeii, Baiae sits under water, in the Bay of Naples. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the city was an escape for Rome's rich and powerful elite, a place where they were free of the social restrictions of Roman society.
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