Reconstruction: America After the Civil War - DVD [2019]

From the firing on Fort Sumter to the iconic battlefields of Manassas/Bull Run and Gettysburg, the mecca of reenacting, find out how far they're willing to go to relive history. Travel back in time with them to document how the Civil War was lived, felt and fought. Through the experiences of three unique characters a former Marine who served in Iraq, a teenager bent on joining the elite ranks and a man who claims to be the reincarnati

The Heroes. The Legends. The Three Days of Battle. All the True Stories Behind Gettysburg. It was the turning point of the Civil War, and the biggest, bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil. As the Union and Confederate armies collided at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, our nation (and our world) was changed forever. Discover the complete legacy of Gettysburg in these thirteen documentaries from the award-winning producers of the Civil War Journals, featuring rare photographs, stunning reenactments and revealing interviews with leading Gettysburg historians.

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people and our leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged our identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of our democracy.