Campaigns of Napoleon Volume 2 ( Napoleon: the Man, the Myth, the Legend )

Campaigns of Napoleon Volume 2 (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Napoleon: the Man, the Myth, the Legend
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
165 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Chris Gormlie

Written By:
Simon Eales
Malcolm Seymour

Actors:
Professor Jeremy Black ..... Himself
Professor Tim Blanning ..... Himself
Linda Butler ..... (voice)
James Fowler
Keith Fredericks ..... (voice)
Stephen Jones
Jason Lerynne
J. David Markham ..... Himself
Alan Rooney ..... Himself
Digby Smith ..... Himself
David Weatherall
Robert Whelan ..... Narrator (2001)
Josh White ..... Napoleonic Boy
Barrie White-Miller

Synopsis:

"This spectacular series tell the stories of the world's greatest military history, and features dramatized reconstructions and re-enactments, stunning excerpts from feature films and ""eye-witness"" accounts of the battles.

The Spanish Ulcer:
Napoleon likened the savage conflict of the Peninsular War to an ulcer that bled his dreams of Europe into the dust. This episode explains why he went into the Peninsula and how his initial successes were for nothing as the Duke of Wellington outperformed his bickering marshals. It also tells how the campaign fatally weakened his armies.

Disaster in Russia:
Napoleon's infamous decision to invade Russia marked the decisive turning point of his career. This episode focuses on the lead-up to the 1812 invasion, the preparations, the campaign and why the Grande Armee was destroyed in the snows of Russia.

Waterloo - The Final Curtain:
Returning for a final grab at power, Napoleon was utterly crushed in the Waterloo campaign and was sent as a prisoner of war to the mid-Atlantic island of St Helena. This episode is an excellent explanation of Napoleon's return from exile, why the Allies reacted as they did and how the 100 Days Campaign unfolded. The battle of Waterloo description itself is surprisingly brief.

This spectacular series tell the stories of the world's greatest military history, and features dramatized reconstructions and re-enactments, stunning excerpts from feature films and "eye-witness" accounts of the battles.

1805 THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ
A superb record of the Emperor Napoleon's greatest triumph. As the famous sun of Austerlitz rose through the pale mist on the morning of December 2nd 1805, the stage was set for one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic era.

1812 - NAPOLEON'S ROAD TO MOSCOW
It was to be Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest adventure - an invasion of Russia with an army of more than 650,000 men, the largest the world had yet seen.

1815 THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
A powerful account of the final defeat of the Emperor Napoleon. It was a battle which would change the face of Europe forever... a day of savage fighting which destroyed the dreams of Napoleon and freed the continent from the threat of his vaulting ambition.
Featuring:large scale Napoleonic battle reconstructions, hundreds of contemporary images and paintings, informative graphics and maps, weapons, strategies and tactics. Narration by Brian Blessed and Robert Powell.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 31 March, 2009.