NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - First Blood
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/1998
A look at the origins of modern warfare, when ancient Greek soldiers marched in formations called phalanxes. Also: Alexander the Great's foray into Asia Minor in the 4th century B.C. Narrated by Walter Cronkite..
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Empires and Armies
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/1998
The empires of ancient Rome and China, begun before the birth of Christ, which were hubs of cultural development despite being terribly violent. Also: fighting barbarians at their borders; and the legacies of these empires. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Horse Warriors
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/1998
A look at the impact that horses had on warfare, which enabled Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan to rule over vast territories. Also: building fortifications of stone; and the rise of the samurai in Japan. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Gunpowder
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/1998
"Gunpowder" forever changed the way wars were fought, both in an army's weapons and methods of defense. Also: arming ships with cannons; and the spread of European domination. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Revolution
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/1998
England gains a stronghold in America after the Seven Years' War in 1763, but is eventually challenged, and defeated, by a new nation. Also: revolution in France; and the rise of Napoleon. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Blood and Iron
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/1998
The Industrial Revolution creates more mechanized warfare, as trains and mass-produced weapons are tested in the Crimea and the American Civil War. Also: a united Germany; and war correspondents report from the front. Walter Cronkite narrates.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - War Machines
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/13/1998
Included: America fulfills its "manifest destiny"; colonialism expands in Africa and India; and World War I spawns the tank and the airplane. Also: the Russo-Japanese War; and World War II rises from the ashes of its predecessor. Walter Cronkite narrates.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - The Price of War
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1998
"The Price of War" looks at the end of World War II and the atomic bomb, and the tension of the Cold War. Also: fighting communism in Korea and southeast Asia; and the fear of nuclear annihilation. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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The Best Episodes of War and Civilization
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An eight-part chronicle of armed conflict from the beginning of recorded history to modern times, exploring the political and cultural motivations for---and consequences of---warfare.
Genre:Documentary
Network:TLC
Best Episodes Summary
"First Blood" is the best rated episode of "War and Civilization". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/2/1998. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Empires and Armies".