The_Conquerors《征服者》
史地类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2005 年出品。
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中文片名 ：征服者
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英文片名 ：The Conquerors
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电视台 ：History Channel
地区 ：美国
语言 ：英語
时长 ：约 45 分钟/集
版本 ：DVD
发行时间 ：2005
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
THE HISTORY CHANNEL presents a documentary tour de force on the world’s greatest battles and the fearless men who won them. From King David and El Cid to Napoleon and Marshal Zukhov’s capture of Berlin, THE CONQUERORS brings the terrifying rumble of tanks and the deadly arrows of conquest vividly to life.
Traveling the globe and spanning two millennia, THE CONQUERORS examines 12 legendary figures that altered the course of history through military brilliance and sheer willpower. Diary entries, interviews with scholars and heart-stopping reenactments examine the strategies, weapons of conquest and the significance of each engagement in the annals of history.
分集介绍
Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida
Andrew Jackson’s conquest of Florida and its subsequent annexation is the subject of this episode. Also discussed is the impact of Florida’s annexation to the United States.
Julius Caesar
The divide and conquer tactics used by Julius Caesar during his military campaigns are discussed in this installment.
Hernando Cortes: Conqueror of Mexico
The story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire of Mexico by Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes.
El Cid
Though his name was Rodrigo Diaz, he was known simply as El Cid (The Leader). Yet recent scholarship has exposed many gaps between truth and myth in the tales about Spain’s first national hero. Was he, as one contemporary said, ““the scourge of his time””? Or are the tales recorded in the epic Poema de Mio Cid a more accurate picture of this unique man?
John C. Fremont: Conqueror of California
During the Mexican War, John C. Fremont and a small detachment of U.S. soldiers were able to conquer California for the United States.
William Howe: Conqueror of New York
During the American Revolution, British general Sir William Howe became the only military commander to ever conquer New York City. Unfortunately for Howe, this conquest turned out to be a hollow victory because the Colonial forces under George Washington were able to escape mostly intact and continue fighting the war.
King David
The conquest of the Philistines by the Israelites led by the legendary King David.
Napoleon
Napoleon’s many battlefield victories and subsequent final defeat at Waterloo are examined.
William the Conqueror
The story of William of Normandy and the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066 which led to the ascension of William to the throne of England and marked the only time in history that the British Isles were ever conquered.
Georgi Zhukov: Conqueror of Berlin
Marshal Zhukov stood ready to conquer Berlin in April of 1945 but first he had to get the go ahead from Stalin.
Oliver Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland
Oliver Cromwell’s sometimes brutal subjugation of the Irish during the 1650’s.
William Tecumseh Sherman
General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” in 1864 in which the Union commander laid waste to the state of Georgia.