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Documentaries like The Civil War

Not everyone loves The Civil War for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Civil War

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want to understand how the United States came apart and back together.

  2. You like a haunting fiddle tune that returns through every episode.

  3. You want the battles told through the people who fought them.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The World at War1973

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together
    • a haunting fiddle tune that returns through every episode
    • the battles told through the people who fought them

    Good for you if you want the whole Second World War told in order, front by front.

  • Shoah1985

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together

    Good for you if you want the Holocaust told by those who were there.

  • Lincoln2012

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together

    Good for you if you like the Civil War seen from inside the White House.

  • The Vietnam War2017

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together
    • the battles told through the people who fought them

    Good for you if you want the whole war, from the French colonial years to 1975.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together

    Good for you if you like seeing how one day reshaped the following twenty years.

  • The Fog of War2003

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together
    • the battles told through the people who fought them

    Good for you if you want the Cold War told from inside the room.

  • Marley2012

    • a haunting fiddle tune that returns through every episode

    Good for you if you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.

  • The Untold History Of The United States2012

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together

    Good for you if you like a sweeping run through the American century.

  • Hitler: A Career1977

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together

    Good for you if you want to understand how the Weimar Republic fell to the Nazis.

  • Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution2005

    • you want to understand how the United States came apart and back together
    • the battles told through the people who fought them

    Good for you if you want to understand how Auschwitz was built and run.

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