Conquest

I was watching this back when it first aired years back, and always enjoyed the historical insights by Peter Woodward. I had no idea who he was, but then had a look at his bio and was impressed with his list of credits and family background.

The show he presents is a historical overview of a certain breed of weapons, and how they were used by the warrior/soldier of the time. Everything from the historic sword and rifle, to the more obscure Godendag (a giant mace or club with spikes).

Woodward keeps the show moving with lots of energy, and usually a team of stuntmen (or stunt-persons) to act in pairs or as a team to show how the weapons were used, and maybe even act out an action sequence.

Brilliant and fun, this show separates the wheat from the chaff when showing history verse Hollywood. An excellent series for any military buff.

My only complaint, there's few episodes, and even those aren't all listed here on the IMDb. Then again there're only so many weapons and so much history one can delve into.

Either way, cruise on over to either the History Channel or Youtube, and track down "Conquest" with Peter Woodward.

Enjoy.