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Decisive Battles

  • TV Series
  • 2004–
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Decisive Battles (2004)
Computer AnimationAnimationDocumentaryHistoryWar

Important battles of world history are explored and recreated with video game visuals.Important battles of world history are explored and recreated with video game visuals.Important battles of world history are explored and recreated with video game visuals.

  • Stars
    • Matthew Settle
    • Philip Sabin
    • Victor Davis Hanson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
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    • Stars
      • Matthew Settle
      • Philip Sabin
      • Victor Davis Hanson
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes13

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    Matthew Settle
    Matthew Settle
    • Self - Host
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    Philip Sabin
    Philip Sabin
    • Self
    • 2004
    Victor Davis Hanson
    • Self
    • 2004
    Paul Cartledge
    • Self
    • 2004
    Ronald Mellor
    • Self
    • 2004
    Steven Pressfield
    • Self
    • 2004
    Thomas Burns
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    • 2004
    Richard Billows
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    H.J.P. Arnold
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    Peter Connolly
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    Ian Haynes
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    • 2004
    Joyce Tyldesley
    Joyce Tyldesley
    • Self
    • 2004
    Adrian Goldsworthy
    • Self
    • 2004
    Kenneth Kitchen
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    • 2004
    John Ray
    • Self
    • 2004
    Hans van Wees
    • Self
    • 2004
    Mark Hassall
    • Self
    • 2004
    Barbara Graziosi
    • Self
    • 2004
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    quincy-white

    Best battle re-enactments ever

    I can't believe this show was gone so quickly. The computer animation was first and foremost much better than the usual blurred, corny re-enactments. You really had a sense of the scope of the battles, and what strategies worked best. I learned a great deal not only about the battles, but their effects on civilization, hence the title. From this show I know one of the things Oliver Stone got right in Alexander, as I said in another review, was the battle of Gaugamela. I was hoping as the show progressed it could go on from ancient warfare into medieval warfare, The Battle of Hastings in particular, and then maybe even modern warfare, such as The Battle of Normandy. But it was not to be. I still want the show on DVD.
    10bucephelus1118

    Great way to show the battles!

    I thought this show was top notch and was really disappointed in The History Channel when it went away.

    I know the battle re-enactment is based on Rome: Total War, but would have liked to see them expand it to other eras to use on those wars. (Middle Ages, Napoleonic Era, etc.) They did later come out with a Medieval: Total War, so I would think they could have.

    The historians gave great detail and Matthew Settle did good job transitioning. I think this show is way underrated.

    You can still find 9 of the 13 episodes on Prime Video. Why only 9? Only Amazon and HC know the answer to that question.

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      'Matthew Settle''s opening narration credits "the latest in video game technology" for the cgi battle reenactments, and the closing credits include "Total War Graphics by The Creative Assembly". In fact, the graphics are produced using the game engine from Rome: Total War (2004), a strategy game produced by The Creative Assembly and published by Activision. The same process is used for the BBC game show, Time Commanders (2003).

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The History Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Batallas decisivas
    • Production companies
      • David Paradine Television
      • History Channel
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