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War and Civilization, Episode 3: Horse Warriors
As you might know, except for an equestrian, I study to become a warfare expert, so when I found out about the 1997 documentary series “War and Civilization”, I got excited and the episodes are already in my playlist. The documentary is based on the lifetime study of military historian John Keegan and is narrated by Walter Cronkite. It is based on a 5,000-year history of war and explains how warfare has shaped our way of living today. It’s a big project filmed in Mongolia, Japan, Europe and the Americas, in order to reproduce the battle scenes and the environment in which civilizations grew through the centuries. You know, we always…
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War Horse: The Real Story – Documentary
The two world wars keep being of interest to flm directors and their audiences. All those heroic actions, enriched with more heroism and quite many effects and colours are always exciting. But few of them describe the real horror and suffering, the real impact of the wars on people’s life. And, especially, the story of the cavalry horses, whose riders had to face the first products of the defence manufacturers. Really, how many of us have imagined ourselves in the saddle with bullets whistling by our heads, bombs exploding around us and a four-legged comrade scared to death underneath us? I found this documentary on YouTube and wanted to share…