The three-day battle is considered a major turning point in the war as it marked the unsuccessful culmination of Robert E. Lee's second and final attempt to invade the North...(The phrase, "the last full measure of devotion" was how President Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address of November 19, 1863, referred to the sacrifice the fallen soldiers had made in battle)..
Looks at active volcanoes around the world, including Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, and Japan's Mount Unzen, and introduces the scientists who investigate volcanoes.
Looks at one of the architectural marvels of the Roman Empire, the bathhouse, which incorporated intricate systems for plumbing and heating, sophisticated vaulted ceilings, and a revolutionary new building material we now call concrete.
Looks at athletes in action, and goes to the microscopic level to show how muscles, bones, and the circulatory system work together, how food is digested, and how a fetus grows.
Looks at active volcanoes around the world, including Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, and Japan's Mount Unzen, and introduces the scientists who investigate volcanoes.
During one of the worst fire seasons the American West has ever seen, a crew from NOVA accompanied a team of elite "Hotshots" to the fire line and got up-close footage of their work, as well as interviews with members.
An abridged version of the 1982 television mini-series which dramatizes events leading up to, encompassing, and immediately following the American Civil War.
