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Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.

The two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroines, whose courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

A naval battle between two large ships: the "Monitor" and the "Merrimack".

Garry Adelman, chief historian of the American Battlefield Trust, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies, commenting on Civil War-era artillery and rifles, explaining the use of dynamite and other explosives, breaks down the military strategy seen in the battle scenes and finally, he separates fact from fiction regarding Civil War-era surgeries.

The year 1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and political infighting in Lincoln's administration as the president shifted the emphasis from preserving the Union to emancipating slaves.

Oversimplified explains The American Civil War, in two parts.

Examining 'The Warrior', an ironclad warship on the south coast of England. Plus, a grand public works facility in Prague and the mint building in San Francisco.

The advantages of the sailing ship of the galley now seems obvious. But the introduction of cannon actually favored the galley as did battle tactics of the time and it took centuries to develop sailing ship designs to displace it.