The Sahara the forgotten history of the world's harshest desert
Title:
The Sahara the forgotten history of the world's harshest desert
Summary:
This documentary brings to life the Sahara's cruel history and the conflicts that still plague its people. It recounts the story of kings who once led caravans of 30,000 people across the desert, bearing riches beyond imagination. It tells of Roman death squads that exterminated the citizens of the Empire's most bitter rival and how the Foreign Legion crafted a legend out of last stands and lost causes. From the fabled metropolis of Timbuktu to the shores of Tripoli, this film is an illuminating exploration of this unforgiving and remote land of myth and mirage. Also included is a bonus disc that examines the lives of two men -- T.E. Lawrence and Erwin Rommel -- who shaped the desert's modern history and were themselves forever changed by the Sahara.
Other Title:
Forgotten history of the world's harshest desert
Year Published:
2006
2006,
1997
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:
Includes the biographies of Erwin Rommel and Lawrence of Arabia.
Erwin Rommel: originally produced by Lou Reda Productions for A&E Network in 1977. Lawrence of Arabia: originally produced by A&E Network in 2004.
Added Title:
Lawrence of Arabia [videorecording].
Erwin Rommer, the last knight [videorecording].
UPC:
733961760729 733961762921 733961762938
ISBN:
9780767091237
9780767091817
9780767091824
Publisher:
[New York] : A&E Television Networks ; distributed by New Video, c2006.
