TV DVDs - Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns’ epic documentary brings to life America’s most destructive - and defining - conflict. With digitally enhanced images and 5.1 surround sound, here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one. Called the most successful public television series in American history, this original nine-part series has now been digitally remastered for optimal picture and audio quality. Burns intersperses still photographs highlighting voice-overs narrating writings drawn from period letters, articles, and journals with live interviews featuring noted Civil War historians to captivate the viewer. Haunting music serves as the backdrop.