America: The Story of the US

Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born.

Documentary examining how, against all odds, the American colonies defeated the might of the British empire, forging a new and independent nation through revolution.

Documentary examining how trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mountains and how the steamboat ushered in a new era on the Mississippi.

Two different Americas, united in prosperity, but divided by culture, face each other across a growing gulf. The issue is slavery.

The Union's mastery of railroads, supply lines and telegrams proved critical in their victory over the Confederacy, compounded in 1864 by Sherman's March to the Sea.

Native American civilisations decline as farmers settle on the continent; The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation; and the cowboy becomes the new American icon.