Experience the Emmy Award-winning, powerful adaptation of John Jakes' best-seller, telling the sweeping story of the turbulent events and emotions that ignited the American Civil War. In the tradition of Gone With The Wind, this glorious epic focuses on the lives of two families, geographically and ideologically placed on opposite sides of the conflict: The North and The South. Follow their changing fortunes at home and the harsh realities of the battlefields until the South surrenders and friendships are rekindled.

This collection continues the saga through Post-Civil War Reconstruction and into pioneer Indian territories, featuring a bond between two West Point cadets—Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) from a Southern plantation and George Hazard from a Pennsylvania industrialist—whose friendship is tested by the forces tearing the nation apart.

• Emmy Award-winning adaptation of John Jakes' best-selling novel.
• Sweeping epic focusing on two families divided by the Civil War.
• Includes the continuation of the story through Post-Civil War Reconstruction.
• Features Patrick Swayze as Orry Main.
• Total run time of 22 hours and 22 minutes.

• 8 Disks (DVD format)

• Brand: Warner Bros
• Format: PAL DVD
• Audio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), German (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 16
• Edition: 2010 Edition
• Release Date: September 6, 2010
• Total Run Time: 22 hours and 22 minutes
• Actors: Patrick Swayze

This complete collection offers the full, dramatic scope of this historical saga, perfect for fans of epic historical dramas.