In Search of the Trojan War

Even though this was the first in search of the book I read, I started the video series with "In Search of Shakespeare" (2003 TV series documentary). So, you can imagine my surprise at seeing a young Michael Wood. The technology is a hoot. However, the lack of a better form of graphics and either dull original recording or pour transfer can distract now and then from the message.

This series "In Search of the Trojan War" is quite extensive and they had to pack a lot of information into mere 6 episodes. Each episode is packed enough that you need to take time to digest the information and lookup peripheral matters before viewing the next.

Even though the series is a tad out of date you will not notice most of this and still have a lot to learn from what information there is. I swear that even though I read several translations of the Iliad and took in the recent movie that Michael Wood still found passages that I have missed somehow.

In any event, your video library would be lacking without this presentation, and you will find yourself periodically reviewing this series as a marathon.

The series does not say a lot about Michael and even his books seem to lack a good biography. I had to rely on Wikipedia for the most on his background and credentials.

1- The Age of Heroes 2- The Legend under Siege 3- The Singer of Tales 4- The Women of Troy 5- Empire of the Hittites 6- The Fall of Troy.