Hannibal and Desert Storm

Synopsis

Broadcast on BBC2 on 10/9/96.

Series

Timewatch, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Documentation

When General Norman Schwarzkopf planned and executed the Gulf War’s ‘Desert Storm’, he looked to history for his strategy and found inspiration in the figure of Hannibal, showing that history continues to be of practical use. Follow’s Hannibal’s route from Carthage to Rome, re-creating ancient battles by means of computer graphics.

Subjects

History

Keywords

ancient civilisations; Gulf War (1990-1991); Hannibal; military operations

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’