Ken Burns' The Civil War: A Film Directed By Ken Burns (DVD, 2005, 5-Disc Set)

Certainly Ken Burns has created a wonderful product that looks at the great tragedy of the Civil War from various points of view. My only criticism is his fixation on slavery being the apparent only cause and reason for the war. An impartial analysis tell us that slavery was only one of several stemuli and certainly not the most compelling. In fact, slavery was only a burning issue with the Abolitionists. I would have expected him to have done greater research in this area and not have jumped on the slavery train that swept through the country in the later 20th Century fueled by Oprah, Jesse Jackson,Al Sharpton and others sharing their beliefs. History just doesn't support their myopic view nor Ken Burns'. Other than this, Ken Burns has produced an important work.