Conquest (TV series)
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Conquest was a TV show on the History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward
. In each 30 minute episode he (or occasionally an outside expert) teaches his small group of assistants a particular type of weapon, or a set of weapons from a particular time period, while demonstrating their function, describing their comparative advantages and disadvantages, and discussing their history.
Episodes have ranged widely across history, from "Stone-Age Weapons" to "Air Combat" and even including "Unarmed Combat". As examples of the broad spectrum, Roman
weapons and tactics, SWAT
tactics and ninjutsu
have all featured.
Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward is an English actor, stuntman and screenwriter. He is probably best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales....
. In each 30 minute episode he (or occasionally an outside expert) teaches his small group of assistants a particular type of weapon, or a set of weapons from a particular time period, while demonstrating their function, describing their comparative advantages and disadvantages, and discussing their history.
Episodes have ranged widely across history, from "Stone-Age Weapons" to "Air Combat" and even including "Unarmed Combat". As examples of the broad spectrum, Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
weapons and tactics, SWAT
SWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
tactics and ninjutsu
Ninjutsu
or may be:*the arts associated with espionage and assassination in feudal Japan, see Ninja*modern schools of martial arts claiming to be based in these traditions, see Modern Schools of Ninjutsu*fictional depictions, see Ninja in popular culture...
have all featured.
List of episodes
- 01 The Medieval Broadsword
- 02 Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages
- 03 Bow & Arrow
- 04 The Medieval Tournament
- 05 The Axman Cometh
- 06 Knight in Armor
- 07 Weapons of the Gladiators
- 08 Bull Riding
- 09 The Duel
- 10 Air Combat
- 11 Swords of the Musketeers
- 12 Unarmed Combat
- 13 Stone Age Weapons
- 14 Urban Ops
- 15 Demolition Derby
- 16 Knives and Daggers
- 17 Early Firearms
- 18 Pirate Weapons
- 19 Weapons of the Civil War
- 20 Roman Weapons
- 21 Trench Warfare
- 22 Weapons of the Barbarians
- 23 Weapons of the American Indians
- 24 Weapons of the Ninja
- 25 The Crossbow
- 26 How to Win in Las Vegas
- 27 American Soldiers in WWII
- 28 Warriors of the Bible