The History Channel showcases World War II theatre at its strategic best in ‘Warcraft: The Art Of War’

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New Delhi, July 09

This August, the action shifts to the battlefields of the Second World War, the most widespread war humanity has ever experienced. The History Channel brings to your living rooms warfare as it has never been captured before in Warcraft: The Art of War, starting August 6, 2007. The series consists of an interesting blend of stunning recreations of battles which changed the course of World War II in Lost Evidence, using state of the art CGI mapping of the battle terrain. Extensive computer animation brings alive aerial battles in Dogfights and larger than life drama in Jumbo Movies.

Using classified military footage painstakingly collected over the years, Lost Evidence (every Monday to Thursday at 10pm) recounts the moments of key battles in the European and Pacific theaters. Battlefields are reconstructed in CGI with the help of high-resolution aerial photographs taken before and during the battles. Viewers can track the action yard by yard, and individual stories of heroism can be placed in the exact spot where they occurred. It's World War II presented in a totally new, totally gripping way.

Get into the cockpit and experience the Dogfights. This is a series that recreates famous battles using state of the art computer graphics. With up to 25 percent of the program consisting of animation, viewers will feel like they're in the battle, facing the enemy. While first-hand accounts drives the story, rare archival footage and original shooting supplements the remarkable computer graphics. Catch Dogfights every weeknight from Monday to Friday at 8 pm throughout the month of August!

It’s not over yet! Get set to view some of the most entertaining and enigmatic war movies of all times. The History Channel presents a fantastic collection of movies in the month of August in Jumbo Movies to be shown every Saturday & Sunday at 8 pm beginning August 4, 2007. The channel features larger than life air battles and recreation of the French scenario during World War II in the movie ‘Fall from Grace’. Jumbo Movie ‘From Here to Eternity’ illustrates the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, as seen through the eyes of two soldiers caught up in army politics and doomed romances. Re-live the life of the legendary Hitler in ‘Hitler-The Rise of Evil’. Experience the claustrophobic existence of the men on a German U Boat in ‘Das Boot’.

Starting August 6, tune-in to witness world defining moments that changed the course of history in Warcraft: The Art of War only on The History Channel.

For further details, please contact:

Diana George / Shilpa Kaicker

Genesis Burson-Marsteller

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