Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In days gone by death came at close quarters This was a time when warriors stood toe-to-toe with their enemy; when battlefields were confused hell holes where men hacked desperately at each other; where no mercy was expected and none was given This series explores the realities of taking a crushing blow from a battle axe or being hit by a deadly arrow from a longbow The experience of facing mortar and artillery fire; or of attacking into a hail of bullets from muskets or machine guns Instruments of Death place some of history s deadliest weapons in your hands Through a series of innovative tests and modern experiments you ll see at first hand the effects of the blade and the bullet on a human being You ll find out how just effective shields armour and helmets actually were And how the wounds suffered by ordinary soldiers were treated on the battlefield This is a fascinating and immersive look at the stark truth of yesterday s wars a world far away from statistics and numbers and co-ordinates and demonstrates the dangers faced by those who were sent into battle to do or die DVD 1 The Battle of Naseby 1645 The Wars of the Roses The Battle of Towton 1461 DVD 2 The Norman Invasion The Battle of Hastings 1066 Queen Boudicca s Revolt The Battle of Watling Street AD61 DVD 3 The Napoleonic Wars The Battle of Waterloo 1815 The Great War The Battle of the Somme 1916