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Why were some historians critical of the Ken Burns TV documentary on the US Civil War?
ChuckSiata
Many historians and regular television viewers were impressed with the Ken Burns documentary film about the US Civil War. One criticism of the film was that it was high on art and entertainment but lacked the coverage of the Trans-Mississippi part of the war. They also believe that more accuracy and military issues could have been placed into the film in order to present a better view of the war for people who's knowledge of it was not very deep. The same has been said about the book that that was published which highlighted the film's information.
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