Disc 1: Episode 1: First blood: Greek Phalanx warfare ; Alexander the Great
Episode 2: Empires and armies: The Roman and Chinese Empires
Episode 3: Horse warriors: Attila the Hun ; Genghis Khan ; Samurai warriors. Disc 2: Episode 4: Gunpowder: The Fall of Constantinople and the Aztec Empire
Episode 5: Revolution: The Seven Years War ; American and French Revolutions
Episode 6: Blood and iron: Rapid-fire weapons ; Crimean War ; The Civil War. Disc 3: Episode 7: War machines: Russo-Japanese War ; World War II
Episode 8: The price of war: The Cold War ; Nationalism ; Genocide.