Decisive Battles premiered on the History Channel in July 2004. Unlike any series ever made, Decisive Battles uses the Total --- RECORDSEPARATOR --- War engine and gives viewers an unprecedented perspective on ancient battles by re-creating armies and landscapes on an --- RECORDSEPARATOR --- otherwise impossible scale. Instead of recounting these battles through drawings, paintings and small numbers of actors, they --- RECORDSEPARATOR --- spring to life in a computer simulation that allows viewers a complete view of the battlefield, army formations, and the weapons --- RECORDSEPARATOR --- and strategies each side employed. Viewers can now see what happened unfold in front of their eyes!