List of episodes of the series «Guns Germs & Steel»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 3
  • Total viewing time: 3 h.
Out of Eden
Release date: 7/11/2005

Out of Eden

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua New Guinea
Conquest
Release date: 7/11/2005

Conquest

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    On November 15th 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire, in Peru. They are exhausted, outnumbered and terrified – ahead of them are camped 80,000 Inca troops and the entourage of the Emperor himself. Yet, within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors lie slaughtered; the Emperor languishes in chains; and the victorious Europeans begin a reign of colonial terror which will sweep through the entire American continent.
Into the Tropics
Release date: 7/10/2005

Into the Tropics

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people – Europeans – endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world.