A collection of stories depicting the lives of various historical and fictitious figures.

Title from container. Bonus features: "England's royal warships" hosted by Edward Winsor -- Feature-length bonus program Napoleon and Wellington -- BIOGRAPHY episodes: "Napoleon Bonaparte: the glory of France," "Benedict Arnold" triumph and treason," and "Ernest Shackleton: looking South" -- The making of Shackleton featurette -- Feature-length bonus program Antarctica: a frozen history -- Bonus program Dear home: letters from World War I -- Behind-the-scenes featurettes -- Exclusive anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1) -- Presentation of Shackleton -- About C. S. Forester -- Nautical terms and definitions -- Cast biographies and filmographies.

Disc 1. C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. The duel (99 min) -- Disc 2. C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. The fire ships (98 min) -- Disc 3. C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. The duchess and the devil (99 min) -- Disc 4. C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. The wrong war (100 min) -- Discs 5-6. Longitude (197 min) -- Discs 7-9. Napoleon (746 min) -- Discs 10-12. Shackleton (303 min) -- Disc 13. The lost battalion (100 min) -- Disc 14. Benedict Arnold: a question of honor (92 min).