Movie Description:
Guns, Germs, and Steel exploresthe fascinating connectionsbetween geography, technology and global human development. Hosted by the authorhimself, this extraordinary series spans13,000 years of struggle and conquest. From early social and agricultural innovations in "Out of Eden" to the roleof weapons and disease in "Conquest" to the modern interplayof geography and resources in "Into the Tropics," its a gripping, sometimes controversialdetective story revealing how human history may have been shaped by our access to Guns,Germs, and Steel.