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Guns Germs & Steel

Guns Germs & Steel

Guns Germs & Steel

2005 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 6.5 Documentary War & Politics

A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.

A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Out of Eden

Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua New Guinea

EP 2

Conquest

On November 15th 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire,

EP 3

Into the Tropics

So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people – Europeans – endowing them with a

Popular Cast

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond

Self

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)