Consists of 9 half-hour episodes (chaptered) of modern Canadian history on the forces and events that have shaped the Canadian nation: World War II: --Days of despair: 1939-1942 --Road to victory: 1942-1945 -- Ep. 1, Land of promise: 1945-1954 --Ep. 2, Optimism and uncertainty: 1955-1963 --Ep. 3, Seeking an identity: 1964-1972 --Ep. 4, Turbulent years: 1973-1980 --Ep. 5, Gilded eighties: 1981-1988 --Ep. 6, Brave new world: 1989-1995 --Ep. 7, Towards the new millennium: 1996-2000.

3 videodiscs: The first contains Episodes 1-4, The second contains Episodes 5-7 and The third contains 2 Episodes on World War II.