Master Edition: The War of the Rebellion Two DVD Set

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- The gold standard reference series for Civil War enthusiasts is the 128 volume The War of the Rebellion a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. It is the most complete reference for the brave men who fought on both sides of the war. But the problem is that a print set is very expensive and can be difficult to fully search.

With the advent of computers and OCR technology, several manufacturers produced relatively inexpensive versions of the OR on CD media. These versions had an advantage over the printed set. They allowed users to easily search the volumes. But there are huge disadvantages of these versions. The OCR process is very spotty. It causes many spelling errors, loses critical formatting on tables and of course loses all the images that are in the print version of the OR.

To solve these limitations, THA New Media began an ambitious project in 2009 to build a digital version of the OR that has all the advantages of the print edition – full and accurate formatting of all text and tables and inclusion of all images – as well as all the strengths of the digital versions – i.e. being fully searchable.

After two years of work, the Master Edition of the OR was born and is now available to all Civil War enthusiasts for a very reasonable $29.95. This master work delivers the full experience of having a printed set of the 128 volumes of the OR as well as the ease of searchability people expect from digital products.

For more information on the Master Edition: The War of the Rebellion a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Two DVD Series, visit http://thehistoricalarchive.com/or.html.