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Best Comprehensive WWII Documentary..
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:47 pm
I'm looking for one that starts at the beginning and covers the origins of the war and takes you to the end of it.
Is Ken Burn's The War, the best?
Is Ken Burn's The War, the best?
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:49 pm to AlbertMeansWell
The Brits broke their foot off in Ken Burns' behind over 40 years ago, baw.
The World at War - 1973
You can thank me later.
The World at War - 1973
You can thank me later.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:53 pm to Ace Midnight
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The Brits broke their foot off in Ken Burns' behind over 40 years ago, baw.
The World at War - 1973
You can thank me later.
You are correct sir. It's not even close.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:54 pm to tonyperkis
$30 something on Amazon for the Blu Ray. Sign me up.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:59 pm to tonyperkis
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You are correct sir. It's not even close.
I give credit where credit is due - Burns' Civil War is, more or less, definitive in my book. I watch it every 12 to 18 months.
For me, The War didn't hold my interest.
Not too long ago, the US Army used extensive sections of The World at War to teach military history at Command and General Staff College. The only reason that stopped was copyright issues, IIRC.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:03 pm to Ace Midnight
One that is readily available right now on YouTube and Netflix wwii from space
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:03 pm to Ace Midnight
The great thing about The World at War was that it was made at a time when a lot of the major players of that conflict were still alive and lucid. A lot of them were interviewed for the series.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:05 pm to RollTide1987
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The great thing about The World at War was that it was made at a time when a lot of the major players of that conflict were still alive and lucid to be interviewed for the series.
Love the Jimmy Stewart interview where he is identified only as:
James Stewart, Squadron Commander
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:13 pm to Ace Midnight
Victory at Sea
Although not very informative, partly for the tremendous score.
Although not very informative, partly for the tremendous score.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:19 pm to ScottFowler
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Victory at Sea
Great, but more of an experience than an education.
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the tremendous score.
By far the greatest musical accomplishment for accompanying a work of non-fiction - by several orders of magnitude.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:23 pm to geauxtigers87
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One that is readily available right now on YouTube and Netflix wwii from space
Not sure if serious.....
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:37 pm to Ace Midnight
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The Brits broke their foot off in Ken Burns' behind over 40 years ago, baw.
/fin
It gets no better. Sure there are more detailed and specialized documentaries. Dozens of them...but this one is the best all encompassing. I still haven't made it halfway through Ken Burns' The War. Maybe bc it focuses on the home front a little too much for my liking...but I suppose that was the goal. i do like that one of the families it focuses on was from Mobile including one of the prominent lady's being interviewed, who went to Auburn.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:43 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Band of Brothers..........
but seriously, in the realm of books, The Second World War by John Keegan is the he best.
but seriously, in the realm of books, The Second World War by John Keegan is the he best.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:55 pm to AlbertMeansWell
I've seen bits and pieces of World at War and The War.
I love WW2 in HD. Available on Netflix I believe.
I love WW2 in HD. Available on Netflix I believe.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:55 pm to AlbertMeansWell
On Netflix there is a 6 part miniseries called Apocalypse: World War II, it was pretty good. It's all Smithsonian recolorized video from the war
Posted on 11/18/15 at 7:33 pm to AlbertMeansWell
its the world at war and it isnt even close.
you get to hear an interview from the man who supplied hitler with the gun and buried him as well as hearing an interview from a japanese minister who was involved in the japanese deliberations over whether or not to accept surrender and was then a part of the peace treaty signings on the missouri
it truly just doesnt get any better than it
you get to hear an interview from the man who supplied hitler with the gun and buried him as well as hearing an interview from a japanese minister who was involved in the japanese deliberations over whether or not to accept surrender and was then a part of the peace treaty signings on the missouri
it truly just doesnt get any better than it
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 7:34 pm to RollTide1987
quote:For the same reason history buffs should check out The Great War, made by the BBC in 1963 (on YT last I checked). "Only" half a century later, many participants could still be interviewed.
The great thing about The World at War was that it was made at a time when a lot of the major players of that conflict were still alive and lucid. A lot of them were interviewed for the series.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 7:35 pm to Kafka
that also is probably the best documentary over ww1. apocalypse ww1 is also pretty good
Posted on 11/18/15 at 8:31 pm to Ace Midnight
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The Brits broke their foot off in Ken Burns' behind over 40 years ago, baw.
The World at War - 1973
You can thank me later.
This is 100% correct, just an awesome display of documentary film making.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 8:43 pm to Ace Midnight
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The World at War
This. Right. Here.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 8:44 pm
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