I have seen it. IMHO it is out-dated. I like the interviews with the participants. Very important to see for all interested in learning about the conflict. I think we have to keep in mind that what people say in an interview on for example 24 October 1970 may not accurately and fully reflect their thoughts on the matter during the war. And, who knows? They may have changed their mind later. Who knows? They may have expressed an opinion based on wrong information. So interviews are certainly not infallible but they are valuable.

IMHO, WaW documentary provides a nice overview for those beginning to show interest in learning more about WW2.

The whole conflict is probably too complex to allow any adequate coverage in any kind of film documentary. As such, I doubt that any new film documentary can improve very greatly on WaW. But as with any film documentary, don't take what you learn as the absolute final word, because the archives may say something different.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 10/11/17 at 11:49 am to Champagne

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the archives may say something different.

Certainly - thus my "it's not perfect" comment. In particular, some things gleaned from Nazi archives were deliberately withheld and still classified as of the time WaW was produced.

Ditto for Soviet archives, obviously - things that only they had access to, either that they captured in Poland and Germany, or their own internal documents were certainly not well known until the 1990s or later.

So, you will have to fill in the gaps/get your corrections elsewhere. But, overall, it remains as comprehensive and accurate as such a product can be. Although focused on the breadth of the entire conflict, there was a surprising amount of depth, largely through those lower level interviews. Anything that approaches 50 years of age will appear dated. I think that's not necessarily a criticism, but a fact.

But, I agree that nothing newer could exceed it in other categories - other than, perhaps, a deeply intensive research into specific figures, battles, operations, on the depth side.

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