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Best World War II documentaries
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:09 pm
Currently watching WWII in Color on the military channel and it's one of my favorite documentaries I've seen on the war.
Also a big fan of WWII in HD even though I haven't seen all the episodes.
Anyone have any other favorites or recommendations?
Also a big fan of WWII in HD even though I haven't seen all the episodes.
Anyone have any other favorites or recommendations?
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Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:11 pm to Henry Jones Jr
The War
Ken Burns
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Ken Burns
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Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:12 pm to Henry Jones Jr
World of War is pretty damn solid. They were filmed in the 60s and 70s so you get a lot of takes from the still living Nazi, Soviet, British, U.S, etc. generals and officers at the time.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:14 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Check out this site It has lectures/docs. for almost anything you could be interested in. They're a little expensive but I've watched a few previews and they seemed to be really good. Plus they're done by top notch professors.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:14 pm to NIH
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World of War is pretty damn solid. They were filmed in the 60s and 70s so you get a lot of takes from the still living Nazi, Soviet, British, U.S, etc. generals and officers at the time.
I'm going to check this out. I love listening to interviews with veterans.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:18 pm to Henry Jones Jr
The best piece was Stalingrad. Really doesn't sink in what happened there.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:20 pm to Henry Jones Jr
One of my all time favorites is Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow. Most of the film and interviews are from Soviets and tells their side of the war.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:21 pm to Henry Jones Jr
The World at War
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Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:23 pm to RollTide1987
Has anyone here actually watched all 32 hours of World at War?
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:25 pm to alajones
I've seen bits and pieces of it but never the entire thing. I need to change that.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:26 pm to alajones
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Has anyone here actually watched all 32 hours of World at War?
This guy. Did it during the summer between my senior year of high school and freshman year of college.
It's without a doubt the best World War II series out there.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 1:35 pm to RollTide1987
I love the creepy into music.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 3:40 pm to NIH
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I love the creepy into music.
The intro is phenomenal. World at War is classic though it lacks the knowledge afforded by the opening of the Soviet archives following the fall of the USSR.
But OP is right in that Discovery's WWII in Color is one of the best recent full war overview doc's out. It lacks personal interviews but it is fantastic in it's footage, scope, and objectivity. Whenever it is released on DVD, and I've searched and have no idea when it will be, I will be buying it.
My dad got me Apocalypse for Christmas and it was extremely underwhelming and came across as less objective in it's tone than others. It is also disproportionately focused on the French, which is fine, but I think they should have made that more clear in their advertisements.
I also recommend WWII Behind Closed Doors. It is half documentary, half reenacted drama of the diplomatic actions before and throughout the war that shaped it's conduct. I didn't think I'd like the format but it was really great.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 4:29 pm to alajones
Took a World War II class last summer for my History Minor. The professor was former special ops in Desert Storm and the lecture was based around World at War (Lawerence Olivier narrating is the tits) and John Keegan's books The Second World War and Atlas of World War II. One of the most fun, engaging, and informative classes I've ever taken, and it had a lot to do with the way World at War provided visual and first hand accounts of an event that was still very fresh when the film was made
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Posted on 5/19/12 at 4:31 pm to ChewyDante
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The intro is phenomenal. World at War is classic though it lacks the knowledge afforded by the opening of the Soviet archives following the fall of the USSR.
It could have benefited from a lot more information from the Soviets but the Russians did give the producers unparalleled access to their archives when they were making the series. Still...the Soviets didn't give them full access.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 4:35 pm to tylerdurden24
The best thing about The World at War is that it was released at a time when some of the principle players on both sides of the conflict were still alive and able to give interviews.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 4:55 pm to RollTide1987
Absolutely. Doenitz and Albert Speer are two that immediately come to mind from the German side.
Also, the limited access to Soviet archives tended to paint a rosier depiction of the Soviets during the conflict.
Also, the limited access to Soviet archives tended to paint a rosier depiction of the Soviets during the conflict.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 4:57 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Another is Victory at Sea - available in Netflix Instant.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 5:27 pm to alajones
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Has anyone here actually watched all 32 hours of World at War?
I haven't, but I've seen all 26 episodes of the Last Days of World War II, a very fine series in its own right. It covers the last half year of the war, one week at a time. Each new episode has you clamoring for what happens the following week.
The Last Days of World War II
Posted on 5/19/12 at 5:31 pm to Rex
That sounds interesting there, Rex. I don't have Netflix so the link didn't take me to it. Who is it produced by?
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