Whats the best World War II dvd collection?

Question

I'm trying to find a really good collection of a world war II dvd set going through the whole war on both sides of the world from start to finish. There are too many too choose from so just wandering if anyone has any good or bad reviews on certain dvd sets.

Answer 1

If you're looking for a documentary series then the best by far is "The World At War" that was produced in the 1970's by Thames Television. It looks at all points of the conflict, civilian and military, from the European to Pacific theatres, land,sea and air battles, the rise of Nazism and imperial Japan, the aftermath and the holocaust. It uses interviews with those involved, both in the Allied and Nazi high commands as well as the regular soldiers with accompanied archive film footage. Each episode is narrated by Laurence Olivier.



The dvd boxed set contains 11 discs with all 26 episodes, each an hour in length plus 8 special presentations. I can highly recommend it.

Answer 2

The World at War

This is the most informative and best documentary I've seen on WW2 in 30 years of studying history. It's 22 hours long and is what got me interested in WW2 history when it came out in the 70's. The series interviewed leading members of both the Allied and Axis campaigns and includes many eye-witness accounts.

See source for a list and short description of the 26 episodes.

Answer 3

I concur with The World at War. One of its great advantages is that, being made circa 1970, it includes eye-witness testimony from many of the key figures of the time - including (off the top of my head) Doenitz and Bomber Harris. I'm pretty sure Albert Speer was on it, too.

Answer 4

Inception, The status, city, Blade Runner, the extra moderen Batman video clips and Avatar are needed for Blu-ray. I additionally propose Tron: Legacy because of particular outcomes that seem marvelous on Blu-ray.

Answer 5

i really liked the "The Lost Evidence" series. i watched the whole series (or what a presume to be the whole series) on Youtube a while back. they may still be up; if so, you could check them out before you purchase them





Here is the "Battle of Berlin" episode

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8H7eNUpBy7Q



Here is the "Peleliu" episode

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tSx-Hb9S8CM



Here is the "Stalingrad" episode

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nFwtwGYS84M





they had a good "D-Day" episode, but it doesn't seem to be up on youtube