WWII video recommendations (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

Here are the contents of the BBC set:

The Nazis: A Warning from History (2 DVDs)
The Road to War
Dunkirk
War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin
The Battle of the Atlantic
Horror in the East
Battlefields
D-Day: Reflections of Courage
D-Day to Berlin
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2 DVDs)

There are also Three full-length bonus programs: Merchant Seamen, The Indian Army and Burma: The Forgotten War

It's an outstanding set.

 

[Eazy]

As far as i know here in th UK we can't get that set. I would love to get the Dunkirk DVD and D-Day to Berlin (the BBC version)

 

[jazzeum]

Eazy,

I can't believe that. What a bummer. I finished watching the Dunkirk DVD on Sunday. Outstanding. It's a combination of re-enactment and film footage. Superbly done.

 

[Eazy]

Yeah i saw it on the BBC when it was first shown. I thought it was really well done but unfortunately there's no sign of a DVD release for it over here yet unless i've missed it.

 

[VIRIATO]

I narrow it down to these two DVD collections. Which one would you pick?

World at War - 26 Episode Series Collection (2004, DVD) 11 DVDs
Narrator...SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER

BBC History of World War II (2005, DVD) 12 DVDs

Hi,
I am not familiar with the BBC history of WW2. But I have the World at War, narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, the VHS version, a documentary which I first saw here in Portugal on TV in the seventies. I think everything about the World at War is quite outstanding, from the music ( unforgettable ) to the narration, to the amazing collection of real films and interviews researched and brought to this documentary from every part of the world, including Russia, Japan and Germany. I also believe it is extremely objective, according to the best traditions of the old BBC. A gem really.


Paulo