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For those who have had the series on video, the move to DVD
could be an investment - the five-part series, each volume
a double disc that retails for $59.95 - but a very worthwhile
thing to do.
No longer will you need to fast forward through miles of
tape to find the spot you are interested in - the DVD format
allowing much easier navigation and playability. In fact,
The World at War has its own easy-to-navigate system
that gives you a pretty good idea where the episode you are
watching fits in with the others.
The quality of the images is very good, with a terrific transfer
on to disc definitely improving upon what you would normally
see on the box. Of course, with a documentary series that
focuses on a war fought between 1939 and 1945 the live war
footage is not what it once was.
If military history is your interest, then this is a series
to check out. For educational institutions it is a must.
- James Anthony
Overview
The Making Of
Part 1:
Disc 1 - A New Germany, Distant
War, France Falls.
Disc 2 - Alone in Britain,
Barbarossa, Banzai!, America Enters.
Part 2:
Disc 1 - The Desert War, Wolfpack,
Stalingrad, Red Star.
Disc 2 - Bombing Germany,
Italian Campaign, Burma, Britain.
Part 3:
Disc 1 - Inside the Reich, Occupation,
Morning, Pincers.
Disc 2 - Genocide, Nemesis,
Inside Japan, Pacific War.
Part 4:
Disc 1 - The Bomb, Remember,
Reckoning.
Disc 2 - Secretary to
Hitler, Who Won World War 2, Warrior.
Part 5: Review soon.
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