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World War 2 - Complete History [DVD]

World War 2 - Complete History [DVD]Artist: World War 2
Studio: Go Entertain
Category: DVD

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Seller: gzoop
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,340

Format: Box set, PAL
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Exempt
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 8
Running Time: 660 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 2.3

EAN: 5060144211231
ASIN: B000U55V0O

Release Date: June 25, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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4 out of 5 stars Very factual!   June 22, 2010
Mr Iain D Singleton (Scotland)
This DVD boxset on World War 2 is a very good buy, throughout all the episodes the narrator goes into great detail about how the war unfolded on all sides. My only critcisim of the boxset is the main box holding the DVD's which was a bit flimsy, however you get what you pay for. Plus for anyone who wathed the series on Discovery in the UK its an American who narrates on the boxset not a Brit.


4 out of 5 stars A Good Buy!   May 7, 2010
Mr. R. Mun Gavin (South Africa)
Excellent narration and loads of footage that I've never seen before. A very good buy!


4 out of 5 stars Not as good as TV version   April 3, 2010
A. M. Adams (Kent)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Excellent and comprehensive. Purchased this set as saw it on TV. The only let down is that the narration on the DVD is by an American unlike the TV version which had a British narrator. This is the only reason for 4 stars and not 5!!


3 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not the best   March 31, 2010
Tony Scribble (Hampshire, UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is watchable DVD set with some interesting footage and informative but somewhat dry commentary. It's a tough call trying to cover the entire war, but it does a half reasonable job. This would be a good set for a student beginning a study of this period or someone with a casual curiousity, but otherwise it doesn't have enough depth. Also some of the footage is not accurate for the particular subjects it covers. For example, clips from the episode covering the early Russian campaign are from much later in the war.

There is a distinct lack of hard facts - no one likes to be swamped with reams of numbers, but for anyone trying to grasp the scale of some of the encounters, there is little to tell the viewer how many troops were involved, casualties, duration of a particular event etc. There is some information like this but it tends to be too unspecific. Many major events are summarised in a few sentences which don't reflect the complexity of them, which gives a too simplistic "Black and White" picture. There was a general ambience of lack of research about most of the dialogoue.

Sadly the series has a strong American bias, which is not unusual and almost expected, but it would be nice if someone produced a series that took a greater account of the war in Russia, which is really where the war in Europe was largely decided. This can make people believe that the decisive actions were all instigated by the Western Allies, when in most cases these took place to relieve pressure on the Russian Front, where the conflict was on a vast scale. A classic illustration is an entire DVD dedicated to D-Day but about 5 minutes of commentary, (largely inaccurate), concerning Kursk, the largest tank battle of all time.

All in all, nothing special for the serious historian, but worth a look as it was on offer :-) Unlike the classic 1970 series "World At War", this DVD is unlikely to ever get viewed a second time.


5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY   January 19, 2010
Mrs. H. Dudley (UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is a very good documentary style view of WW2. It appears very balanced and shows some footage that I have not seen before. A very comprehensive history of the war. Well worth the price and the time to watch.

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