Battle Ground - The Battle Of Britain DVD

Advantages: dramatic recount of dog fights
Disadvantages: none for me

...AIR BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWO This DVD is another great documentation from battles fought in world war 2. This DVD features some dramatic dog fights over Britain, fought between British and German pilots during the Battle of Britain. And the Japanese Zeros versus the American Hellcats and corsairs over the pacific. And the USAAF raid on the ploesti oilfields in Romania. The DVD contains an Interactive menu, scene selection, previews on other war files titles. Having had family who fought in WWII it fascinates me to see the kinds of things that they had to go through. It is great being able to learn more about our history, as during my whole time in school all of our history studies revolved around Russia and Germany. Which even then just did not seem to make sense to me. And so I embarked on my journey of learning about it on my own... Read review

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Advantages: Good action movie, acting and presentation of characters.
Disadvantages: Fictional account based on historical facts.

...The Second World War was full of pivotal moments from the Battle for France, Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, through to Stalingrad, Anzio and the Battle of the Ardennes in Belgium, each one of them has become famous for being a major turning point in the war against Hitler and Germany, however, the battle for the Remagen bridge, which was just as pivotal if not more so in many ways, has never really been given the credit it deserves and this movie, although based on fictional characters and units, does at least give it some credence. In early 1945, the western allies had defeated Hitler's last major offensive and gamble, the Battle of the Ardennes ( or Battle of the Bulge as the US call it ) and were pushing deep into Germany from the north, west and south. Hitler had sacrificed his best troops and equipment in one last, pointless... Read review

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Advantages: A British Legend
Disadvantages: Not long enough

...Day) is something you'll always remember. The DVD takes you to an interview with Air Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding talking about the expeiences of WWII and into the Blitzkriegs and the Spitfires against bomber formations. Then we step into Eagle Day, The Moment that the Luftwaffe were going to Crush the RAF in the Skies and on the Ground. There is also some details of the Battle of Malta, this Battle wasn't well known about. (A bit about it!) In 1942 the Axis Powers decided to squash the tiny Island of Malta as the RAF had staged Sorties against Axis Supply Ships heading for North Africa. The Battle of Malta lasted THREE times Longer than the Battle of Britain. The DVD 6 Scene Scelections, an Interactive Menu. Also like other DVDs from the "War Files" there is Excerpts from 10 other titles and a Stills Gallery. All in All, a Very... Read review

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