The acclaimed 1970s series which documents the history of the Second World War. Recollections from survivors helps to present a vivid picture of life during this time.
television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes,The World at Warset out...
television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes,The World at Warset out...
documentary series narrated by Laurence Olivier and charting the history of the Second World War. Over 32 hours of digitally remastered footage. Packed with extras inclu...
jungles of the pacific, and try to bring an end to the evil Axis forces, in Treyarch's WWII epic Call of Duty: World at War.Utilising the same engine used in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare expect huge explosions and a whole host of fast paced action, and obviously the highly addictive online mode that only Call of Duty could provide.Take on a deadly new enemy as you make your way through the deadly jungleConnect with 8 people online for fast paced and addictive killing spreesAccess a whole new host of 'perks' seen in Modern Warfare, such as dog attacks and the ability to hop into heavily armoured tanks
gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen in WWII. Powered by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare technology, Call of Duty: World at War brings an uncensored edge to combat, as soldiers face the most harrowing and climatic European and Pacific battles in which an enemy, who knows no surrender and no retreat, will fight to the last breath, unleashing an arsenal of lethal surprising tactics. Peril and danger lurk throughout the battlefield as players combat the unknown risk of the new chaos of battle.
console. Play as both the Americans and Russian soviet forces during the campaign. Choose to play in either single player or online co-operative mode. In this video game the war in the Pacific against the Japanese introduces all new weapons such as the flamethrower, where you can cook your enemies and set the environment ablaze clearing anything in its path. Call of Duty: World at War provides some enthralling gameplay and entirely new dynamics to the battlefield with the introduction of drivable vehicles.
Call of Duty series, and reverts back to a World War Two setting. Game developer Treyarch sought to improve upon Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare with a new co-op mode, and fresh in-game features like swimming and the chance to use new weaponry. Graphical improvements and a refined multi-player mode have made for a much more realistic experience than seen before in the COD franchise.
gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen in WWII. Powered by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare technology, Call of Duty: World at War brings an uncensored edge to combat, as soldiers face the most harrowing and climatic European and Pacific battles in which an enemy, who knows no surrender and no retreat, will fight to the last breath, unleashing an arsenal of lethal surprising tactics. Peril and danger lurk throughout the battlefield as players combat the unknown risk of the new chaos of battle. From the remains of Russia and the ruins of Berlin, to the beach and jungles of the deadly Pacific Theater, the volatile action takes on added depth as players employ new features that previously were only-available in multiplayer, including perks, rankings and online stats in up-to full four-player cooperativegameplay. New infantry and vehicle-based weapons, like the potent flamethrower, bring the battlefield ablaze.
The World at War
The World at War is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to ... more
tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants - from civilians to ordinary soldiers from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973 the result was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live. The programme's producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its creation but only a fraction of that recorded material made it to the final cut. For more than 30 years the interviews have never been allowed to be published - until now.The well-known names interviewed for the series include Albert Speer Karl Wolff (Himmler's adjutant) Traudl Junge (Hitler's secretary) James Stewart (USAAF bomber pilot and Hollywood star) Anthony Eden John Colville (Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill) Averell Harriman (US Ambassador to Russia) and Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (Head of RAF Bomber Command).Highly respected historian and bestselling author Richard Holmes has skilfully woven this valuable original material into a compelling narrative creating a truly phenomenal oral history of the Second World War.
A review by Robs86 on The World At War (Box Set) (DVD) June 13th, 2009
Author's product rating:
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Story
Outstanding
Advantages:
Fantastic pooling of archive footage, interviews with eyewitnesses and no sensationalism
Disadvantages:
Occasionally, Laurence Olivier's excellent commentary can be a little hard to hear
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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The World at War was first broadcast in 1973 and ever since then has stood as the benchmark for Second World War documentaries. Composed of archive footage (mostly black and white) and interviews with some of the eyewitnesses from both sides of the conflict, it avoids the annoying modern trend in documentaries of repetition and pointless and/or endless reconstructions that cannot capture meaning or emotion. It will never be bettered in the sense that it was made at a time when enough people were alive and well enough to be interviewed about events. It is also narrated by the excellent Oscar-winning Laurence Olivier, whose sparse narration has just the right level of sombre gravitas to provide a fitting frame for the events the documentary relates.
It's a very thorough, comprehensive series. There are twenty-six original episodes and this box set also includes eight special presentations and a three hour 30th Anniversary disc with includes previously unseen interviews and retrospective interviews with the original production team. This is a breakdown of the eleven discs of the boxset:
Part One
Disc One (204 mins approx)
The Making of the Series- filmed shortly after completion of the series, the story of the production process. A New Germany: 1933-1939: Hitler's rise to power. Distant War: September 1939- May 1940: The 'Phoney War' period in Britain. France Falls: May-June 1940: France, unprepared for modern warfare, succumbs to Nazis.
Disc Two (209 mins approx)
Alone: May 1940- May 1941: Britain stands alone in Europe after Dunkirk, and although the RAF win the Battle of Britain, the outlook is grim... Barbarossa: June- December 1941: Hitler's invasion of Russia and Russia's fightback. Banzai- Japan: 1931- 1942: Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. On Our Way: USA 1939- 1942: America's indecision over whether to join the fight is solved by Hitler declaring war on the USA
Part Two
Disc One (209 mins approx)
The Desert: North Africa: 1940- 1943: The 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps two year fight. The tide finally turns at El Alamein. Stalingrad: June 1942- February 1943: Hitler's early success in Russia resolves him to capture Stalingrad. The six month battle sees the Russians emerge victorious and the Wehrrmacht devastated. Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939- 1944: U-Boats sucess hindered by introduction of convoys until the 'wolf pack' tactic is instigated. Red Star: The Soviet Union 1941- 1943: For two years the Soviet Army fight the Nazis almost alone. Russia survives and triumphs, but at a cost of almost twenty million people.
Disc Two (208 mins approx)
Whirlwind: Bombing Germany September 1939- April 1944: The bombing offensive of the RAF and the American Air Force against Germany. Tough Old Gut: Italy November 1942- June 1944: Churchill calls Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thinks the Allies can cut through it to the heart of Germany, but the 'soft underbelly' turns out to be a 'tough old gut'. It's a Lovely Day Tommorow: Burma 1942- 1943: Britain's largest army learns to master the jungle and fights the Japanese to a standstill. Home Fires: Britain 1940- 1944: The British Home Front including Dig for Victory and the influential Beveridge Report.
Part Three
Disc One (209 mins approx)
Inside the Reich: Germany 1940- 1944: Germany's initial victory in Europe turns sour after defeat at Stalingrad. Morning: June- August 1944: D-Day. Occupation: Holland 1940- 1944: Neutral Holland is attacked without warning by the Nazis in 1940, but the resistance never dies. Pincers: August 1944- March 1945: Paris is liberated in 1944 but Britain and USA disagree on how to advance, while Poland suffers huge losses in order to achieve victory.
Disc Two (207 mins approx)
Genocide: 1941- 1945: The Holocaust. Nemesis: Germany February- May 1945: Hitler retreats to the Bunker while the Russians raise the Red Flag in Berlin. Japan: 1941- 1945: Japan's early victory and the bombs. Pacific: February 1942- July 1945: USA's fight across Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines.
Part Four
Disc One (154 mins approx)
The Bomb: February- September 1945: Western scientists develop the atomic bomb and deliver it to Hiroshima. Reckoning: 1945...And After: The slow end of the war, and the decisions that await regarding the fate of Europe. Remember: First-hand remembrances from an array of survivors from all sides.
Disc Two (102 mins approx)
Secretary to Hitler: The story of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's private secretaries. From War to Peace: Historian Stephen Ambrose examines the aftermath of WWII. Warrior: Compiled from interviews and archive footage, reveals the realities of combat.
Part Five
Disc One (232 mins approx)
Hitler's Germany: The People's Community 1933- 1939: Rise of the Third Reich and the setting of the stage for WWII. Hitler's Germany: Total War 1939- 1945: How German's citizens coped with mass bombing, invasion and defeat. Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler: Did he die from self-inflicted gunshot, or swallow cynacide?
Disc Two (216 mins approx)
The Final Solution Part One: Evolution of Nazi doctrine from their origins to 1939. The Final Solution Part Two: The Nazi's systematic extermination of millions of Jews and other non-Aryans.
30th Anniversary Disc (189 mins approx)
Making of the Series Experiences of War: Prominent scholars and military figures recount specifics of the war in previously unseen and extended interviews taken from the archives of the Imperial War Museum.
All in all, this is an excellent documentary series regarding the Second World War. If you know nothing about this period it is an excellent introduction and overview of the conflict, and if you are aware it is highly interesting because of the sheer volume of archive footage and interviews which really help to convey the horror of the situation. Highly recommended.
Advantages: Many Key Witnesses Available for commentary Disadvantages: Very few stock images in colour.
The World at War Series is refreshingly unique, with the strong powerful voice of Laurence Olivier as Narrator, it offers an insight into both sides of the war, and best of all, alot of the key witnesses or participants of major events were still alive at the time of this documentary so a phenominal amount of commentary was available making this one of the most coverted History sets ever.
It even goes onto describe the end of the War in Germany, ...
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Advantages: Excellent series that you watch and watch again. Disadvantages: Can be very upsetting and at times graphical suffering is shown.
...first watching this series in the 1970's as a child and I have watched it many times since.
The storyline is compelling as it takes you through the Second World War, the reasons for the conflict, political manouvering and dogma by both sides, the in fighting between the allies on both sides and most of all the suffering of so many souls.
War is a very terrible thing, a tragic waste of humanity and as this tale is woven what comes through is the ...
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Advantages: could be controlled on the unwanted war,thrilling people's sentiment. Disadvantages: nothing, but think in proper way for it's positive result.
...or before it come to the point of any two country, made conflicted to be an enimity for ever. First i watched in the year of 1972, before my joining in Indian Air Force. I was highly charged with the patrotism . With this charge could work till my 15 years of service in IAF. Story was so touchy, one so, touch our heart . Inhuman valueless activity by the humanbeing for the destraction of their own.Reason of this conflictionis for thepolitical manouvering ... ...just not bearable , the loss of humanbeing, property other lives of animals loss of plants, wood ,forests.sophesticated weapons are used, automatic targeted on the perfect targets.Holocaust, variance of the political over view ,which, is arrange to the human value.Know more about war and it's consiquences see the DVD, to make people , specially those politically in volve to make all wrong policies , to destract the so lively world.
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Advantages: DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS. Disadvantages: NONE
...i know strictly speaking this review is only for volume 2 but as i did not buy the boxset and got the world at war in 5 seperate parts. I have combined my review.
THE WORLD AT WARDVD COLLECTION
This is the definitive collection of documentaries from WWII. Coming to us more than 30 years after it was initially broadcast. It is narrated by academy award winner, Sir Lawrence Olivier.
I bought all 5 volumes from retrowarez-promotions on ebay. Priced at £6.79 each with £2 postage.
Volume 1 runs for 417 minutes, and features archival footage from 1933-1942 doocumenting the rise of the Nazis in Germany. And the start of the war. It also includes the making of. And more.
Volume 2 features archival footage fro 1939 ?1944 and documents the Russian victories and the bombing raids in England. It runs for 432 minutes. And more...
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Genre: Documentaries & Biographies - Military Documentary - World War
Classification: Exempt
Colour: Black & White / Colour
Running Time: 16 hours 39 minutes
Video Category: Television
Plot: The acclaimed 1970s series which documents the history of the Second World War. Recollections from survivors helps to present a vivid picture of life during this time.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date: 25/04/2005
No of Discs: 11
Catalogue No: FHEDWAR
Barcode: 5030697008817
DVD Description
The acclaimed 1970s series which documents the history of the Second World War. Recollections from survivors helps to present a vivid picture of life during this time.
Languages
Main Language: English
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Special Features: Special Presentations, Unseen Interviews, Retrospective Interviews With The Original Production Team, Imperial War Museum Photo Gallery, Biographies, Brief History Of the World At War, Episode Summaries, Speeches, Songs And Newsreels, Maps
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