Only by confronting the unrelenting horror of World War II can we truly know its heroism. ... more
This programme contains amazing war action at its most shocking enabling you to experience the full terror, chaos and courage that forged the shape of the world w...
World War II was truly a global conflict. The fighting raged from the desert sands of ... more
Africa to the islands in the Pacific. Allied troops fought in every theatre exposing them to an extraordinary diversity of terrain and climate. Each theatre could produce conditions of dreadful severities. While an infantryman was engaged in combat for an average of one hour each day, he was at war with the environment around the clock. Rain, mud, extreme cold, deserts, mountains and jungles each presented unique challenges and inflicted extreme hardships on the servicemen who faced them. Soldiers confronted these obstacles with amazing fortitude, finding ways to endure while struggling to defeat the human enemies who also blocked their path to victory.In all the battles of World War II, terrain was paid for in blood. Thousands of men found their final resting place in the ground for which they fought. This programme is a testament to the courage and sacrifice made by those who paid the ultimate price for victory.
World War II was the most extensive armed conflict in recorded history. It touched the ... more
lives of nearly every person on four continents. The millions of combatants and various armed services bore the brunt of this devastating global war.However a struggle of this magnitude was not limited to the fighting forces alone. The civilian populations of the countries involved also endured their share of hardship and sacrifice. Severe war-time conditions were often inflicted on those least able to cope with them - women, children and the elderly. Their homeland embroiled in total war, they bravely shouldered their war-time duties while suffering the over-whelming burden of materials shortages, personal hardship and concern for their loved ones overseas.This extensive programme takes a detailed look at Britain and America's homefront efforts.
FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY AND JAPAN IN 1945, the allied forces found themselves ... more
in a difficult and sometimes confusing situation. Having been rewarded for killing German and Japanese troops, they now had to live among their former foes in harmony in what was once enemy territory. They also had to participate in the repair and reconstruction of their adversaries' devastated homelands. During this period, the allied powers chartered a new direction for the defeated nations. This monumental undertaking was known simply as 'Occupation'.In the skies over Germany, in the jungles of the South Pacific, on the burning sands of North Africa and the frigid waters of the North Atlantic and across the beaches of Normandy, these men and women had undergone a demanding test of their strength and endurance. Yet in the aftermath of the greatest conflict in history, they demonstrated the resolve to embark on a vital process of rebuilding and rebirth. Their fortitude helped lift two former enemies from the ashes of defeat and transform them to strong and stable allies.
Advantages: Interesting to see colour footage Disadvantages: None, really
This DVD is part of the History Channel WorldWarIIinColour. It is the story (shown incolour) of how the people of the USA and Britain coped on the homefront, whilst the service personnel of both countries were away fighting against the Axis countries in what must have seemed like the four corners of the globe.
The Atlantic, the Pacific, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the far East, Australasia, and so forth.
The first chapter of the DVD is entitled "making do."
Because the programme was created for the American audience, it begins not at the start of the homefront in Britain, but with the homefront in America, which was basically created only when Pearl Harbour was attacked by the Japanese. Suddenly, America new what it was like to face a relentless enemy who seemed implacable and incapable ...
Advantages: Genuine footage Disadvantages: How the Amercians won the war
Of all the branches of the armed services of probably pretty much any country the air force is probably seen as one of the most glamorous, or perhaps even the most glamorous.
WorldWar2InColour, Air War, tells the true story (shown with actual live colour footage, filmed by combat cameramen) of the real story of the fighting aircraft of WorldWar2 and of their brave and dedicated aircrew and equally brave and dedicated ground support staff who, at great risk to themselves, kept the aircraft serviceable and fighting against the enemy Axis forces.
The image of the airman, smartly dressed in his flying suit, and flying free above the earth was only a small part of it. A very small part of it. For being an air combatant during WorldWar2 was often not much fun.
The programme shows how dangerous and how short the life of an air ...
Advantages: Well put together programme Disadvantages: Featured only American troops
WorldWar Two InColour Face to Face is a truly remarkable documentary film. It consists of rare colour film footage, shot during the evil and desperate days that made up the Second WorldWar.
The film was, in the main, all shot by film cameramen who were military personnel. Who genuinely braved the same hardships and difficulties that beset their military colleagues, compatriots and fellow combatants.
As the commentary on the DVD points out, the vast majority of people involved in the Second WorldWar (the notes actually use the term "men") never had any experience of combat whatsoever. The figure quoted on the notes claim that as many as five out of six did not experience any combat, at all. I must admit that I found that figure rather surprising. These people provided the support services that kept the so-called war machine ...
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Product details
Genre
Documentaries & Biographies - Military Documentary - World War
Classification
Exempt
Production Year
1999
Running Time
1 hour 42 minutes
Video Category
Television
Plot
Using film footage that has been declassified, this is a look at the horror of the Second World War. Features colour footage of Hitler and Eva Braun at the Eagle's Nest, the Battle of Midway, the D-Day Landing, the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
IMC VISION; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
02/06/2003
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
IMC 490 D
Barcode
5016641114902
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
DVD Description
Using film footage that has been declassified, this is a look at the horror of the Second World War. Features colour footage of Hitler and Eva Braun at the Eagle's Nest, the Battle of Midway, the D-Day Landing, the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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