I also watched it as a kid with my dad. I have it on DVD as well. Also have World at War, which is, in my opinion, by far the best series ever produced on WWII (maybe on any war).

Yeah, World At War is a real classic documentary series http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...s/thumbsup.gif

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The Time-Life book series is great, with many maps and charts. It took me over two years to collect all the books, one each month. I could not wait for each one to be delivered.

The BBC World at War series is the definitive collection, in my opinion. I received one VHS tape each month until I had the whole set. I have watched them many times over the years, and loaned them out to friends. The narration by Sir Lawrence Olivier is excellent. Because it was produced in the 70's, most of the historical persons interviewed have died. A lot of history has been lost and will continue to be lost as that generation passes away.

The Ken Burns' WWII series on PBS was very good, too. It was centered more on the personal side of the war, based on four families from towns in the US. Ken did not spare us the gruesome realities of war by showing a lot of dead corpses. You can see how society has changed in its views about war when comparing Victory at Sea with Ken Burns' WWII. There is now less patriotic fervor and more of the starkness of suffering.

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victory@sea music
 

i have all the music from the series ..if you would like it let me know:|\\

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I rented the VCR tapes years and years ago and watched the series. I liked it a lot.

Ahoy Mates,
Watched it? Hell I was hooked as a kid, watched them so much all I wanted to be was a torpedoeman. So when the Vietnam War started I volunteered for Subs. Got to go to Torpedoman School in Key West Florida, then off to Sub School in New London Conneticut. And was assigned to the USS Segundo SS-398, the oldest continous commissioned Diesel Sub in the Fleet. Ahhh the Good Old Days..........Was on the decommissioning day when the Ol Segundo was laid to rest. However she was used as a torpedo target off of San Francisco months later............RIP My Beauty....:salute:

Always nice to hear about the good old days from a fellow vet.:salute:

Oneshot/Onekill........Give some history Mate......let the younguns know where you been..........DBF.....:salute::salute:

Just watching it on Youtube while posting this here.
It´s an excellent overview but IMHO not very detailed. But I just reached Episode 5....:03:

Joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991 just after Desert shield/Desert storm. Deployed to Somalia in Sept. 1992-Apr. 1993. Did 2 six month tours to Okinawa, mainland Japan. 1 six week stint to S. Korea in 1994. Show of force to 1st ballistic missle test for N. Korea. Spent 2 weeks in the Phillipines before the closure of all military installations in Aug. 1992. Participated in Cobra Gold excerises with Thai Marines in Thailand. My permanent duty station was MCAGCC 29 Palms CA. Foxtrot Co. 2nd battalion 7th Marine Regiment Reinforced, 1st Marine division. Honorable discharge as a Sgt. in 2000.

Semper Fi.:rock:

Just got the DVD Collection,
Great series,
even my 10yr old son loves it,
Thumbs Up :up:

Parents?

Oneshot/Onekill...........Semper Fi Marine, Thanks for your Service for Our Country.....A True Hero.......:salute::salute::salute:

Right back at ya. Never enough hero's in the world today.:rock::rock::rock:

RE: Victory At Sea
 

My dad and me used to watch it on Saturdays. It was his favorite series.Not only because of the music, but also because we're a Navy family goin' way back. I have the series on cd now and watch now and again when I have my lunch and remember the back when.:arrgh!: