WWII in HD
 

Did anyone else watch tonight's premiere? Supposed to be going all week on the History Channel, and I have to say it looks pretty good. (Especially compared to some of the HC's more recent 'documentary' stuff ;))

It's amazing what they've done with the footage... Some pretty raw and upfront film as well. That's just me though, what did the rest of you think?

I refuse to watch the history channel. I don't care whats on it.

Why just last night they had "9/11 conspiricy theorys fact or fiction" how could you not watch that :haha:

lol no, I'm with you both there about the History Channel (Don't get me started on the so-called "Dogfights"), but anytime I can watch actual footage, I'm in. I was just surprised to see that kind of thing on History... Which is kind of depressing, if you think about it. :rotfl2:

I have the 10 disk set of Time / Life Documentary made a few years back.

What made it so good that it had many first hand accounts from people whom were still alive at the time.

Yeah, no matter how much you dress it up, nothing compares to watching a veteran recount his experiences.

Indeed one of the most riviting episodes is where they interview Hitlers former secretary and her recounting of the final moments.

For me The World At War 35 1/2 hour 11 disc box set takes some beating.

This may actually be the set I'm talking about.

Everytime I watch a history documentry I think "that was good, but it could have done with more pixels".

The History Channel have been showing the convoy battles in the Atlantic recently and I must admit to not being overly impressed.

That is probably it but the box art is very different. Ill look when I get home tonight.

Could well be...the narrative/foreword is by Sir Laurence Olivier

It's come down in price then.

I might buy that for a christmas present to myself.

Sweet mother, that HAS come down in price. Have to keep a butchers on that, might have to get it myself. Damn good series, easily THE series on World War Two, none other has come close. :salute:

No kidding, that series in my opinion is the pinnacle of all WWII documentaries.

I'm anticipating the new series, Decline and Fall of the History Channel. :nope: Ancient Aliens, 2012, and Ice Road Truckers....gimme a break.

if you ask me as soon a documentary starts with a hollywood exciting trailer voice I turn it off immediatly..I can't bear narration like that.

World at War is by far the best WWII documentary I've seen
also the serie called ''The Great War'' from 1964 about World War 1 is one of my favorite documentaries.

The Great War Documentary - Wikipedia

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I seen one 6 part WWII documentary can't remember what the name of it was called now but it was the best ive ever seen of WW2. What I liked about it is even tho was old footage most blacknwhite some in color none of the gory bits were left out. None whatsoever, guys crushed by tanks, one unknown pilot shooting down a pilot that was parachuting to the ground. Guys found dead in lifeboats after weeks at sea some still gripping to the side bobbing up and down in the water like yo yo's with their eyes missing from seagulls

Best episode of Stalingrad ive seen, showing German snipers taking out soviet troops - them getting hit in the back falling down and dieing then only to hear a second shot and his head flinch, one of the snipers was laying in wait for soviets troops to run pass only about 20 feet away & would pick off the last man. Cause of the noise of bombs going off and gun fire no one would know that the last guy in line was being picked off, as the guys in front of him just kept on running ahead not knowing what just happened. Shooting the enemy in the back!

Totally blew me away - at some of the snipers tactics getting up very close and taking out their targets not like the 500 yrds aways you see in Hollywood movies.


That doc showed the realities of war, something that should be shown in universities over here.